This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2020 WNBA season.
Retirement Date Name Team(s) played (years) Age Notes Ref.June 2019 Camille Little San Antonio Silver Stars (2007) Atlanta Dream (2008) Seattle Storm (2008–2014) Connecticut Sun (2015–2016) Phoenix Mercury (2017–2019) 34 WNBA Champion (2010) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2007) Also played overseas in Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, China and Italy.September 2019 Sancho Lyttle Houston Comets (2005–2008) Atlanta Dream (2009–2017) Phoenix Mercury (2018–2019) 36 WNBA All-Star (2009) 2× WNBA steals leader (2015, 2016) Also played overseas in Spain, Turkey and Russia.January 22, 2020 Alana Beard Washington Mystics (2004–2011) Los Angeles Sparks (2012–2019) 37 WNBA Champion (2016) 4× WNBA All-Star (2005–2007, 2009) All-WNBA Second Team (2006) 2× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018) 5× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2007, 2012, 2016–2018) 4× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2006, 2009, 2014) Also played overseas in Australia, South Korea, Israel, Poland and Spain. February 11, 2020 Rebekkah Brunson Sacramento Monarchs (2004–2009) Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018) 38 5× WNBA Champion (2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) 5× WNBA All-Star (2007, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018) WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2011) 6× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2018) WNBA all-time rebounding leader Also played overseas in Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain and Czech Republic.February 24, 2020 Carolyn Swords Chicago Sky (2011–2013) New York Liberty (2015–2016) Seattle Storm (2017) Las Vegas Aces (2018–2019) 30 Also played overseas in Turkey, Spain, Italy, Australia and Poland.Subsequently took back retirement in 2020 to continue playing for the Aces.
Front office movements
Head coach changes Off-season Departure date Team Outgoing head coach Reason for departure Hire date Incoming head coach Last coaching position Ref.Indiana Fever Pokey ChatmanFired Marianne StanleyWashington Mystics assistant coach (2010–2019)New York Liberty Katie SmithFired Walt HopkinsMinnesota Lynx assistant coach (2017–2019)
Player movement
Trades FebruaryFebruary 10To Atlanta Dream Kalani Brown To Los Angeles Sparks Marie Gülich Brittney SykesTo Seattle Storm Morgan Tuck 2020 first-round pick (#11)To Connecticut Sun 2020 first-round pick (#7)February 11To Connecticut Sun DeWanna BonnerTo Phoenix Mercury 2020 first-round pick (#7) 2020 first-round pick (#10) 2021 first-round pickFebruary 12To Phoenix Mercury Skylar Diggins-SmithTo Dallas Wings 2020 first-round pick (#5) 2020 first-round pick (#7) 2021 first-round pickTo Dallas Wings Astou NdourTo Chicago Sky 2021 first-round pickFebruary 14To Dallas Wings Katie Lou Samuelson 2021 first-round pickTo Chicago Sky Azurá StevensFebruary 19Three-team tradeTo Atlanta Dream Courtney Williams (from Connecticut) 2020 second-round pick (#17) (from Phoenix)To Connecticut Sun Briann January (from Phoenix) 2021 second-round pick (from Phoenix)To Phoenix Mercury Jessica Breland (from Atlanta) Nia Coffey (from Atlanta)February 21To Dallas Wings Marina MabreyTo Los Angeles Sparks 2021 second-round pickFebruary 24To Connecticut Sun Kaleena Mosqueda-LewisTo Seattle Storm 2021 second-round pickFebruary 25To Minnesota Lynx Rachel BanhamTo Connecticut Sun 2021 second-round pickMarchMarch 6To Minnesota Lynx Shenise Johnson 2020 second-round pick (#16)To Indiana Fever 2020 second-round pick (#14) 2021 third-round pickAprilApril 15Three-team tradeTo Dallas Wings 2021 first-round pick (from Washington) 2021 second-round pick (from New York)To New York Liberty Tayler Hill (from Dallas) Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (from Washington) 2020 first-round pick (#7) 2020 second-round pick (#12) 2020 second-round pick (#15) 2021 first-round pick (from Washington) 2021 second-round pick (from Washington) 2021 third-round pick (from Washington)To Washington Mystics Tina Charles (from New York)April 17To Minnesota Lynx Erica OgwumikeTo New York Liberty Stephanie Talbot To New York Liberty Jocelyn Willoughby To Phoenix Mercury Shatori Walker-KimbroughAugustAugust 28To Chicago Sky Stephanie MavungaTo Indiana Fever Jantel Lavender 2021 second-round pick 2021 third-round pick
