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team based in the

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. The Liberty compete in the

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(WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded in 1997 and is one of the eight original franchises of the league. The team is owned by

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and Clara Wu Tsai, the majority owners of the

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. The team plays its home games at

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. The Liberty have qualified for the WNBA playoffs in nineteen of its twenty-eight years. The franchise has been home to many well-known players such as Teresa Weatherspoon,

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, Leilani Mitchell, Essence Carson, Cappie Pondexter, Tina Charles, the team's first-ever No.1 overall draft pick Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones, and Courtney Vandersloot. The Liberty have three conference championships, and one WNBA championship. They have played in the

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six times— defeating the

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

, and losing to the

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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

, and

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, the

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

and the

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

. The New York Liberty introduced their mascot, Ellie the Elephant, on May 6, 2021.

History

Early success (1997–2002)

Prior to the team's first season, to avoid potential trademark infringement, the team purchased the trademarks of the defunct Liberty Basketball Association. When the WNBA opened in 1997, the Liberty were one of the first teams to choose a player, and they signed college superstar

( UConn) to a contract. Lobo was a starter for two seasons, but was injured in 1999. Her injuries eventually led to her retirement several seasons later.

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Teresa Weatherspoon emerged as a star, and the Liberty made it to the 1997 championship game, where the team lost to the

. In 1999, they added Crystal Robinson with the 6th overall pick and returned to the WNBA Finals, where they again faced the Comets. In Game 2, Teresa Weatherspoon's halfcourt shot at the buzzer gave the Liberty a one-point road win that tied the series at a game apiece. However, the Liberty lost the third game of the series and the Comets became champions for a third straight time. In 2000, the Liberty traded for Tari Phillips who blossomed in New York and made four straight All-Star teams. In 2001, Weatherspoon became the WNBA's all-time assist leader. Teamed with Robinson, Phillips and an emerging Sue Wicks, who was once a back-up to Lobo at forward but made the 2000 All-Star game, Weatherspoon and the Liberty subsequently returned to the finals in 2000 and 2002, but lost once again to the Comets and to the

, respectively. The Liberty also advanced to the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals in 2001.

Transition seasons (2003–2009)

The 2003 season marked a transition for the Liberty and with team leader Teresa Weatherspoon's WNBA career winding down, fan favorite

emerged as a star player. The 2004 season saw Hammon replacing Weatherspoon as the team's starting point guard. The Liberty played six of their home games during the 2004 season at

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as Madison Square Garden was hosting the 2004 Republican National Convention. These games marked the first time Radio City had hosted a professional sporting event since the Roy Jones Jr. boxing match held in 1999. With team leader Tari Phillips being signed away to the Houston Comets, Ann Wauters emerged as a force at the team's starting center position in 2005. However, she was injured midway through the season. The loss of Wauters was felt as the team was swept two games to none by the

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in the first round of the playoffs. The Liberty had a poor 2006 season, winning only 11 games. At the beginning of the 2007 WNBA season, the team traded

to the San Antonio Silver Stars for Jessica Davenport, a first round pick in the

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. They also acquired center Janel McCarville through the dispersal draft associated with the dissolution of the

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. The 2007 Liberty started out 5–0, then lost 7 straight games, then rallied at the end of the season to get the last playoff spot by winning 3 out of their last 4 games, beating the

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on the tiebreaker of head-to-head record. In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Liberty, as huge underdogs, faced the defending champion

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in a best-of-three series. The Liberty defeated the Shock in game 1 in New York. In games 2 and 3 the Liberty lost both games to the Shock in Detroit, 76–73 and 71–70 (OT), respectively. In 2008, the Liberty drafted former

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shooting guard Essence Carson and former

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forward Erlana Larkins, and signed former

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point guard Leilani Mitchell during the preseason. Despite having the youngest average age of any WNBA team, the Liberty managed to win 19 regular season games in 2008, to defeat the

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in the first round of playoff action, and to come within two points of defeating the

in the third and last game of the Eastern Conference Finals. Again, the Detroit series entailed a Liberty victory at home in Game 1, followed by narrow defeats away in Games 2 and 3. The 2008 season also featured the " Liberty Outdoor Classic", the first ever professional regular season

game to be played outdoors, on July 19 at Arthur Ashe Stadium of the

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. The

defeated the Liberty in the Outdoor Classic. In the 2009 WNBA draft, the Liberty selected local favorite Kia Vaughn from Rutgers. With a solid core group, the Liberty looked to be a contender in the East yet again. In the 2009 season, however, they never proved to be a contender and the team fired head coach Pat Coyle. To replace Coyle, the Liberty hired then-Liberty assistant coach

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on an interim basis. Despite the coaching change, the franchise continued to struggle, finishing 13–21, their second worst record in franchise history.

