List of 2021 WNBA season transactions

This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2021 WNBA season.

Retirement

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Date Name Team(s) played (years) Age Notes Ref.
February 8, 2021 United States Crystal Langhorne Washington Mystics (2008–2013)
Seattle Storm (2014–2020) 		34 WNBA Champion (2018, 2020)
WNBA All-Star (2011, 2013)
WNBA Most Improved Player (2009)
Also played overseas in Slovakia, Hungary, China & Australia. 		[1][2]
February 9, 2021 United States Renee Montgomery Minnesota Lynx (2009, 2015–2017)
Connecticut Sun (2010–2014)
Seattle Storm (2015)
Atlanta Dream (2018–2019) 		34 WNBA Champion (2015, 2017)
WNBA All-Star (2011)
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year (2012)
Also played overseas in Lithuania, Israel, Russia, Australia, and Poland. 		[3][4]
February 9, 2021 United States LaToya Sanders Phoenix Mercury (2008)
Minnesota Lynx (2009)
Los Angeles Sparks (2011)
Washington Mystics (2012, 2015-2020) 		34 WNBA Champion (2019) [5][6]
March 15, 2021 United States Morgan Tuck Connecticut Sun (2016–2019)
Seattle Storm (2020) 		26 WNBA Champion (2020) [7][8]
May 13, 2021 United States Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx (2006–2019)
Los Angeles Sparks (2020) 		37 4 × WNBA Champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
8 × WNBA All-Star (2006, 2007, 2011, 2013–2015, 2017, 2018)
WNBA Finals MVP (2011)
WNBA Rookie of the Year (2006) 		[9][10]

Front office movements

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Head coach changes

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Off-season
Departure date Team Outgoing head coach Reason for departure Hire date Incoming head coach Last coaching position Ref.
October 15, 2020 Dallas Wings United States Brian Agler Mutual agreement December 9 United States Vickie Johnson Las Vegas Aces assistant coach (2018–2020) [11][12]
May 3, 2021 Atlanta Dream United States Nicki Collen Hired as head coach by Baylor University May 3 United States Mike Petersen (interim) Atlanta Dream assistant coach (2018–2020) [13][14]

Player movement

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Trades

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February
February 5 To Washington Mystics
 To Minnesota Lynx
  • 2022 third-round pick
 [15]
February 10 To Phoenix Mercury
 To New York Liberty
  • 2021 first-round pick (#6)
  • 2022 first-round pick
 [16]
To New York Liberty
 To Seattle Storm
  • 2021 first-round pick (#1)
  • 2022 first-round pick (from Phoenix)
  • 2022 third-round pick
 [17]
To Seattle Storm
 To Minnesota Lynx
  • 2022 first-round pick (from Phoenix)
 [18][19]
To New York Liberty
 To Seattle Storm
 [17][19]
To Seattle Storm
 To Dallas Wings
  • 2021 first-round pick (#1)
  • 2022 second-round pick
 [20][19]
February 13 To Atlanta Dream
 To Phoenix Mercury
  • 2022 third-round pick
 [21]
February 15 To Indiana Fever
 To Las Vegas Aces
  • 2021 second-round pick (#14)
 [22][23]
To Indiana Fever
 To Minnesota Lynx
  • 2022 second-round pick
 [22][24]

