List of 2024 WNBA season transactions

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This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2024 WNBA season.[1]

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.
September 25, 2023 Chicago Sky Turkey Emre Vatansever Interim coach, contract not renewed October 12 United States Teresa Weatherspoon New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach (2019–2023) [2][3]
October 17, 2023 Phoenix Mercury United States Nikki Blue Interim coach, contract not renewed October 18 United States Nate Tibbetts Orlando Magic assistant coach (2021–2023) [4]

Player movement

Free agency negotiation began on January 21, 2024. Free agents were allowed to officially sign with their teams on February 1, 2024.

Trades

January
January 31 To Los Angeles Sparks
To Seattle Storm
  • 2026 first-round pick
 [5]
To Connecticut Sun
To Minnesota Lynx
[6]
February
February 1 To Atlanta Dream
To Los Angeles Sparks
[7]
February 3 To Connecticut Sun
To Phoenix Mercury
[8]
February 6 To Chicago Sky
  • United States Michaela Onyenwere
  • United States Brianna Turner
  • 2024 first-round pick (Pick 3)
  • 2025 second-round pick (Chicago's Own)
  • 2026 first-round pick
  • Right to swap 2026 second-round picks
 To Phoenix Mercury
[9]
February 19 To Chicago Sky
  • 2024 first-round pick (Pick 8)
 To Los Angeles Sparks
[10]
March
March 14 To Chicago Sky
  • 2025 second-round pick
  • 2026 second-round pick
 To New York Liberty
[11]

Free agency

Player Date signed New team Former team Ref
United States Lindsay Allen February 1 Chicago Sky Minnesota Lynx [12]
United States Rachel Banham Connecticut Sun Minnesota Lynx [13]
United States Kalani Brown Dallas Wings [14]
United States Rae Burrell Los Angeles Sparks [15]
Canada Bridget Carleton Minnesota Lynx [16]
United States Tina Charles Atlanta Dream Seattle Storm [17]
United States Layshia Clarendon Los Angeles Sparks [15]
United States Natasha Cloud Phoenix Mercury Washington Mystics [18]
United States Nia Coffey Atlanta Dream [17]
United States Sydney Colson Las Vegas Aces [19]
Brazil Damiris Dantas Indiana Fever Minnesota Lynx [20]
Croatia Ivana Dojkić New York Liberty Seattle Storm [21]
United States Skylar Diggins-Smith Seattle Storm Phoenix Mercury [22]
United States Emily Engstler Washington Mystics [23]
Spain Megan Gustafson Las Vegas Aces Phoenix Mercury [24]
United States Morgan Jones Las Vegas Aces [19]
Japan Stephanie Mawuli New York Liberty [21]
United States Aerial Powers Atlanta Dream Minnesota Lynx [17]
United States DiDi Richards Washington Mystics [25]
Germany Satou Sabally Dallas Wings [26]
United States Karlie Samuelson Washington Mystics Los Angeles Sparks [27]
United States Katie Lou Samuelson Indiana Fever Los Angeles Sparks [28]
Australia Alanna Smith Minnesota Lynx Chicago Sky [29]
United States Kiah Stokes Las Vegas Aces [30]
Belgium Julie Vanloo Washington Mystics [31]
United States Courtney Williams Minnesota Lynx Chicago Sky [29]
United States Monique Billings February 2 Los Angeles Sparks Atlanta Dream [32]
United States Rennia Davis Connecticut Sun [33]
United States Liz Dixon Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury [34]
Hungary Virag Kiss Los Angeles Sparks [35]
United States Taylor Mikesell Los Angeles Sparks Atlanta Dream [36]
United States Kianna Smith Connecticut Sun [33]
United States Kayana Traylor Minnesota Lynx [34]
United States Sydney Wiese Connecticut Sun [33]
Spain Astou Ndour-Fall February 3 Connecticut Sun Chicago Sky [37]
United States Christyn Williams Phoenix Mercury [38]
United States Kamaria McDaniel February 4 Las Vegas Aces [39]
United States Diamond DeShields February 5 Chicago Sky Dallas Wings [40]
United States Brianna Fraser New York Liberty [41]
United States Brionna Jones Connecticut Sun [42]
United States Nneka Ogwumike Seattle Storm Los Angeles Sparks [43]
United States Taya Reimer Chicago Sky [44]
United States DeWanna Bonner February 6 Connecticut Sun [45]
United States Elissa Cunane Washington Mystics Minnesota Lynx [46]
United States Taylor Soule Minnesota Lynx Chicago Sky [47]
United States Candace Parker February 7 Las Vegas Aces [48]
United States Emma Cannon February 12 Dallas Wings Indiana Fever [49]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Jonquel Jones February 16 New York Liberty [50]
United States Kennedy Burke February 20 New York Liberty [51]
United States Breanna Stewart February 26 New York Liberty [52]
United States Stefanie Dolson March 12 Washington Mystics New York Liberty [53][54]
United States Brittney Griner March 30 Phoenix Mercury [55]