Free agency
PlayerDate signedNew teamFormer teamRef February 10Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun Dallas Wings Dallas Wings Dallas Wings Dallas Wings Dallas Wings Las Vegas AcesAtlanta Dream Los Angeles SparksWashington Mystics New York LibertyConnecticut Sun February 11Dallas Wings Los Angeles Sparks Washington Mystics February 13Atlanta DreamDallas Wings Chicago SkyLas Vegas Aces Indiana Fever Tiffany MitchellIndiana Fever Phoenix Mercury Phoenix MercuryNew York Liberty Seattle Storm Washington MysticsPhoenix Mercury February 15Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun February 16Atlanta DreamConnecticut Sun Las Vegas AcesMinnesota Lynx February 17Chicago Sky Washington Mystics February 18Atlanta Dream(claimed off waivers)Los Angeles Sparks(waived on February 15) Las Vegas Aces February 19Chicago Sky Indiana FeverSopron (Hungary) February 20Las Vegas AcesUMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia) Los Angeles SparksMinnesota Lynx February 24Atlanta DreamSeattle Storm New York Liberty Phoenix MercuryNew York Liberty Seattle StormLas Vegas Aces February 25Chicago Sky Connecticut SunSan Martino di Lupari (Italy) Seattle Storm February 26Atlanta DreamAdana (Turkey) Valériane VukosavljevićConnecticut SunUSK Praha (Czech Republic) February 28Los Angeles Sparks Washington MysticsBucheon KEB Hana Bank (Korea) February 29Minnesota Lynx March 2Indiana FeverLyon ASVEL (France) Las Vegas Aces March 13Connecticut SunOlympiacos (Greece) March 14Connecticut SunNew York Liberty March 19Indiana FeverPiešťanské Čajky (Slovakia) March 20Las Vegas AcesNew York Liberty April 9Phoenix MercurySouthside Flyers (Australia) Phoenix MercuryCanberra Capitals (Australia) April 17Atlanta Dream Los Angeles SparksArizona April 22Las Vegas Aces
Waived PlayerDate WaivedFormer TeamRef Alexis Jones February 15 Los Angeles Sparks Rebecca Greenwell February 28 Washington Mystics Brittany Boyd April 21 New York Liberty Paris Kea April 22 Indiana Fever Erica McCall Indiana Fever Kaela Davis April 23 Dallas Wings
Draft
First round PickPlayerDate signedTeamRef1 Sabrina IonescuApril 26 New York Liberty2 Satou SaballyApril 21 Dallas Wings3 Lauren CoxApril 21 Indiana Fever4 Chennedy Carter April 23 Atlanta Dream5 Bella AlarieApril 20 Dallas Wings6 Mikiah Herbert Harrigan April 29 Minnesota Lynx7 Tyasha Harris April 24 Dallas Wings8 Ruthy Hebard April 28 Chicago Sky9 Megan Walker April 22 New York Liberty10 Jocelyn Willoughby April 25 Phoenix Mercury11 Kitija Laksa April 25 Seattle Storm12 Jazmine Jones April 22 New York Liberty
Second round PickPlayerDate signedTeamRef13 Kylie Shook April 24 New York Liberty14 Kathleen Doyle April 21 Indiana Fever 15 Leaonna Odom April 23 New York Liberty16 Crystal Dangerfield April 22 Minnesota Lynx17 Brittany Brewer April 20 Atlanta Dream18 Te'a Cooper April 29 Phoenix Mercury19 Joyner Holmes April 22 Seattle Storm20 Beatrice Mompremier April 26 Los Angeles Sparks21 Luisa Geiselsöder Dallas Wings22 Leonie Fiebich Los Angeles Sparks23 Kaila Charles April 23 Connecticut Sun24 Jaylyn Agnew April 22 Washington Mystics
Third round PickPlayerDate signedTeamRef25 Mikayla Pivec April 20 Atlanta Dream 26 Erica Ogwumike April 29 New York Liberty 27 Kobi Thornton Atlanta Dream 28 Kamiah Smalls April 21 Indiana Fever 29 Stella Johnson April 28 Phoenix Mercury 30 Japreece Dean April 24 Chicago Sky 31 Haley Gorecki April 22 Seattle Storm 32 Kiah Gillespie April 25 Chicago Sky 33 Lauren Manis April 27 Las Vegas Aces 34 Tynice Martin Los Angeles Sparks 35 Juicy Landrum April 24 Connecticut Sun 36 Sug Sutton April 22 Washington Mystics
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