The Cappie Pondexter era (2010–2014)

The New York Liberty fared better in 2010, during Donovan's first and only full season as head coach. Led by newly signed high scorer Cappie Pondexter (formerly of the

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) and the 2010 Most Improved Player Award winner Leilani Mitchell, the team made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the Atlanta Dream. The team had high hopes for 2011, after the hiring of former WNBA champion head coach John Whisenant. Janel McCarville did not report to training camp, seeking time with her family, and as such, was suspended for the duration of the 2011 season. This caused division and discord within the New York Liberty fanbase. Kia Vaughn was unexpectedly thrust into the role of starting Center. The Liberty were originally scheduled to be displaced from their usual home court due to renovations at

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scheduled to begin in 2009. However, the renovation plans were delayed, and the Liberty played at the Garden in 2009 and 2010. The Liberty ended up playing in the

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in Newark,

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, for their 2011, 2012, and 2013 seasons while the renovations were ongoing. Pondexter and Plenette Pierson, along with improved play from Vaughn, allowed New York to be competitive early in the 2011 season. The team went into the All-Star break in third place in the Eastern Conference. In August, Sidney Spencer was traded to the

in exchange for Kara Braxton. By maintaining a fairly even standard of play, the Liberty made their way into the WNBA playoffs. However, the Liberty fell to the

in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Just before the 2014 WNBA draft, the New York Liberty traded Kelsey Bone, the fourth overall pick in the 2014 WNBA draft (Alyssa Thomas) and the fourth overall pick in the 2015 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun for WNBA All-Star Tina Charles, who had requested a trade. In February 2015, Pondexter was traded to the

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for Epiphanny Prince.

The Isiah Thomas era (2015–2018)

On May 5, 2015, the Liberty hired Thomas as team president overseeing all business and basketball operations of the franchise. Under Thomas' leadership as team president and the coaching staff led by Bill Laimbeer as head coach, the Liberty finished first in the Eastern Conference during the 2015 season. On August 2, 2015, during halftime at the game against the

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, the New York Liberty inducted WNBA legend

into the Liberty's Ring of Honor. Thomas presented Hammon with her ring during the induction ceremony at

. Hammon is currently the head coach of the WNBA's

. After qualifying for the 2016 WNBA playoffs, the Liberty lost to the

in the second round. The Liberty lost to the Washington Mystics in the second round of the 2017 WNBA playoffs. In November 2017, the Madison Square Garden Company and James L. Dolan announced they were actively looking to sell the franchise. After not immediately finding a buyer, MSG relocated most of the Liberty's 2018 home games to

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in nearby

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, the home of MSG's

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team the

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, while still continuing to pursue a sale. In 2018, the Liberty failed to make the playoffs, with a 7–27 record.

The Tsai era (2019–present)

Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai at the 2024 NY Liberty Ticker Tape Parade

On January 23, 2019, the Liberty were sold to Joseph Tsai, co-founder of the Alibaba Group, a Chinese internet company, who then owned 49% of the NBA's

, and Clara Wu Tsai, an American businesswoman and founder of

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Reform Alliance. Isiah Thomas was relieved of his duties a month later, on February 21, 2019. During the 2019 season, the Liberty played two games in Brooklyn at the Nets' home of the

, with the rest still in White Plains. Later that year, Joseph Tsai became the sole owner of the Nets and the Barclays Center. For the 2020 season, the Tsais relocated the Liberty to Brooklyn on a full-time basis. The Liberty were major players in the 2020 WNBA draft, entering that draft with three first-round picks plus two in the early second round. Shortly before the draft, they traded former league MVP Tina Charles to the

in a deal that also involved the

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. They chose Sabrina Ionescu as the first pick, with Megan Walker and Jazmine Jones selected later in that round. The team also introduced a new logo, featuring a simplified version of their

