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==All-time notes== ===Home arenas=== * [[Barclays Center]]; [[Brooklyn]] (2019,{{notetag|Two games}} 2021–present) * [[Westchester County Center]]; [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]] (2018–2019) * [[Madison Square Garden]]; [[Manhattan]] (1997–2010, 2014–2017) * [[Prudential Center]]; [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] (2011–2013) * [[Arthur Ashe Stadium]]; [[Queens]] (2008){{notetag|[[Liberty Outdoor Classic]]}} * [[Radio City Music Hall]]; Manhattan (2004){{notetag|Six games}} ===Regular season attendance=== * A sellout for a basketball game at [[Madison Square Garden]] (1997–2010) is 19,563. * A sellout for a basketball game at [[Prudential Center]] (2011–2013) is 18,711. * A sellout for a basketball game at Madison Square Garden (2013–2017) is 19,812. * A sellout for a basketball game at [[Westchester County Center]] (2018–2019) is 5,000. * A sellout for a Liberty game at [[Barclays Center]] (2021–present) is considered to be 8,575, the team's initial cap on ticket sales at that venue. The full capacity for basketball is 17,732. {| class="wikitable" style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" ! colspan=7 style="{{WNBA color cell|New York Liberty}};"|Regular season all-time attendance |- ! Year ! Average ! High ! Low ! Sellouts ! Total for year ! WNBA game average |- | '''1997''' || 13,270 (2nd) || 18,051 || 8,554 || 0 || 185,786 || 9,669 |- | '''1998''' || 14,935 (2nd) || 19,563 || 11,276 || 1 || 224,024 || 10,869 |- | '''1999''' || 13,797 (2nd) || 16,782 || 10,940 || 0 || 220,748 || 10,207 |- | '''2000''' || 14,498 (2nd) || 19,563 || 11,257 || 1 || 231,962 || 9,074 |- | '''2001''' || 15,671 (1st) || 18,213 || 12,262 || 0 || 250,735 || 9,075 |- | '''2002''' || 14,670 (2nd) || 19,563 || 12,037 || 1 || 234,717 || 9,228 |- | '''2003''' || 12,491 (2nd) || 15,424 || 10,711 || 0 || 212,346 || 8,800 |- | '''2004''' || 9,629 (3rd) || 15,698 || 5,945 || 0 || 163,686 || 8,613 |- | '''2005''' || 10,145 (1st) || 12,543 || 7,897 || 0 || 172,471 || 8,172 |- | '''2006''' || 9,120 (2nd) || 14,070 || 7,751 || 0 || 155,048 || 7,476 |- | '''2007''' || 8,677 (2nd) || 11,341 || 6,267 || 0 || 147,506 || 7,742 |- | '''2008''' || 9,045 (4th) || 19,393 || 6,928 || 0 || 153,772 || 7,948 |- | '''2009''' || 9,800 (3rd) || 15,667 || 8,018 || 0 || 166,604 || 8,039 |- | '''2010''' || 11,069 (1st) || 18,162 || 7,537 || 0 || 188,173 || 7,834 |- | '''2011''' || 7,702 (8th) || 14,314 || 5,725 || 0 || 130,936 || 7,954 |- | '''2012''' || 6,779 (9th) || 14,715 || 4,723 || 0 || 115,241 || 7,452 |- | '''2013''' || 7,189 (7th) || 12,858 || 5,766 || 0 || 122,217 || 7,531 |- | '''2014''' || 8,949 (3rd) || 17,252 || 7,023 || 0 || 152,128 || 7,578 |- | '''2015''' || 9,159 (3rd) || 18,617 || 5,663 || 0 || 155,695 || 7,184 |- | '''2016''' || 9,724 (2nd) || 14,503 || 7,356 || || 165,300 || 7,655 |- | '''2017''' || 9,888 (4th) || 17,443 || 7,004 || 0 || 168,096 || 7,716 |- | '''2018''' || 2,823 (12th) || 12,488 || 1,419 || 0 || 47,988 || 6,721 |- | '''2019''' || 2,239 (12th) || 7,715 || 1,181 || 0 || 38,067 || 6,535 |- | '''2020''' || colspan=6 | Due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]], the season was played in [[IMG Academy|Bradenton, Florida]], without fans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-16 |title=WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-announces-plan-to-tip-off-2020-season/ |access-date=2020-06-17 |website=WNBA |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | '''2021''' || 1,874 (9th) || 3,114 || 815 || 0 || 28,113 || 2,636 |- | '''2022''' || 5,327 (8th) || 9,896 || 3,054 || 0 || 95,882 || 5,679 |- | '''2023''' || 7,777 (5th) || 11,615 || 5,719 || 0 || 155,535 || 6,615 |- | '''2024''' || 12,729 (2nd) || 17,758 || 9,182 || 2 || 254,590 || 9,807 |} ===Draft picks=== * '''1997 Elite''': Kym Hampton (4), Vickie Johnson (12) * '''1997''': Sue Wicks (6), Sophia Witherspoon (11), Trena Trice (22), Kisha Ford (27) * '''1998''': Alicia Thompson (9), Nadine Domond (19), Albena Branzova (29), Vanessa Nygaard (39) * '''1999''': Crystal Robinson (6), Michele Van Gorp (18), Tamika Whitmore (30), Carolyn Jones-Young (42) * '''2000''': Olga Firsova (13), Desiree Francis (29), Jessica Bibby (45), Natalie Porter (61) * '''2001''': Taru Tuukkanen (57), Tara Mitchem (60) * '''2002''': Linda Frohlich (26), Tracy Gahan (46), Dee Dee Warley (62) * '''2003 [[Miami Sol|Miami]]/[[Portland