Free agency

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Player Date signed New team Former team Ref
United States Cheyenne Parker February 1 Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky [25]
United States Candace Parker Chicago Sky Los Angeles Sparks [26]
United States Kamiah Smalls Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever [27]
United States Allisha Gray Dallas Wings [28]
United States Jantel Lavender Indiana Fever [29]
Canada Natalie Achonwa Minnesota Lynx Indiana Fever [30]
United States Kayla McBride Minnesota Lynx Las Vegas Aces [31]
United States Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury [32]
United States Epiphanny Prince Seattle Storm [33]
Israel Alysha Clark Washington Mystics Seattle Storm [34]
United States Alyssa Thomas February 2 Connecticut Sun [35]
United States Chelsea Gray Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Sparks [36]
United States Erica Wheeler Los Angeles Sparks Indiana Fever [37]
United States Betnijah Laney New York Liberty Atlanta Dream [38]
Turkey LaToya Sanders Washington Mystics [39]
United States Danielle Robinson February 3 Indiana Fever Las Vegas Aces [40]
United States Tianna Hawkins February 4 Atlanta Dream Washington Mystics [41]
United States Jasmine Thomas Connecticut Sun [42]
United States Brionna Jones February 5 Connecticut Sun [43]
Czech Republic Kia Vaughn Phoenix Mercury [44]
United States Tina Charles Washington Mystics [45]
United States Sydney Wallace February 6 Connecticut Sun Zagłębie Sosnowiec (Poland) [46]
United States Brittany Boyd February 8 Chicago Sky New York Liberty [47]
United States Chanelle Molina Indiana Fever Norrköping Dolphins (Sweden) [48]
United States Brittney Sykes Los Angeles Sparks [49]
United States Candice Dupree Seattle Storm Indiana Fever [50]
United States Riquna Williams February 11 Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Sparks [51]
Sweden Amanda Zahui B Los Angeles Sparks New York Liberty [52]
United States Tamera Young Seattle Storm Las Vegas Aces [53]
United States Aerial Powers February 15 Minnesota Lynx Washington Mystics [54]
United States Bria Holmes February 19 Connecticut Sun Los Angeles Sparks [55]
United States Shatori Walker-Kimbrough February 22 Washington Mystics Atlanta Dream [56]
United States Seimone Augustus Los Angeles Sparks [57]
United States Chiney Ogwumike February 25 Los Angeles Sparks [58]
United States Odyssey Sims March 1 Minnesota Lynx Atlanta Dream [59]
United States Sue Bird Seattle Storm [60]
United States Nneka Ogwumike March 2 Los Angeles Sparks [61]
United States Nia Coffey March 4 Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury [62]
United States Natasha Cloud March 10 Washington Mystics [63]
Australia Liz Cambage March 12 Las Vegas Aces [64]
Germany Luisa Geiselsöder Dallas Wings [65]
Canada Aislinn Konig March 16 Washington Mystics BCF Elfic Fribourg (Switzerland) [66]
Australia Sara Blicavs March 22 Phoenix Mercury Southside Flyers (Australia)
Spain Marta Xargay March 25 Phoenix Mercury Uni Girona CB (Spain)
United States Stephanie Jones March 28 Connecticut Sun Ślęza Wrocław (Poland) [67]
United States Shavonte Zellous March 31 Washington Mystics Çankaya Üniversitesi (Turkey) [68]
United States Mikayla Pivec April 2 Minnesota Lynx Campus Promete (Spain) [69]
United States Jillian Alleyne Washington Mystics Dynamo Novosibirsk (Russia) [70]
United States Tanaya Atkinson April 9 Connecticut Sun CDB Clarinos (Spain) [71]
United States Jessica January April 13 Chicago Sky Indiana Fever [72]
United States Alexis Prince Chicago Sky
United States Asia Taylor April 14 New York Liberty CDB Clarinos (Spain) [73]
United States Teana Muldrow April 16 Connecticut Sun Maccabi Haifa (Israel) [74]
United States Asheika Alexander Minnesota Lynx Langston [75]
United States Akela Maize Phoenix Mercury Montana (Bulgaria)
Australia Tiana Mangakahia Phoenix Mercury Syracuse [76]
United States Avery Warley-Talbert Phoenix Mercury Las Vegas Aces
United States G'mrice Davis Washington Mystics AZS Poznań (Poland) [77]
United States Crystal Bradford April 17 Atlanta Dream Ramat Hasharon (Israel) [78]
United States Mikayla Cowling Atlanta Dream Charnay Basket (France) [78]
United States Sierra Campisano Chicago Sky Cal Poly [79]
Czech Republic Petra Holešínská Chicago Sky North Carolina [79]
United States Sparkle Taylor Chicago Sky CB Islas Canarias (Spain) [79]
United States Kobi Thornton Chicago Sky Campus Promete (Spain) [79][80]
United States Feyonda Fitzgerald Connecticut Sun Maccabi Haifa (Israel)
United States Kai James Connecticut Sun CB Islas Canarias (Spain)
United States Vionise Pierre-Louis Connecticut Sun Charnay Basket (France)
United States Japreece Dean Minnesota Lynx Chicago Sky [81]
United States Selena Lott Minnesota Lynx Marquette [81]
United States Mikayla Vaughn Minnesota Lynx Notre Dame [81]
United States Alex Wittinger Minnesota Lynx Heidelberg (Germany) [81]
United States Cierra Burdick Phoenix Mercury Las Vegas Aces [82]
United States Brianna Fraser April 18 Connecticut Sun Vasas SC (Hungary) [83]
United States Dee Givens Dallas Wings BC Winterthur (Switzerland) [84]
United States Tori Jarosz Dallas Wings Zagłębie Sosnowiec (Poland) [84]
United States Destinee Walker Dallas Wings Notre Dame [84]
United States Kate Cain Las Vegas Aces Nebraska [85]
United States Lauren Manis Las Vegas Aces [85]
Spain Blanca Millán Washington Mystics Maine [86]
United States Pre Stanley Washington Mystics Appalachian State [87]
United States Tyra Whitehead Washington Mystics San Jose State