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branding. The color black was also made one of the primary colors, echoing the aesthetic of their NBA brother squad, the Brooklyn Nets. The Liberty began the 2020 season, held in a "bubble" in

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, due to the

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, with seven rookies on their opening-night roster. The team suffered a major blow in their third game, in which Ionescu suffered a severe ankle sprain that ultimately ended her season. The Liberty ended the season with a league-worst 2–20 record. Despite the lack of wins, one of the first-year players, 12th overall pick Jazmine Jones, was named to the Associated Press and WNBA's All-Rookie teams. Barclays Liberty

The Liberty made major splashes during the 2021 offseason. Prior to its first season as full-time tenants of Barclays Center, the Liberty added WNBA champions Natasha Howard and Sami Whitcomb in a multi-team trade that sent Kia Nurse and Megan Walker to the Phoenix Mercury and signed Betnijah Laney, the league's 2020 Most Improved Player Award winner. The team then added Michaela Onyenwere and DiDi Richards in the 2021 WNBA draft. Laney would represent the Liberty at the 2021 WNBA All-Star Game while Onyenwere won the Associated Press' Rookie of the Year Award. New York finished the year with a 12–20 record but the 10-game improvement in the win column was enough to push the team into the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2017. Seeded eighth, the Liberty put up a valiant effort against No. 5 Phoenix in the opening but fell by an 83–82 final. On December 6, 2021, the Liberty and head coach Walt Hopkins Jr. parted ways. The team would hire former Phoenix head coach Sandy Brondello in his place just over a month later on January 7, 2022. On the roster, the team brought in Stefanie Dolson of the defending champion Chicago Sky and drafted Nyara Sabally fifth overall, though the latter would miss her whole rookie season with an injury. In Brondello's first season at the helm, the team was forced to overcome an early injury to Laney and got off to a 1–7 start. But the All-Star efforts of Ionescu and Howard kept the team afloat and they would end the season on a three-game winning streak to secure its second consecutive playoff berth. In the ensuing postseason, the Liberty won the opening game of a best-of-three set with the Chicago Sky but dropped the latter pair. Liberty Pyrotechnic Display after an October 2024 WNBA Playoffs Win

Liberty Pyrotechnic Display after an October 2024 WNBA Playoffs Win

In 2023, the Liberty made several major transactions that turned them into immediate contenders: the team acquired 2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones from the Connecticut Sun in a three-team deal that also obtained reserve

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from the Dallas Wings. The Liberty then added the equally accomplished Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot in free agency. Over the ensuing season, the Liberty won a franchise-record 32 games and defeated the Las Vegas Aces in the Commissioner's Cup in-season competition, with Jones securing MVP honors. The Liberty then took down the Washington Mystics and Connecticut Sun in the WNBA playoffs to earn their first WNBA Finals berth since 2002. Las Vegas, however, took revenge and the best-of-five series in four games. New York retained most of its core from the Finals run, re-signing both Jones and Stewart. Further assisted by the emergence of WNBA rookie Leonie Fiebich, the Liberty once again won 32 games, tying the franchise record set the year before. The Liberty also returned to the Commissioner's Cup final but were denied a repeat by the Minnesota Lynx. This time around, the 32 wins were good enough to secure the top seed on the WNBA playoff bracket, which saw the Liberty sweep the eighth-ranked Atlanta Dream in two games before defeating the Aces 3–1 in the semifinals. New York won its first WNBA Championship beating the Minnesota Lynx in the 2024 WNBA Finals.

