The 2024 New York Liberty season is the 28th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their third season under head coach, Sandy Brondello.
The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, against the Washington Mystics in Washington where the Liberty took the win 85–80.[1]
See also: 2024 WNBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | Marquesha Davis | Ole Miss | ||
2 | 17 | Esmery Martinez | Arizona | ||
2 | 23 | Jessika Carter | Mississippi State | ||
3 | 35 | Kaitlyn Davis | USC |
Date | Transaction | |
---|---|---|
January 11, 2024 | Cored Breanna Stewart[2] | |
Extended a Qualifying Offer too Marine Johannès | ||
February 1, 2024 | Signed Leonie Fiebich to a Rookie Contract[3] [4] | |
Signed Okako Adika to a Rookie Contract | ||
Signed Stephanie Mawuli to a Training Camp Contract | ||
Signed Ivana Dojkić to a Training Camp Contract | ||
February 5, 2024 | Signed Brianna Fraser to a Training Camp Contract[5] | |
February 15, 2024 | Signed Morgan Green to a Training Camp Contract[6] | |
February 16, 2024 | Re-signed Jonquel Jones[7] | |
February 20, 2024 | Signed Kennedy Burke[8] | |
February 26, 2024 | Re-signed Breanna Stewart[9] | |
March 14, 2024 | Acquired Rebekah Gardner in exchange for their 2025 and 2026 second round picks[10] | |
March 18, 2024 | Signed Ana Tadić to a Rookie Contract | |
April 16, 2024 | Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a Rookie Contract | |
April 17, 2024 | Waived Morgan Green | |
Signed Rita Igbokwe to a Training Camp Contract | ||
Signed Marquesha Davis, Esmery Martinez, and Jessika Carter to Rookie Contracts | ||
April 23, 2024 | Epiphanny Prince announced her retirement from the WNBA | |
April 25, 2024 | Waived Ana Tadić | |
May 11, 2024 | Waived Stephanie Mawuli, Rita Igbokwe, Brianna Fraser, Jessika Carter, and Okako Adika[11] | |
May 13, 2024 | Waived Esmery Martinez and Jaylyn Sherrod[12] | |
July 6, 2024 | Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a 7-day contract.[13] | |
July 13, 2024 | Re-signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a 7-day contract. |
Personnel | Signed/Traded | Former Team | |
---|---|---|---|
Kennedy Burke | Signed | Washington Mystics | |
Marquesha Davis | Draft | Ole Miss | |
Ivana Dojkić | Signed | Seattle Storm | |
Leonie Fiebich | Signed | — | |
Rebekah Gardner | Trade | Chicago Sky |
Personnel | Reason | New Team | |
---|---|---|---|
Stefanie Dolson | Free Agency | Washington Mystics | |
Marine Johannès | Unsigned, rights retained | — | |
Epiphanny Prince | Retired | ||
Jocelyn Willoughby | Free Agency | — | |
Han Xu | Suspended | — |
Pos. | Starter | Bench | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
PG | Courtney Vandersloot | Ivana Dojkić | ||
SG | Sabrina Ionescu | Kennedy Burke Marquesha Davis | ||
SF | Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | Kayla Thornton | ||
PF | Breanna Stewart | Leonie Fiebich | ||
C | Jonquel Jones | Nyara Sabally |
|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| May 7| @ Chicago| L 52–101| Sabrina Ionescu (8)| Jones, Thornton (5)| Carter, Ionescu, Jones, Martínez (2)| Wintrust Arena
3,132| 0–1|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 2| May 9| @ Connecticut| W 82–79| Sabrina Ionescu (15)| Breanna Stewart (7)| Breanna Stewart (4)| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,617| 1–1
|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 1| May 14| @ Washington| W 85-80| Jonquel Jones (25)| Jones, Stewart (8)| Sabrina Ionescu (8)| Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200| 1–0|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 2| May 16| @ Indiana| W 102–66| Breanna Stewart (31) | Jones, Stewart (10)| Courtney Vandersloot (6)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 2–0|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 3| May 18| Indiana| W 91–80 | Breanna Stewart (24) | Jonquel Jones (12)| Ionescu, Jones, Vandersloot (5)| Barclays Center
17,735| 3–0|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 4| May 20| Seattle| W 74–63 | Sabrina Ionescu (20)| Breanna Stewart (11)| Sabrina Ionescu (8)| Barclays Center
9,381| 4–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| May 23| Chicago| L 81–90| Sabrina Ionescu (19)| Breanna Stewart (10)| Courtney Vandersloot (7)| Barclays Center
12,049| 4–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| May 25| @ Minnesota| L 67–84| Breanna Stewart (20)| Breanna Stewart (11)| Courtney Vandersloot (6)| Target Center
7,010| 4–2|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 7| May 29| Phoenix| W 81–78| Sabrina Ionescu (22)| Breanna Stewart (8)| Sabrina Ionescu (9)| Barclays Center
9,182| 5–2|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 8| May 31| Washington| W 90–79| Kayla Thornton (20)| Breanna Stewart (15)| Breanna Stewart (5)| Barclays Center
9,878| 6–2|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 9| June 2| Indiana| W 104–68| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (20)| Jonquel Jones (13)| Courtney Vandersloot (7)| Barclays Center
17,401| 7–2