Fire|Portland]] dispersal draft''': Elena Baranova (11) * '''2003''': Molly Creamer (10), Erin Thorn (17), Sonja Mallory (24), Kristen Brook Sharp (26), Nicole Kaczmarski (39) * '''2004 [[Cleveland Rockers|Cleveland]] dispersal draft''': Ann Wauters (4) * '''2004''': Shameka Christon (5), Amisha Carter (17), Cathy Joens (30) * '''2005''': Loree Moore (10), Tabitha Pool (23), Rebecca Richman (36) * '''2006''': Sherill Baker (12), Brooke Queenan (23), Christelle N'Garsanet (37) * '''2007 [[Charlotte Sting|Charlotte]] dispersal draft''': Janel McCarville (3) * '''2007''': Tiffany Jackson (5), Shay Doron (16), Martina Weber (29) * '''2008''': Essence Carson (7), Erlana Larkins (14), Wanisha Smith (27), Alberta Auguste (35) * '''2009 [[Houston Comets|Houston]] dispersal draft''': selection waived * '''2009''': Kia Vaughn (8), Abby Waner (21) * '''2010 [[Sacramento Monarchs|Sacramento]] dispersal draft''': Nicole Powell (1) * '''2010''': Kalana Greene (13), Ashley Houts (16), Cory Montgomery (25) * '''2011''': Alex Montgomery (10), Angel Robinson (22), Mekia Valentine (34) * '''2012''': Kelley Cain (7), Katelan Redmon (36) * '''2013''': Kelsey Bone (5), Toni Young (7), Kamiko Williams (15), Shenneika Smith (25), Olcay Çakır (27) * '''2014''': Alyssa Thomas (4), Tyaunna Marshall (14), Meighan Simmons (26) * '''2015''': Brittany Boyd (9), Kiah Stokes (11), Amber Orrange (23), Laurin Mincy (27), Michala Johnson (28) * '''2016''': Adut Bulgak (12), Ameryst Alston (24), Shacobia Barbee (36) * '''2017''': Lindsay Allen (14), Kai James (34) * '''2018''': Kia Nurse (10), Mercedes Russell (22), Leslie Robinson (34) * '''2019''': Asia Durr (2), Han Xu (14), Megan Huff (26) * '''2020''': Sabrina Ionescu (1), Megan Walker (9), Jazmine Jones (12), Kylee Shook (13), Leaonna Odom (15), Erica Ogwumike (26; traded to Minnesota) * '''2021''': Michaela Onyenwere (6), DiDi Richards (17), Valerie Higgins (25), Marine Fauthoux (29) * '''2022''': [[Nyara Sabally]] (5), [[Sika Koné]] (29) * '''2023''': Okako Adika (30) * '''2024''': [[Marquesha Davis]] (11), [[Esmery Martinez]] (17), [[Jessika Carter]] (23), Kaitlyn Davis (35) * '''2025''': Adja Kane (38) ===Trades=== * '''December 15, 1999''': The Liberty acquired Michele Van Gorp from the Portland Fire in exchange for Portland agreeing to select Sophia Witherspoon and Coquese Washington in the expansion draft. * '''May 28, 2000''': The Liberty traded Carolyn Jones-Young to the Portland Fire in exchange for Tari Phillips. * '''February 24, 2006''': The Liberty traded the 9th overall pick in the 2006 draft to the Indiana Fever in exchange for Kelly Schumacher and the 12th overall pick in the 2006 draft. * '''April 4, 2007''': The Liberty traded Becky Hammon and a second-round pick in the 2008 draft to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for draft rights to Jessica Davenport and a first-round pick in the 2008 draft. * '''June 20, 2007''': The Liberty traded Sherill Baker to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Lisa Willis. * '''May 7, 2008''': The Liberty traded a third-round pick in the 2009 draft to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for [[Leilani Mitchell]]. * '''May 5, 2009''': The Liberty traded a first-round pick in the 2010 draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Sidney Spencer. * '''March 30, 2010''': The Liberty traded Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld to the Chicago Sky in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2010 draft and Cappie Pondexter and Kelly Mazzante from the Phoenix Mercury. Phoenix received Candice Dupree from Chicago as part of this trade. * '''April 11, 2011''': The Liberty traded Angel Robinson to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Jessica Breland and a second-round pick in the 2012 draft. * '''April 11, 2011''': The Liberty traded Kalana Greene to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Sydney Colson. * '''May 27, 2011''': The Liberty acquired Quanitra Hollingsworth from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the right to swap third-round picks in the 2012 draft. * '''August 4, 2011''': The Liberty traded Sidney Spencer to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Kara Braxton. * '''February 27, 2013''': The Liberty traded Kia Vaughn to the Washington Mystics in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 draft. * '''March 1, 2013''': The Liberty traded Janel McCarville to the Minnesota Lynx and Nicole Powell plus