Season-by-season records

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

, S. Witherspoon (13.8) , R. Lobo (6.9) , T. Weatherspoon (6.4) , 68.6 vs 65.5 , 31.5 vs 29.7 , .425 vs .419 , - ,

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(8.0) , T. Weatherspoon (6.4) , 67.1 vs 63.6 , 29.4 vs 30.2 , .436 vs .407 , - ,

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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(8.0) , T. Weatherspoon (6.3) , 67.6 vs 65.1 , 28.6 vs 30.7 , .456 vs .423 , - ,

(14.1) ,

(7.0) , T. Weatherspoon (5.7) , 65.3 vs 63.0 , 27.2 vs 30.0 , .444 vs .399 , - ,

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

, B. Hammon (14.7) ,

(8.5) , T. Weatherspoon (4.4) , 66.0 vs 66.4 , 28.1 vs 31.2 , .429 vs .419 , - ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, B. Hammon (13.5) , E. Baranova (7.2) , B. Hammon (4.4) , 66.2 vs 67.6 , 29.5 vs 32.4 , .424 vs .414 , - ,

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, B. Hammon (13.9) , E. Baranova (6.9) , B. Hammon (4.3) , 68.1 vs 67.2 , 28.6 vs 30.3 , .445 vs .427 , - ,

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, B. Hammon (14.7) , K. Schumacher (5.5) , B. Hammon (3.7) , 69.8 vs 78.2 , 30.0 vs 34.5 , .397 vs .449 , - ,

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, S. Christon (11.2) , J. McCarville (4.8) , L. Moore (4.8) , 71.0 vs 73.6 , 31.6 vs 35.7 , .417 vs .414 , - ,

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, S. Christon (15.7) , C. Kraayeveld (6.1) , L. Moore (4.6) , 75.7 vs 74.6 , 32.5 vs 34.6 , .421 vs .427 , - ,

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

, C. Pondexter (21.4) , J. McCarville (5.9) , C. Pondexter (4.9) , 79.2 vs 76.0 , 31.2 vs 32.0 , .453 vs .436 , - ,

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, C. Pondexter (17.4) , K. Vaughn (6.7) , C. Pondexter (4.7) , 76.0 vs 74.8 , 32.8 vs 32.4 , .433 vs .429 , - ,

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, C. Pondexter (20.4) , P. Pierson (5.4) , C. Pondexter (4.3) , 73.1 vs 77.2 , 33.4 vs 34.4 , .425 vs .429 , - ,

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, C. Pondexter (16.9) , K. Braxton (6.6) , C. Pondexter (4.0) , 69.6 vs 77.0 , 37.5 vs 35.0 , .404 vs .408 , - ,

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

, T. Charles (17.4) , T. Charles (9.4) , C. Pondexter (3.9) , 72.1 vs 75.2 , 34.8 vs 33.9 , .422 vs .426 , - ,

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, T. Charles (17.1) , T. Charles (8.5) , T. Wright (3.5) , 74.4 vs 71.1 , 36.7 vs 31.5 , .426 vs .393 , - ,

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, T. Charles (21.5) , T. Charles (9.9) , T. Charles (3.8) , 81.6 vs 80.9 , 38.6 vs 34.0 , .434 vs .413 , - ,

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, T. Charles (19.7) , T. Charles (9.4) , E. Prince (2.9) , 79.7 vs 76.6 , 38.7 vs 31.8 , .425 vs .408 , - ,

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

, T. Charles (19.7) , T. Charles (7.0) , B. Boyd (5.3) , 77.7 vs 84.8 , 34.1 vs 35.2 , .432 vs .439 , - ,

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, T. Charles (16.9) , T. Charles (7.5) , B. Boyd (4.6) , 77.4 vs 84.7 , 34.6 vs 35.7 , .414 vs .438 , - , - ! style="width:8%;" , PPG ! style="width:8%;" ,

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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

, K. Nurse (12.2) , A. Zahui B. (8.5) , L. Clarendon (4.9) , 71.9 vs 85.9 , 35.8 vs 37.0 , .372 vs .444 , - ,

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, B. Laney (16.8) , N. Howard (7.2) , S. Ionescu (6.1) , 78.5 vs 85.5 , 33.3 vs 36.6 , .427 vs .438 , - ,

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, S. Ionescu (17.4) , N. Howard (7.3) , S. Ionescu (6.3) , 79.6 vs 82.0 , 34.2 vs 35.7 , .431 vs .418 , - ,

, B. Stewart (23.0) , B. Stewart (9.3) , C. Vandersloot (8.1) , 89.2 vs 80.6 , 37.9 vs 33.0 , .460 vs .424 , - ,

, B. Stewart (20.4) , J. Jones (9.0) , S. Ionescu (6.2) , 85.6 vs 76.5 , 36.6 vs 32.7 , .448 vs .425

