New York Liberty
Basketball team in Brooklyn
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2024 | Breanna Stewart named to All-WNBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team; Jonquel Jones wins WNBA Finals MVP and named to All-WNBA Second Team; Sabrina Ionescu named to All-WNBA Second Team; Leonie Fiebich named to All-Rookie Team |
2024 | New York Liberty players Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart will represent Team USA, while Leonie Fiebich and Nyara Sabally will represent Germany in the Olympics. |
2024 | Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones, and Breanna Stewart were selected as New York Liberty All-Stars. |
2024 | New York Liberty achieved their highest attendance average of 12,729 fans per game, ranking 2nd in the WNBA, and recorded 2 sellout games for the first time. |
2024 | The New York Liberty won their first WNBA Championship, defeating the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals. |
June 4 2024 | Launch of 'Liberty Live', the team's direct-to-consumer streaming service for New York Liberty games. |
March 16 2024 | The Liberty traded their first-round draft picks in 2025 and 2026 to acquire Natasha Cloud. |
March 14 2024 | The Liberty traded their second-round draft picks for 2025 and 2026 to acquire Rebekah Gardner. |
March 12 2024 | Announcement that Liberty games would be broadcast on WNYW and WWOR for the 2024 season. |
2023 | Breanna Stewart wins WNBA MVP, named to All-WNBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team; Sabrina Ionescu named to All-WNBA Second Team; Jonathan Kolb wins WNBA Executive of the Year |
2023 | Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, and Courtney Vandersloot were selected as New York Liberty All-Stars. |
2023 | The Liberty acquired 2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones and signed Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot, transforming into immediate championship contenders. |
2023 | The New York Liberty appeared in the WNBA Finals, losing to the Las Vegas Aces. |
January 16 2023 | The Liberty participated in a three-team trade that resulted in acquiring Jonquel Jones and Kayla Thornton, while trading away Rebecca Allen, Natasha Howard, and other assets. |
2022 | Natasha Howard and Sabrina Ionescu were selected as New York Liberty All-Stars. |
January 7 2022 | Sandy Brondello was hired as the new head coach, replacing Walt Hopkins Jr. |
2021 | Michaela Onyenwere wins Rookie of the Year and named to All-Rookie Team; DiDi Richards also named to All-Rookie Team |
2021 | Betnijah Laney was selected as a New York Liberty All-Star. |
2021 | Establishes Barclays Center in Brooklyn as their current home arena, with an initial ticket sales cap of 8,575. |
2021 | Marine Fauthoux from France was drafted by the New York Liberty in the 2021 WNBA Draft. |
2021 | Raquel Carrera from Spain was drafted by the New York Liberty in the 2021 WNBA Draft. |
December 6 2021 | Head coach Walt Hopkins Jr. was dismissed from the team. |
May 6 2021 | The New York Liberty introduced their mascot, Ellie the Elephant. |
February 10 2021 | The Liberty executed multiple significant trades, including acquiring Natasha Howard from Seattle by trading the 1st overall 2021 draft pick, trading Kia Nurse and Megan Walker to Phoenix, and trading for Sami Whitcomb. |
2020 | Multiple international players from the New York Liberty participated in the Olympics, including Rebecca Allen from Australia, Han Xu from China, and Marine Johannès from France. |
2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Liberty played their entire season in Bradenton, Florida, without fans, marking a unique moment in the team's history. |
2020 | Walt Hopkins becomes head coach, leading the team for two seasons until 2021 |
2020 | The Liberty relocated to Brooklyn full-time and permanently joined the Barclays Center as their home arena. |
2020 | Sabrina Ionescu was drafted as the first overall pick, with Megan Walker and Jazmine Jones also selected in the first round. The team introduced a new logo and color scheme. |
September 27 2020 | Jazmine Jones was named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team, recognizing her outstanding performance in her first season with the New York Liberty. |
September 13 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Dallas Wings 79-82, with Jones scoring 21 points |
September 12 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Washington Mystics 58-75, with players tied at 15 points |
September 10 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Indiana Fever 75-85, with Kea scoring 21 points |
September 8 2020 | New York Liberty suffered a heavy defeat to Los Angeles Sparks 70-96, with Willoughby scoring 21 points |
September 5 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Phoenix Mercury 67-83, with Holmes scoring 13 points and grabbing 13 rebounds |
September 3 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Atlanta Dream 56-62, with players tied at 12 points |
September 1 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Connecticut Sun 65-70, with Nurse scoring 18 points |
August 29 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Las Vegas Aces 63-80, with Key scoring 14 points and Zahui B. grabbing 21 rebounds |
August 25 2020 | New York Liberty secured a close win against Chicago Sky 101-99, with Zahui B. scoring 22 points and grabbing 12 rebounds |
August 22 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Connecticut Sun 65-82, with Nurse scoring 17 points |
August 20 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Chicago Sky 85-101, with Jones scoring 18 points |
August 18 2020 | New York Liberty suffered a heavy loss to Seattle Storm 64-105, with Nurse scoring 21 points |
August 15 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Minnesota Lynx 64-94, with Jones scoring 13 points |
August 13 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Indiana Fever 79-86, with Nurse scoring 21 points |
August 11 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Los Angeles Sparks 78-93, with Jones scoring 24 points |
August 9 2020 | New York Liberty narrowly lost to Las Vegas Aces 76-78, with Zahui B. scoring 20 points |
August 7 2020 | New York Liberty won against Washington Mystics 74-66, with Nurse scoring 17 points |
August 7 2020 | Liberty secured their first win of the season after losing their initial five games. |
August 5 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Minnesota Lynx 66-92, with Zahui B. scoring 13 points |
August 2 2020 | New York Liberty lost to Phoenix Mercury 67-96 in their fourth game of the season, with Nurse scoring 17 points |
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