2023 was a year full of WNBA happenings, both on and off the court. Here, we’ll focus on the off-court developments, from a league-shaking free agency period to another memorable draft night to long-awaited expansion news.
Free agency frenzy
Free agency ushered in the WNBA’s superteam era, with big, championship-chasing swings by the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty.
The defending-champion Aces added Candace Parker and Alysha Clark, while the Liberty aimed to build an insta-contender in Brooklyn through trading for Jonquel Jones and signing Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot. Those decisions left the Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun and Seattle Storm to retool on the fly. In other moves, the Dallas Wings welcomed Natasha Howard, the Atlanta Dream acquired Allisha Gray and the Los Angeles Sparks looked to establish a refreshed identity under new head coach Curt Miller.
Draft night dreams
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