Current roster

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Former players

* Elena Baranova (2003–2005) * Sherill Baker (2006–2007) * Kelsey Bone (2013) * Essence Carson (2008–2015) *

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(2014–2016) * Tina Charles (2014–2019), currently with the Atlanta Dream * Shameka Christon (2004–2009) * Jessica Davenport (2007–2008) * Barbara Farris (2006–2007) *

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(1997–1998) *

(1999–2006), current head coach of the

* Kym Hampton (1997–1999), current Fan Development Leader for the Liberty * Lindsey Harding (2016), current assistant coach of the

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* Tiffany Jackson Jones (2007–2010) * Vickie Johnson (1997–2005), current assistant coach of the Atlanta Dream * Cathrine Kraayeveld (2005–2009) *

(1997–2001), current

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analyst * Janel McCarville (2007–2010) *

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(2010) * DeLisha Milton-Jones (2013–2014), current head coach of Old Dominion * Leilani Mitchell (2008–2013) * Loree Moore (2005–2009) * Tari Phillips (2000–2004) * Cappie Pondexter (2010–2014) * Crystal Robinson (1999–2005) *

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(2013), currently an assistant coach with the

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and a former head coach of the Liberty * Erin Thorn (2003–2008) *

(2023-2024) * Teresa Weatherspoon (1997–2003) * Tamika Whitmore (1999–2003) * Sue Wicks (1997–2002) * Sophia Witherspoon (1997–1999) * Amanda Zahui B. (2016–2020)

Honored numbers

Ring of Honor

Coaches and staff

Owners

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, owner of the

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(1997–2009) * Madison Square Garden, Inc., owner of the

(2010–2019) * Clara Wu Tsai &

(2019–present)

General Managers

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(1996–2010) * John Whisenant (2011–2012) * Bill Laimbeer (2013–2014, 2017) * Kristin Bernert (2015–2016) * Jonathan Kolb (2019–present)

Head coaches

Assistant coaches

* Melissa McFerrin (1997–1998) * Pat Coyle (1998–2004) * Jeff House (1999–2004) * Marianne Stanley (2004–2006) * Nick DiPillo (2005–2008) * Bruce Hamburger (2007–2008) *

(2009) * Laurie Byrd (2009–2010) * Monique Ambers (2011–2012) * Lady Grooms (2011–2012) * Norm Ellenberger (2012) * Barbara Farris (2013–2014, 2018–2019) *

(2013) *

(2014–2017) * Herb Williams (2015–2019) * Charmin Smith (2019) * Kelly Schumacher (2020) * Shelley Patterson (2020–2021) * Dustin Gray (2020–2021) * Jacki Gemelos (2021) * Olaf Lange (2022–present) * Roneeka Hodges (2022–2024) * Zach O'Brien (2022–present) * Sonia Raman (2025–present)

All-time notes

Home arenas

;

(2019, 2021–present) *

; White Plains (2018–2019) *

;

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(1997–2010, 2014–2017) *

; Newark (2011–2013) * Arthur Ashe Stadium;

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(2008) *

; Manhattan (2004)

Regular season attendance

* A sellout for a basketball game at

(1997–2010) is 19,563. * A sellout for a basketball game at

(2011–2013) is 18,711. * A sellout for a basketball game at Madison Square Garden (2013–2017) is 19,812. * A sellout for a basketball game at

(2018–2019) is 5,000. * A sellout for a Liberty game at

(2021–present) is considered to be 8,575, the team's initial cap on ticket sales at that venue. The full capacity for basketball is 17,732.