a third-round pick in the 2013 draft to the Tulsa Shock. In exchange, the Liberty received Deanna Nolan, a second-round pick in the 2013 draft, and a third-round pick in the 2013 draft. * '''April 15, 2013''': The Liberty traded Quanitra Hollingsworth to the Washington Mystics in exchange for the 25th overall pick in the 2013 draft. * '''April 14, 2014''': The Liberty traded Kelsey Bone, Alyssa Thomas and a first-round pick in the 2015 draft to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Tina Charles. * '''July 9, 2014''': The Liberty traded DeLisha Milton-Jones to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Swin Cash. * '''February 16, 2015''': The Liberty traded Cappie Pondexter to the Chicago Sky in exchange for Epiphanny Prince. * '''April 16, 2015''': The Liberty traded Alex Montgomery to the San Antonio Stars in exchange for the 9th overall pick in the 2015 draft. The Liberty also traded Anna Cruz and 16th and 35th overall picks to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the 11th, 23rd and 28th overall picks in the 2015 draft. * '''May 2, 2016''': The Liberty traded a second-round pick in the 2017 draft to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Shoni Schimmel. * '''May 11, 2016''': The Liberty traded a first-round pick in the 2017 draft to the Dallas Wings in exchange for Amanda Zahui B. and a second-round pick in the 2017 draft. * '''January 30, 2017''': The Liberty traded Carolyn Swords and a first-round pick in the 2017 draft to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Kia Vaughn and Bria Hartley. * '''April 11, 2019 ''': The Liberty traded their second round pick in the 2020 draft to Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Tanisha Wright. *''' April 11, 2020''': The Liberty engaged in a three team trade where the team acquired the 13th pick in the 2020 draft and sent Sugar Rodgers to Las Vegas. *'''April 17, 2020''': The Liberty traded the draft rights to Erica Ogwumike to Minnesota in exchange for Stephanie Talbot. *'''April 17, 2020''': The Liberty acquired the draft rights for Jocelyn Willoughby from Phoenix in exchange for Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. *'''February 10, 2021''': The Liberty traded Kia Nurse and Megan Walker to Phoenix in exchange for the 6th pick in the 2021 draft and the Mercury's first-round pick in the 2022 draft. *'''February 10, 2021''': The Liberty traded the 1st overall pick in the 2021 draft, a second-round pick in the 2022 draft, and their second-round 2022 Draft pick to Seattle in exchange for Natasha Howard. *'''February 10, 2021''': The Liberty traded the rights to Stephanie Talbot to Seattle in exchange for Sami Whitcomb. *'''April 11, 2022''': The Liberty traded their Second Round pick in the 2023 draft to Seattle in exchange for the rights to Lorela Cubaj. *'''June 8, 2022''': The Liberty traded Asia Durr to Atlanta in exchange for Megan Walker and the rights to Raquel Carrera. *'''January 16, 2023''' The Liberty traded Rebecca Allen, the 6th pick in the 2023 draft, Natasha Howard, and Crystal Dangerfield as part of a three team trade and received Jonquel Jones and Kayla Thornton. *'''February 11, 2023''' The Liberty traded Michaela Onyenwere as part of a four team trade and received the rights to Leonie Fiebich, Chicago's second round pick in the 2024 draft, and the rights to swap first-round picks in the 2025 draft with Phoenix. *'''March 14, 2024''' The Liberty traded their second round picks in the 2025 and 2026 WNBA draft in exchange for Rebekah Gardner. *'''March 16, 2024''' The Liberty traded their first round picks in the 2025 and 2026 WNBA draft in exchange for Natasha Cloud ===All-Stars=== * '''1999''': Kym Hampton, Vickie Johnson, Rebecca Lobo, Teresa Weatherspoon * '''2000''': Tari Phillips, Teresa Weatherspoon, Sue Wicks * '''2001''': Vickie Johnson, Tari Phillips, Teresa Weatherspoon * '''2002''': Tari Phillips, Teresa Weatherspoon * '''2003''': Becky Hammon, Tari Phillips, Teresa Weatherspoon * '''2004''': Becky Hammon * '''2005''': Becky Hammon, Ann Wauters * '''2006''': None * '''2007''': None * '''2008''': No All-Star Game * '''2009''': Shameka Christon * '''2010''': Cappie Pondexter * '''2011''': Essence Carson, Cappie Pondexter * '''2012''': No All-Star Game * '''2013''': Cappie Pondexter * '''2014''': Tina Charles, Cappie Pondexter * '''2015''': Tina Charles * '''2016''': No All-Star Game * '''2017''': Tina Charles, Sugar Rodgers * '''2018''': Tina