Waived

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Player Date Waived Former Team Ref
United States Kiah Gillespie January 6 Chicago Sky [88]
United States Nia Coffey February 10 Phoenix Mercury
United States Odyssey Sims February 15 Indiana Fever
United States Brittany Brewer February 21 Atlanta Dream
United States Mikayla Pivec Atlanta Dream
Spain Astou Ndour February 25 Dallas Wings
United States Stephanie Mavunga March 7 Chicago Sky
Germany Marie Gülich March 16 Los Angeles Sparks
United States Lexie Brown April 17 Minnesota Lynx
United States Tierra Ruffin-Pratt April 18 Los Angeles Sparks

References

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  3. ^ "Renee Montgomery Announces Retirement". wnba.com. The WNBA. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
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  5. ^ "LaToya Sanders Announces Retirement". wnba.com. The WNBA. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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  7. ^ "Morgan Tuck Announces Retirement". wnba.com. The WNBA. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
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  9. ^ "4X WNBA Champ, Seimone Augustus Enters Retirement; Joins Sparks Coaching Staff". wnba.com. The WNBA. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "Eight-time All-Star Seimone Augustus retires, joins Los Angeles Sparks' coaching staff". espn.com. ESPN. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Dallas Wings and coach Brian Agler agree to part ways after two WNBA seasons". espn.com. ESPN. October 15, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "Dallas Wings Name Vickie Johnson Head Coach". WNBA.com. WNBA. December 9, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (May 3, 2021). "Atlanta Dream's Nicki Collen leaving WNBA to coach Baylor after Kim Mulkey's departure". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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  15. ^ "MYSTICS ACQUIRE ERICA MCCALL - Washington Mystics". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2021.
  16. ^ "MERCURY ACQUIRES ALL-STAR WING KIA NURSE AND WING MEGAN WALKER - Phoenix Mercury". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "New York Liberty Acquire Natasha Howard And Sami Whitcomb - New York Liberty". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2021.
  18. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Acquire 2022 First-Round Draft Pick In Exchange For Forward Mikiah Herbert Harrigan - Minnesota Lynx". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2021.
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  20. ^ "Wings Acquire 2021 Number One Overall Pick - Dallas Wings". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. February 10, 2021.
  21. ^ "Dream Acquire Yvonne Turner From Phoenix". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. February 13, 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Fever Complete Trades with Las Vegas and Minnesota". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 15, 2021.
  23. ^ "Aces Acquire 2021 Second Round Pick From Indiana In Exchange For Lindsay Allen & No. 24 Pick In 2021". aces.wnba.com. Las Vegas Aces. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  24. ^ "Lynx Acquire 2022 Second-Round Pick For Odyssey Sims and Temi Fagbenle". lynx.wnba.com. Minnesota Lynx. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  25. ^ "Cheyenne Parker Signs Multi-Year Deal with Atlanta - Atlanta Dream". wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2021.
  26. ^ "Chicago Sky Make Historic Signing to Bring 2x WNBA MVP Candace Parker Home". wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2021.
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  29. ^ "Fever Sign Jantel Lavender - Indiana Fever". wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2021.
  30. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign Forward Natalie Achonwa - Minnesota Lynx". wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2021.
  31. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign Guard Kayla McBride - Minnesota Lynx". wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2021.
  32. ^ "MERCURY, TAURASI AGREE TO MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT - Phoenix Mercury". wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2021.
  33. ^ "Seattle Storm Re-Signs Epiphanny Prince - Seattle Storm". wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2021.
  34. ^ "WNBA CHAMPION ALYSHA CLARK SIGNS WITH MYSTICS - Washington Mystics". wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2021.