Draft picks

* 1997 Elite: Kym Hampton (4), Vickie Johnson (12) * 1997: Sue Wicks (6), Sophia Witherspoon (11), Trena Trice (22), Kisha Ford (27) * 1998: Alicia Thompson (9), Nadine Domond (19), Albena Branzova (29), Vanessa Nygaard (39) * 1999: Crystal Robinson (6), Michele Van Gorp (18), Tamika Whitmore (30), Carolyn Jones-Young (42) * 2000: Olga Firsova (13), Desiree Francis (29), Jessica Bibby (45), Natalie Porter (61) * 2001: Taru Tuukkanen (57), Tara Mitchem (60) * 2002: Linda Frohlich (26), Tracy Gahan (46), Dee Dee Warley (62) * 2003

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/ Portland dispersal draft: Elena Baranova (11) * 2003: Molly Creamer (10), Erin Thorn (17), Sonja Mallory (24), Kristen Brook Sharp (26), Nicole Kaczmarski (39) * 2004

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dispersal draft: Ann Wauters (4) * 2004: Shameka Christon (5), Amisha Carter (17), Cathy Joens (30) * 2005: Loree Moore (10), Tabitha Pool (23), Rebecca Richman (36) * 2006: Sherill Baker (12), Brooke Queenan (23), Christelle N'Garsanet (37) * 2007 Charlotte dispersal draft: Janel McCarville (3) * 2007: Tiffany Jackson (5), Shay Doron (16), Martina Weber (29) * 2008: Essence Carson (7), Erlana Larkins (14), Wanisha Smith (27), Alberta Auguste (35) * 2009

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dispersal draft: selection waived * 2009: Kia Vaughn (8), Abby Waner (21) * 2010

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dispersal draft: Nicole Powell (1) * 2010: Kalana Greene (13), Ashley Houts (16), Cory Montgomery (25) * 2011: Alex Montgomery (10), Angel Robinson (22), Mekia Valentine (34) * 2012: Kelley Cain (7), Katelan Redmon (36) * 2013: Kelsey Bone (5), Toni Young (7), Kamiko Williams (15), Shenneika Smith (25), Olcay Çakır (27) * 2014: Alyssa Thomas (4), Tyaunna Marshall (14), Meighan Simmons (26) * 2015: Brittany Boyd (9), Kiah Stokes (11), Amber Orrange (23), Laurin Mincy (27), Michala Johnson (28) * 2016: Adut Bulgak (12), Ameryst Alston (24), Shacobia Barbee (36) * 2017: Lindsay Allen (14), Kai James (34) * 2018: Kia Nurse (10), Mercedes Russell (22), Leslie Robinson (34) * 2019: Asia Durr (2), Han Xu (14), Megan Huff (26) * 2020: Sabrina Ionescu (1), Megan Walker (9), Jazmine Jones (12), Kylee Shook (13), Leaonna Odom (15), Erica Ogwumike (26; traded to Minnesota) * 2021: Michaela Onyenwere (6), DiDi Richards (17), Valerie Higgins (25), Marine Fauthoux (29) * 2022: Nyara Sabally (5), Sika Koné (29) * 2023: Okako Adika (30) * 2024: Marquesha Davis (11), Esmery Martinez (17), Jessika Carter (23), Kaitlyn Davis (35) * 2025: Adja Kane (38)

