2024 New York Liberty season
| 2024 New York Liberty season | |
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WNBA champions | |
| Coach | Sandy Brondello |
| Arena | Barclays Center |
| Attendance | 12,730 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 32–8 (.800) |
| Place | 1st (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | WNBA Champions (Defeated Minnesota Lynx 3–2 in WNBA Finals) |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Breanna Stewart – 20.4 ppg |
| Rebounds | Jonquel Jones – 9.0 rpg |
| Assists | Sabrina Ionescu – 6.2 apg |
| Media | |
| Television | WWOR-TV WNYW |
The 2024 New York Liberty season was 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.[1]
The Liberty started the season strongly, winning their first four games, including a dominant 102–66 win over Indiana. They slowed a little after that, losing two straight games, before winning their final two games in May. They finished the month 6–2. Their winning streak carried forward into June as they won six additional games to extend the streak to eight games. The streak included another blow-out win over Indiana and wins over Connecticut and Las Vegas. The streak also encompassed all their WNBA Commissioner's Cup regular season games. Their 5–0 Commissioner's Cup earned them a spot in the finals. Their winning streak was broken after eight games by Phoenix. After that, they won back-to-back games against Los Angeles and a game in Atlanta before the Commissioner's Cup Final. The Liberty came up short of winning back-to-back Commissioner's Cups as they lost the final to Minnesota 89–94. They won their final game in June to finish the month 10–1. They defeated Minnesota before losing to Indiana to begin July. They won their next four games before the Olympic break to finish July 5–1. They headed into the Olympic break with a WNBA best 21–4 record. The Liberty's stellar play carried through the Olympic break as they won their first four games back, including a back-to-back against Dallas. They lost two of their last four games, losing against Connecticut and Los Angles to finish August 6–2. Their win on August 17 secured them a playoff berth. The Liberty entered September in a fight for the number one seed with Minnesota. The team won their first four games of the month before dropping two of their last three. The loss on September 15 to Minnesota ended up not being pivotal as the Liberty secured the number one seed with a win in their next game on September 17. They finished September 5–2. The Liberty's overall regular season record was 32–8, which matched their record from the previous season.
The Liberty entered the playoffs as the number one seed, and hosted the eighth-seeded Atlanta Dream in the First Round. The Liberty used home court advantage to sweep the Dream two games to zero, winning Game One 83–69 and Game Two 91–82. In the Semifinals the Liberty faced the fourth seed Las Vegas Aces. The Liberty won Games One and Two in New York 87–77 and 88–84. The Aces won Game Three in Las Vegas 95–81, but the Liberty took Game Four 76–62 to win the series three games to one. The Liberty faced Minnesota in a re-match of the Commissionier's Cup final in the WNBA Finals. New York lost Game One 93–95 in overtime. They bounced back to win Game Two 80–66. They won Game Three in Minnesota 80–77. They were unable to close out the Finals in Game Four, losing 80–82. The series returned to New York for Game 5, which the Liberty won, in overtime, 67–62. This was the first WNBA title for the Liberty, ending a streak of five Finals losses.
Transactions
[edit]WNBA draft
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 11 | Marquesha Davis |  United States
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Ole Miss |
| 2 | 17 | Esmery Martinez |  Dominican Republic
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| 2 | 23 | Jessika Carter | United States
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Mississippi State |
| 3 | 35 | Kaitlyn Davis | United States
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Transactions
[edit]| Date | Transaction | |
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| January 11, 2024 | Cored Breanna Stewart[2] | |
| Extended a Qualifying Offer to Marine Johannès[2] | ||
| February 1, 2024 | Signed Leonie Fiebich to a Rookie Contract[3][4] | |
| Signed Okako Adika to a Rookie Contract[3][4] | ||
| Signed Stephanie Mawuli to a Training Camp Contract[3] | ||
| Signed Ivana Dojkić to a Training Camp Contract[3] | ||
| 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[4] | |
| April 16, 2024 | Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a Rookie Contract[4] | |
| April 17, 2024 | Waived Morgan Green[4] | |
| Signed Rita Igbokwe to a Training Camp Contract[4] | ||
| Signed Marquesha Davis, Esmery Martinez, and Jessika Carter to Rookie Contracts[2] | ||
| April 23, 2024 | Epiphanny Prince announced her retirement from the WNBA[2] | |
| April 25, 2024 | Waived Ana Tadić[4] | |
| 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 | Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a second 7-day contract | |
| August 17, 2024 | Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a third 7-day contract | |
| August 24, 2024 | Signed Jaylyn Sherrod to a rest of season contract[14] | |
Roster changes
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Depth
[edit]Schedule
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May: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
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Regular season
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May: 6–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–1)