Charles * '''2019''': Tina Charles, Kia Nurse * '''2020''': No All-Star Game * '''2021''': Betnijah Laney * '''2022''': Natasha Howard, Sabrina Ionescu * '''2023''': Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot * '''2024''': Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart ===Olympians=== *'''2016''': Tina Charles *'''2020''': Rebecca Allen ([[Australia women's national basketball team|AUS]]), Han Xu ([[China women's national basketball team|CHN]]), Marine Johannès ([[France women's national basketball team|FRA]]) *'''2024''': Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Leonie Fiebich ([[Germany women's national basketball team|GER]]), Nyara Sabally ([[Germany women's national basketball team|GER]]) ===Honors and awards=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * '''1997''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Rebecca Lobo * '''1997''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Teresa Weatherspoon * '''1997''' ''Defensive Player of the Year'': Teresa Weatherspoon * '''1998''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Teresa Weatherspoon * '''1998''' ''Defensive Player of the Year'': Teresa Weatherspoon * '''1999''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Teresa Weatherspoon * '''2000''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Teresa Weatherspoon * '''2000''' ''Most Improved Player'': Tari Phillips * '''2001''' ''Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award'': Sue Wicks * '''2002''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Tari Phillips * '''2005''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Becky Hammon * '''2007''' ''Most Improved Player'': Janel McCarville * '''2007''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Loree Moore * '''2010''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Cappie Pondexter * '''2010''' ''Most Improved Player'': Leilani Mitchell * '''2010''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Cappie Pondexter * '''2010''' ''All-Rookie Team'': Kalana Greene * '''2011''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Cappie Pondexter * '''2011''' ''Most Improved Player'': Kia Vaughn * '''2012''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Cappie Pondexter * '''2013''' ''All-Rookie Team'': Kelsey Bone * '''2014''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Tina Charles * '''2015''' ''Coach of the Year'': Bill Laimbeer * '''2015''' ''All-Rookie Team'': Brittany Boyd * '''2015''' ''All-Rookie Team'': Kiah Stokes * '''2015''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Tina Charles * '''2015''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Kiah Stokes * '''2015''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Tanisha Wright * '''2015''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Tina Charles * '''2015''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Epiphanny Prince * '''2016''' ''Peak Performer (Points)'': Tina Charles * '''2016''' ''Peak Performer (Rebounds)'': Tina Charles * '''2016''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Tanisha Wright * '''2017''' ''WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year'': Sugar Rodgers * '''2020''' ''All-Rookie Team'': Jazmine Jones * '''2021''' ''All-Rookie Team'': Michaela Onyenwere * '''2021''' ''All-Rookie Team'': DiDi Richards * '''2021''' ''Rookie of the Year'': Michaela Onyenwere * '''2022''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Sabrina Ionescu * '''2023''' ''Peak Performer (Assists)'': Courtney Vandersloot * '''2023''' ''All-Defensive first team'': Breanna Stewart * '''2023''' ''All-Defensive second team'': Betnijah Laney * '''2023''' ''WNBA MVP'': Breanna Stewart * '''2023''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Breanna Stewart * '''2023''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Sabrina Ionescu * '''2023''' ''WNBA Executive of the Year'': Jonathan Kolb * '''2024''' ''WNBA Finals MVP'': Jonquel Jones * '''2024''' ''All-Rookie Team'': Leonie Fiebich * '''2024''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Breanna Stewart * '''2024''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Sabrina Ionescu * '''2024''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Jonquel Jones * '''2024''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Breanna Stewart * '''2024''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Jonquel Jones {{div col end}}
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