Trades

* December 15, 1999: The Liberty acquired Michele Van Gorp from the Portland Fire in exchange for Portland agreeing to select Sophia Witherspoon and Coquese Washington in the expansion draft. * May 28, 2000: The Liberty traded Carolyn Jones-Young to the Portland Fire in exchange for Tari Phillips. * February 24, 2006: The Liberty traded the 9th overall pick in the 2006 draft to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Kelly Schumacher and the 12th overall pick in the 2006 draft. * April 4, 2007: The Liberty traded Becky Hammon and a second-round pick in the 2008 draft to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for draft rights to Jessica Davenport and a first-round pick in the 2008 draft. * June 20, 2007: The Liberty traded Sherill Baker to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Lisa Willis. * May 7, 2008: The Liberty traded a third-round pick in the 2009 draft to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Leilani Mitchell. * May 5, 2009: The Liberty traded a first-round pick in the 2010 draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Sidney Spencer. * March 30, 2010: The Liberty traded Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld to the Chicago Sky in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2010 draft and Cappie Pondexter and Kelly Mazzante from the Phoenix Mercury. Phoenix received Candice Dupree from Chicago as part of this trade. * April 11, 2011: The Liberty traded Angel Robinson to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Jessica Breland and a second-round pick in the 2012 draft. * April 11, 2011: The Liberty traded Kalana Greene to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Sydney Colson. * May 27, 2011: The Liberty acquired Quanitra Hollingsworth from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the right to swap third-round picks in the 2012 draft. * August 4, 2011: The Liberty traded Sidney Spencer to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Kara Braxton. * February 27, 2013: The Liberty traded Kia Vaughn to the Washington Mystics in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 draft. * March 1, 2013: The Liberty traded Janel McCarville to the Minnesota Lynx and Nicole Powell plus a third-round pick in the 2013 draft to the Tulsa Shock. In exchange, the Liberty received Deanna Nolan, a second-round pick in the 2013 draft, and a third-round pick in the 2013 draft. * April 15, 2013: The Liberty traded Quanitra Hollingsworth to the Washington Mystics in exchange for the 25th overall pick in the 2013 draft. * April 14, 2014: The Liberty traded Kelsey Bone, Alyssa Thomas and a first-round pick in the 2015 draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Tina Charles. * July 9, 2014: The Liberty traded DeLisha Milton-Jones to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Swin Cash. * February 16, 2015: The Liberty traded Cappie Pondexter to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Epiphanny Prince. * April 16, 2015: The Liberty traded Alex Montgomery to the San Antonio Stars in exchange for the 9th overall pick in the 2015 draft. The Liberty also traded Anna Cruz and 16th and 35th overall picks to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the 11th, 23rd and 28th overall picks in the 2015 draft. * May 2, 2016: The Liberty traded a second-round pick in the 2017 draft to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Shoni Schimmel. * May 11, 2016: The Liberty traded a first-round pick in the 2017 draft to the Dallas Wings in exchange for Amanda Zahui B. and a second-round pick in the 2017 draft. * January 30, 2017: The Liberty traded Carolyn Swords and a first-round pick in the 2017 draft to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Kia Vaughn and Bria Hartley. * April 11, 2019 : The Liberty traded their second round pick in the 2020 draft to Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Tanisha Wright. * April 11, 2020: The Liberty engaged in a three team trade where the team acquired the 13th pick in the 2020 draft and sent Sugar Rodgers to Las Vegas. *April 17, 2020: The Liberty traded the draft rights to Erica Ogwumike to Minnesota in exchange for Stephanie Talbot. *April 17, 2020: The Liberty acquired the draft rights for Jocelyn Willoughby from Phoenix in exchange for Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. *February 10, 2021: The Liberty traded Kia Nurse and Megan Walker to Phoenix in exchange for the 6th pick in the 2021 draft and the Mercury's first-round pick in the 2022 draft. *February 10, 2021: The Liberty traded the 1st overall pick in the 2021 draft, a second-round pick in the 2022 draft, and their second-round 2022 Draft pick to Seattle in exchange for Natasha Howard. *February 10, 2021: The Liberty traded the rights to Stephanie Talbot to Seattle in exchange for Sami Whitcomb. *April 11, 2022: The Liberty traded their Second Round pick in the 2023 draft to Seattle in exchange for the rights to Lorela Cubaj. *June 8, 2022: The Liberty traded Asia Durr to Atlanta in exchange for Megan Walker and the rights to Raquel Carrera. *January 16, 2023 The Liberty traded Rebecca Allen, the 6th pick in the 2023 draft, Natasha Howard, and Crystal Dangerfield as part of a three team trade and received Jonquel Jones and Kayla Thornton. *February 11, 2023 The Liberty traded Michaela Onyenwere as part of a four team trade and received the rights to Leonie Fiebich, Chicago's second round pick in the 2024 draft, and the rights to swap first-round picks in the 2025 draft with Phoenix. *March 14, 2024 The Liberty traded their second round picks in the 2025 and 2026 WNBA draft in exchange for Rebekah Gardner. *March 16, 2024 The Liberty traded their first round picks in the 2025 and 2026 WNBA draft in exchange for Natasha Cloud