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June
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Playoffs
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Semifinals vs. Las Vegas Aces Won Series: 3–1
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Finals vs. Minnesota Lynx Won Series: 3–2
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Standings
[edit]| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Conf. | Home | Road | Cup |
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| 1 | yx – New York Liberty | 32 | 8 | .800 | — | 16–4 | 16–4 | 16–4 | 5–0 |
| 2 | cx – Minnesota Lynx | 30 | 10 | .750 | 2 | 14–6 | 16–4 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
| 3 | x – Connecticut Sun | 28 | 12 | .700 | 4 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 4–1 |
| 4 | x – Las Vegas Aces | 27 | 13 | .675 | 5 | 12–8 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 2–3 |
| 5 | x – Seattle Storm | 25 | 15 | .625 | 7 | 13–7 | 14–6 | 11–9 | 4–1 |
| 6 | x – Indiana Fever | 20 | 20 | .500 | 12 | 11–9 | 12–8 | 8–12 | 3–2 |
| 7 | x – Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 21 | .475 | 13 | 10–10 | 10–10 | 9–11 | 3–2 |
| 8 | x – Atlanta Dream | 15 | 25 | .375 | 17 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
| 9 | e – Washington Mystics | 14 | 26 | .350 | 18 | 7–13 | 5–15 | 9–11 | 1–4 |
| 10 | e – Chicago Sky | 13 | 27 | .325 | 19 | 5–15 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 1–4 |
| 11 | e – Dallas Wings | 9 | 31 | .225 | 23 | 6–14 | 7–13 | 2–18 | 0–5 |
| 12 | e – Los Angeles Sparks | 8 | 32 | .200 | 24 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 3–17 | 2–3 |
Notes
- (#) – League Standing
- c – Commissioner's Cup winners
- y – Regular Season Champion
- x – Clinched playoff berth
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
- Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings
Playoffs
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| 1 | New York Liberty | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Atlanta Dream | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Liberty | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Las Vegas Aces | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Seattle Storm | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Liberty | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut Sun | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut Sun | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Indiana Fever | 0 | ||||||||||||
Bold Series winner
Statistics
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
| PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader | ||||
Regular season
[edit]| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
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| Breanna Stewart | 38 | 38 | 32.7 | .458 | .295 | .845 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 20.4 |
| Sabrina Ionescu | 38 | 38 | 32.1 | .394 | .332 | .898 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 18.2 |
| Jonquel Jones | 39 | 39 | 29.8 | .539 | .391 | .788 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 14.2 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | 28 | 25 | 30.3 | .456 | .402 | .906 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 11.8 |
| Leonie Fiebich | 40 | 15 | 20.9 | .478 | .433 | .720 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 6.7 |
| Courtney Vandersloot | 31 | 31 | 22.3 | .445 | .269 | .548 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| Kayla Thornton | 40 | 11 | 20.3 | .379 | .357 | .846 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| Nyara Sabally | 26 | 0 | 13.5 | .575 | .000 | .700 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
| Kennedy Burke | 38 | 3 | 12.1 | .409 | .259 | .667 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Ivana Dojkić | 26 | 0 | 9.9 | .338 | .381 | .778 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| Jaylyn Sherrod ≠ | 10 | 0 | 3.7 | .500 | .333 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Marquesha Davis | 20 | 0 | 4.0 | .409 | 1.000 | .714 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Playoffs
[edit]| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
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| Breanna Stewart | 11 | 11 | 37.4 | .382 | .261 | .817 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 19.4 |
| Sabrina Ionescu | 11 | 11 | 35.5 | .396 | .363 | .920 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 16.9 |
| Jonquel Jones | 11 | 11 | 32.5 | .550 | .448 | .946 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 15.5 |
| Leonie Fiebich | 11 | 11 | 31.0 | .542 | .521 | 1.000 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 11.6 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | 11 | 11 | 27.3 | .369 | .294 | 1.000 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| Courtney Vandersloot | 11 | 0 | 14.3 | .435 | .385 | .929 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| Nyara Sabally | 9 | 0 | 10.1 | .542 | — | .875 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.4 |
| Marquesha Davis | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .500 | 1.000 | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Kayla Thornton | 11 | 0 | 12.5 | .333 | .176 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Ivana Dojkić | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | 1.000 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Kennedy Burke | 6 | 0 | 7.5 | .182 | .167 | .250 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Jaylyn Sherrod | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Awards and honors
[edit]References
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