(1–0 Commissioner's Cup)|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 10| June 4| @ Chicago| W 88–75| Breanna Stewart (33)| Breanna Stewart (14)| Courtney Vandersloot (6)| Wintrust Arena
8,277| 8–2
(2–0 Commissioner's Cup)|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 11| June 6| @ Atlanta| W 78–61| Breanna Stewart (25)| Breanna Stewart (10)| Fiebich, Ionescu, Stewart (5)| Gateway Center Arena
3,255| 9–2
(3–0 Commissioner's Cup)|- style="background:#bbffbb" | 12| June 8| @ Connecticut | W 82–75| Sabrina Ionescu (24)| Jonquel Jones (8)| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910| 10–2
(4–0 Commissioner's Cup) |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 13| June 9| Washington| W 93–88| Jonquel Jones (29)| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (10)| Sabrina Ionescu (8)| Barclays Center
12,477| 11–2
(5–0 Commissioner's Cup) |- style="background:#bbffbb" | 14| June 15| @ Las Vegas| W 90–82| Jonquel Jones (34)| Breanna Stewart (12)| Sabrina Ionescu (12)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,424| 12–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| June 18| @ Phoenix| L 93–99| Breanna Stewart (28)| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (9)| Sabrina Ionescu (8)| Footprint Center
9,824| 12–3|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 16| June 20| rowspan=2| Los Angeles| W 93–80| Sabrina Ionescu (31)| Leonie Fiebich (9)| rowspan=2| Sabrina Ionescu (9)| Barclays Center
10,955| 13–3|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 17| June 22| W 98–88| Breanna Stewart (33)| Jonquel Jones (13)| Barclays Center
13,639| 14–3|- style="background:#bbffbb" | 18| June 23| @ Atlanta| W 96–75| Sabrina Ionescu (26)| Jonquel Jones (11)| Sabrina Ionescu (11)| Gateway Center Arena
3,260| 15–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| Commissioner's
Cup Final| June 25| Minnesota| L 89–94| Breanna Stewart (24)| Jonquel Jones (12)| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (6)| UBS Arena
7,015| —|- style="background:#bbffbb" | 19| June 30| Atlanta| W 81–75| Breanna Stewart (22)| Breanna Stewart (12)| Courtney Vandersloot (7)| Barclays Center
10,823| 16–3|- style="background:#bbffbb" | 20| July 2| Minnesota| W 76–67| Jonquel Jones (21)| Breanna Stewart (17)| Sabrina Ionescu (5)| Barclays Center
10,846| 17–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| July 6| @ Indiana| L 78–83| Sabrina Ionescu (22)| Jonquel Jones (12)| Breanna Stewart (6)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 17–4|- style="background:#bbffbb" | 22| July 10| @ Connecticut| W 71–68| rowspan=2| Sabrina Ionescu (21)| Breanna Stewart (14)| Fiebich, Ionescu (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
8,910| 18–4|- style="background:#bbffbb" | 23| July 11| Chicago| W 91–76| Jonquel Jones (13)| Stewart, Vandersloot (6)| Barclays Center
17,758| 19–4|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 24| July 13| @ Chicago| W 81–67| Sabrina Ionescu (28)| Jonquel Jones (9)| Jonquel Jones (7)| Wintrust Arena
9,025| 20–4|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 25| July 16| Connecticut| W 82–74| Sabrina Ionescu (30)| Jonquel Jones (7)| Ionescu, Jones (5)| Barclays Center
13,694| 21–4|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 26| August 15| @ Los Angeles| W 103–68| Breanna Stewart (27)| Nyara Sabally (9)| Sabrina Ionescu (6)| Crypto.com Arena
11,120| 22–4|- style="background:#bbffbb" | 27| August 17| @ Las Vegas| W 79–67| Sabrina Ionescu (23)| Jonquel Jones (17)| Jonquel Jones (7)| Michelob Ultra Arena
10,397| 23–4|- style="background:#bbffbb"| 28| August 20| Dallas| W 94–74| Breanna Stewart (26)| Jones, Stewart (12)| Courtney Vandersloot (11)| Barclays Center
11,455| 24–4|- | 29| August 22| Dallas| | | | | Barclays Center
| |- | 30| August 24| Connecticut| | | | | Barclays Center
| |- | 31| August 26| @ Phoenix| | | | | Footprint Center
| |- | 32| August 28| @ Los Angeles| | | | | Crypto.com Arena
| |- | 33| August 30| @ Seattle| | | | | Climate Pledge Arena
| |- | 34| September 5| Seattle| | | | | Barclays Center
| |- | 35| September 8| Las Vegas| | | | | Barclays Center
| |- | 36| September 10| @ Dallas| | | | | College Park Center
| |- | 37| September 12| @ Dallas| | | | | College Park Center
| |- | 38| September 15| Minnesota| | | | | Barclays Center
| |- | 39| September 17| @ Washington| | | | | Entertainment and Sports Arena
| |- | 40| September 19| Atlanta| | | | | Barclays Center
|
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sabrina Ionescu | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 4, 2024 | [14] | |
June 25, 2024 | [15] | |||
July 18, 2024 | [16] | |||
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – June | July 2, 2024 | [17] | ||
WNBA All-Star | [18] | |||
Eastern Conference Player of the Month – July | July 19, 2024 | [19] | ||
Breanna Stewart | Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 11, 2024 | [20] | |
WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | |||
Jonquel Jones | WNBA All-Star | July 2, 2024 | ||
Sandy Brondello | WNBA Coach of the Month – July | July 19, 2024 |