  35. ^ "Alyssa Thomas returns to the Sun on multi-year contract - Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2021.
  36. ^ "Aces Sign Three-Time WNBA All-Star Guard Chelsea Gray - Las Vegas Aces". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2021.
  37. ^ "Sparks Sign All-Star Guard Erica Wheeler - Los Angeles Sparks". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2021.
  38. ^ "New York Liberty Signs WNBA's 2020 Most Improved Player Betnijah Laney - New York Liberty". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2021.
  39. ^ "SANDERS TO RETURN TO MYSTICS - Washington Mystics". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2021.
  40. ^ "Danielle Robinson signs with the Fever - Indiana Fever". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 3, 2021.
  41. ^ "Tianna Hawkins Inks Multi-Year Deal with Atlanta - Atlanta Dream". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. February 4, 2021.
  42. ^ "Jasmine Thomas inks multi-year contract with Connecticut - Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 4, 2021.
  43. ^ "Connecticut remains home for Brionna Jones - Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2021.
  44. ^ "PHOENIX MERCURY RE-SIGN FREE AGENT CENTER KIA VAUGHN - Phoenix Mercury". mercury.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2021.
  45. ^ "CHARLES RE-SIGNS WITH MYSTICS - Washington Mystics". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2021.
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  47. ^ "Chicago Sky on Twitter". twitter.com. February 9, 2021.
  48. ^ "Fever Sign Chanelle Molina to Training Camp Contract". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. February 8, 2021.
  49. ^ "Sparks Re-Sign All-WNBA Defender Brittney Sykes". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 8, 2021.
  50. ^ "Seattle Storm Signs Seven-Time All-Star Candice Dupree". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 8, 2021.
  51. ^ "Aces Ink All-Star Riquna Williams To Free Agent Deal". aces.wnba.com. February 11, 2021.
  52. ^ "Sparks Sign Former No. 2 Overall Pick Amanda Zahui B." wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2021.
  53. ^ "Storm signs Stephanie Talbot, Tamera Young". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 11, 2021.
  54. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign WNBA Champion Aerial Powers". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. February 15, 2021.
  55. ^ "Sparks Sign Bria Holmes". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 19, 2021.
  56. ^ "Dream Sign Shatori Walker-Kimbrough". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. February 22, 2021.
  57. ^ "Sparks Re-Sign Four-Time WNBA Champion Seimone Augustus". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 22, 2021.
  58. ^ "Sparks Re-Sign Two-Time All-Star Chiney Ogwumike". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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  62. ^ "Sparks Sign Nia Coffey". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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  65. ^ "Dallas Wings Sign Luisa Geiselsöder to Training Camp Contract". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. March 12, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
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  68. ^ "MYSTICS SIGN SHAVONTE ZELLOUS". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. March 31, 2021.
  69. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign Mikayla Pivec". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. April 2, 2021.
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  71. ^ "Connecticut Sun on Twitter". twitter.com. March 18, 2021.
  72. ^ "Sky Sign Alexis Prince & Jessica January to Training Camp Contracts". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. April 13, 2021.
  73. ^ "ASIA TAYLOR has signed in the WNBA with the New York Liberty". regeneracomsports.com. WNBA. April 14, 2021.
  74. ^ "Connecticut Sun on Twitter". twitter.com. April 16, 2021.
  75. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign HBCU Alumna Asheika Alexander". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. April 16, 2021.
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  80. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign HBCU Alumna Asheika Alexander". clemsontigers.com. Clemson Tigers. April 17, 2021.
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  87. ^ "Washington Mystics on Twitter". twitter.com. April 18, 2021.
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