All-Stars

* 1999: Kym Hampton, Vickie Johnson, Rebecca Lobo, Teresa Weatherspoon * 2000: Tari Phillips, Teresa Weatherspoon, Sue Wicks * 2001: Vickie Johnson, Tari Phillips, Teresa Weatherspoon * 2002: Tari Phillips, Teresa Weatherspoon * 2003: Becky Hammon, Tari Phillips, Teresa Weatherspoon * 2004: Becky Hammon * 2005: Becky Hammon, Ann Wauters * 2006: None * 2007: None * 2008: No All-Star Game * 2009: Shameka Christon * 2010: Cappie Pondexter * 2011: Essence Carson, Cappie Pondexter * 2012: No All-Star Game * 2013: Cappie Pondexter * 2014: Tina Charles, Cappie Pondexter * 2015: Tina Charles * 2016: No All-Star Game * 2017: Tina Charles, Sugar Rodgers * 2018: Tina Charles * 2019: Tina Charles, Kia Nurse * 2020: No All-Star Game * 2021: Betnijah Laney * 2022: Natasha Howard, Sabrina Ionescu * 2023: Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot * 2024: Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart

Olympians

*2016: Tina Charles *2020: Rebecca Allen ( AUS), Han Xu ( CHN), Marine Johannès ( FRA) *2024: Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Leonie Fiebich ( GER), Nyara Sabally ( GER)

Honors and awards

* 1997 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Rebecca Lobo * 1997 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Teresa Weatherspoon * 1997 ''Defensive Player of the Year'': Teresa Weatherspoon * 1998 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Teresa Weatherspoon * 1998 ''Defensive Player of the Year'': Teresa Weatherspoon * 1999 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Teresa Weatherspoon * 2000 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Teresa Weatherspoon * 2000 ''Most Improved Player'': Tari Phillips * 2001 ''Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award'': Sue Wicks * 2002 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Tari Phillips * 2005 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Becky Hammon * 2007 ''Most Improved Player'': Janel McCarville * 2007 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Loree Moore * 2010 ''All-WNBA First Team'': Cappie Pondexter * 2010 ''Most Improved Player'': Leilani Mitchell * 2010 ''All-Defensive First Team'': Cappie Pondexter * 2010 ''All-Rookie Team'': Kalana Greene * 2011 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Cappie Pondexter * 2011 ''Most Improved Player'': Kia Vaughn * 2012 ''All-WNBA First Team'': Cappie Pondexter * 2013 ''All-Rookie Team'': Kelsey Bone * 2014 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Tina Charles * 2015 ''Coach of the Year'': Bill Laimbeer * 2015 ''All-Rookie Team'': Brittany Boyd * 2015 ''All-Rookie Team'': Kiah Stokes * 2015 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Tina Charles * 2015 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Kiah Stokes * 2015 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Tanisha Wright * 2015 ''All-WNBA First Team'': Tina Charles * 2015 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Epiphanny Prince * 2016 ''Peak Performer (Points)'': Tina Charles * 2016 ''Peak Performer (Rebounds)'': Tina Charles * 2016 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Tanisha Wright * 2017 ''WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year'': Sugar Rodgers * 2020 ''All-Rookie Team'': Jazmine Jones * 2021 ''All-Rookie Team'': Michaela Onyenwere * 2021 ''All-Rookie Team'': DiDi Richards * 2021 ''Rookie of the Year'': Michaela Onyenwere * 2022 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Sabrina Ionescu * 2023 ''Peak Performer (Assists)'': Courtney Vandersloot * 2023 ''All-Defensive first team'': Breanna Stewart * 2023 ''All-Defensive second team'': Betnijah Laney * 2023 ''WNBA MVP'': Breanna Stewart * 2023 ''All-WNBA First Team'': Breanna Stewart * 2023 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Sabrina Ionescu * 2023 ''WNBA Executive of the Year'': Jonathan Kolb * 2024 ''WNBA Finals MVP'': Jonquel Jones * 2024 ''All-Rookie Team'': Leonie Fiebich * 2024 ''All-WNBA First Team'': Breanna Stewart * 2024 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Sabrina Ionescu * 2024 ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Jonquel Jones * 2024 ''All-Defensive First Team'': Breanna Stewart * 2024 ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Jonquel Jones

Media coverage

On March 12, 2024, it was announced that Liberty games would be broadcast on

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and WWOR beginning with the 2024 season. On June 4, 2024, the Liberty launched their direct-to-consumer service "Liberty Live", which would be the streaming home of the New York Liberty. Previously, games had been broadcast on MSG Network and the

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. Broadcasters for the Liberty games are Chris Shearn and Julianne Viani. Some Liberty games are broadcast nationally on

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and ABC.

Notes

References

External links

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