List of 2019 WNBA season transactions
This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2019 WNBA season.
Retirement
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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 31 | Chicago Sky | Amber Stocks | Fired | November 9 | James Wade | Minnesota Lynx assistant coach (2017–2018) | [5][6] |
November 30 | Los Angeles Sparks | Brian Agler | Resigned | December 5 | Derek Fisher | New York Knicks head coach (2014–2016) | [7][8] |
December 18 | Dallas Wings | Taj McWilliams-Franklin | Interim; Contract not renewed | December 18 | Brian Agler | Los Angeles Sparks head coach (2015–2018) | [9] |
Player movement
Trades
April | |||
---|---|---|---|
April 10 | To Atlanta Dream |
To Phoenix Mercury |
[10] |
To Connecticut Sun |
To Minnesota Lynx |
[11] | |
April 11 | To Atlanta Dream |
To Las Vegas Aces
|
[12] |
To Las Vegas Aces |
To New York Liberty
| ||
To New York Liberty |
To Minnesota Lynx
|
[13] | |
April 22 | To Los Angeles Sparks |
To Minnesota Lynx |
[14][15] |
April 27 | To Los Angeles Sparks |
To Connecticut Sun
|
[16] |
May | |||
May 16 | To Las Vegas Aces |
To Dallas Wings
|
[17] |
To Dallas Wings |
To Atlanta Dream
|
[18] | |
May 20 | To Chicago Sky |
To Los Angeles Sparks
|
[19] |
May 21 | To Minnesota Lynx |
To Chicago Sky
|
[20] |
To Minnesota Lynx |
To Phoenix Mercury
|
[21] | |
August | |||
August 6 | To Connecticut Sun |
To Dallas Wings |
[22] |
Free agency
Waived
Player | Date Waived | Former Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Asia Taylor | May 25 | Indiana Fever | [88] |
Arica Carter | June 1 | Phoenix Mercury | [113] |
Anriel Howard | June 5 | Seattle Storm | [91] |
Ashley Walker | June 17 | Los Angeles Sparks | [63] |
Natisha Hiedeman | July 1 | Atlanta Dream | [63] |
Bridget Carleton | July 3 | Connecticut Sun | [98] |
Tiffany Bias | July 8 | New York Liberty | [114] |
Avery Warley-Talbert | |||
Victoria Macauley | July 9 | Chicago Sky | [63] |
Shey Peddy | July 11 | Washington Mystics | [115] |
Shao Ting | July 13 | Minnesota Lynx | [116] |
Alaina Coates | July 14 | Minnesota Lynx | [117] |
Haley Peters | July 17 | Atlanta Dream | [118] |
Kenisha Bell | July 19 | Minnesota Lynx | [119] |
Asia Taylor | July 25 | Minnesota Lynx | [63] |
Chloe Jackson | August 22 | Chicago Sky | [120] |
Asia Taylor | August 25 | Phoenix Mercury | [63] |
Training camp cuts
All players listed did not make the final roster.
Draft
First Round
Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jackie Young | April 17 | Las Vegas Aces | [63] |
2 | Asia Durr | May 3 | New York Liberty | [63] |
3 | Teaira McCowan | April 26 | Indiana Fever | [63] |
4 | Katie Lou Samuelson | April 26 | Chicago Sky | [63] |
5 | Arike Ogunbowale | April 18 | Dallas Wings | [63] |
6 | Napheesa Collier | April 19 | Minnesota Lynx | [63] |
7 | Kalani Brown | April 18 | Los Angeles Sparks | [63] |
8 | Alanna Smith | April 20 | Phoenix Mercury | [63] |
9 | Kristine Anigwe | April 18 | Connecticut Sun | [63] |
10 | Kiara Leslie | April 19 | Washington Mystics | [63] |
11 | Brianna Turner | April 16 | Atlanta Dream | [63] |
12 | Ezi Magbegor | April 25 | Seattle Storm | [63] |
Second Round
Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Sophie Cunningham | April 22 | Phoenix Mercury | [63] |
14 | Han Xu | April 18 | New York Liberty | [63] |
15 | Chloe Jackson | April 19 | Chicago Sky | [63] |
16 | Jessica Shepard | April 24 | Minnesota Lynx | [63] |
17 | Megan Gustafson | April 20 | Dallas Wings | [63] |
18 | Natisha Hiedeman | April 12 | Minnesota Lynx | [121] |
19 | Marina Mabrey | April 25 | Los Angeles Sparks | [63] |
20 | Cierra Dillard | April 12 | Minnesota Lynx | [63] |
21 | Bridget Carleton | April 12 | Connecticut Sun | [63] |
22 | Kennedy Burke | April 18 | Dallas Wings | [63] |
23 | Maite Cazorla | May 3 | Atlanta Dream | [63] |
24 | Anriel Howard | April 22 | Seattle Storm | [63] |
Third Round
Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Paris Kea | April 23 | Indiana Fever | [63] |
26 | Megan Huff | April 18 | New York Liberty | [63] |
27 | María Conde | April 23 | Chicago Sky | [63] |
28 | Caliya Robinson | April 23 | Indiana Fever | [63] |
29 | Morgan Bertsch | April 20 | Dallas Wings | [63] |
30 | Kenisha Bell | April 23 | Minnesota Lynx | [63] |
31 | Ángela Salvadores | — | Los Angeles Sparks | |
32 | Arica Carter | April 17 | Phoenix Mercury | [63] |
33 | Regan Magarity | April 17 | Connecticut Sun | [63] |
34 | Sam Fuehring | May 3 | Washington Mystics | [63] |
35 | Li Yueru | — | Atlanta Dream | |
36 | Macy Miller | April 18 | Seattle Storm | [63] |
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