Hardship contracts

Player Date Signed Date Released Team Ref

Waived

Player Date Waived Former Team Ref
Kadi Sissoko March 15 Phoenix Mercury [1]
Victoria Vivians March 21 Indiana Fever [56]

Waiver claims

Player Date Claimed New Team Ref

Contract suspensions

Player Date Suspended Date Unsuspended Team Reason Ref
Finland Awak Kuier January 22 - Dallas Wings Personal Decision [57]
France Iliana Rupert January 24 - Atlanta Dream Personal Decision [58]
United States Jessica Shepard January 31 - Minnesota Lynx Personal Decision [59]

Inactive

Player Date on Inactive Date Returned Team Reason Ref

Contract extensions

Player Date Team Ref
Bosnia and Herzegovina Jonquel Jones January 31 New York Liberty [60]
United States Lexie Brown February 6 Los Angeles Sparks [61]

Training camp cuts

All players listed did not make the final roster.

Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Dallas Wings
Indiana Fever Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx
New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury Seattle Storm Washington Mystics

Draft

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Main article: 2024 WNBA draft

First Round

Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
1 Indiana Fever
2 Los Angeles Sparks
3 Chicago Sky (from Phoenix)[lower-alpha 1]
4 Los Angeles Sparks (from Seattle)[lower-alpha 2]
5 Dallas Wings (from Chicago)[lower-alpha 3]
6 Washington Mystics
7 Minnesota Lynx
8 Chicago Sky (from Atlanta via Los Angeles)[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5]
9 Dallas Wings
10 Connecticut Sun
11 New York Liberty
12 Atlanta Dream (from Las Vegas via Los Angeles)[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6]

Second Round

Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
13 Chicago Sky (from Phoenix)[lower-alpha 3]
14 Seattle Storm
15 Indiana Fever
16 Las Vegas Aces (from Los Angeles)[lower-alpha 6]
17 New York Liberty (from Chicago)[lower-alpha 3]
18 Las Vegas Aces (from Washington)[lower-alpha 7]
19 Connecticut Sun (from Minnesota)[lower-alpha 8]
20 Atlanta Dream
21 Washington Mystics (from Dallas)[lower-alpha 9]
22 Connecticut Sun
23 New York Liberty
24 Las Vegas Aces

Third Round

Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
25 Phoenix Mercury
26 Seattle Storm
27 Indiana Fever
28 Los Angeles Sparks
29 Phoenix Mercury (from Chicago)[lower-alpha 3]
30 Washington Mystics
31 Minnesota Lynx
32 Atlanta Dream
33 Dallas Wings
34 Connecticut Sun
35 New York Liberty
36 Las Vegas Aces

Previous years' draftees

Draft Pick Player Date signed Team Previous team Ref
2020 22 Leonie Fiebich February 1 New York Liberty [21]
2023 30 Okako Adika [21]
4 Stephanie Soares February 6 Dallas Wings [71]

Footnotes

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