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| name = New York Liberty
| current = 2025 New York Liberty season 
| logo = New York Liberty logo.svg
| leagues = [[WNBA]]
| conference = [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern]]
| founded = 1997
| history = '''New York Liberty'''<br/>1997–present
| arena =  [[Barclays Center]]
| location = [[Brooklyn, New York]]
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| sponsor = [[Barclays]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=Barclays To Become the Official Banking Partner of WNBA’s New York Liberty|url=https://liberty.wnba.com/news/barclays-to-become-the-official-banking-partner-of-wnbas-new-york-liberty|publisher=WNBA Enterprises, LLC|website=Liberty.WNBA.com|date=March 27, 2024|access-date=April 9, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
| manager =
| coach = [[Sandy Brondello]]
| assistants = [[Olaf Lange (basketball)|Olaf Lange]]<br>[[Zach O'Brien (basketball)|Zach O'Brien]]<br>[[Sonia Raman]]
| gm = [[Jonathan Kolb]]
| ownership = [[Joseph Tsai]] & [[Clara Wu Tsai]]
| championships = '''1''' ([[2024 WNBA Finals|2024]]) <!-- Do not add WNBA Commissioner's Cup. Only WNBA championship should be listed here. -->
| conf_champs = '''6''' (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2023, 2024){{notetag|The WNBA awarded [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)#Eastern Conference champions|conference championships]] to the winners of the Conference Finals in the playoffs from 1998 to 2015.}}
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| competition1_champs = '''1''' ([[2023 WNBA Commissioner's Cup|2023]])
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The '''New York Liberty''' are an American professional [[basketball]] team based in the [[Boroughs of New York City|New York City borough]] of [[Brooklyn]]. The Liberty compete in the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA) as a member of the [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern Conference]]. The team was founded in 1997 and is one of the eight original franchises of the league. The team is owned by [[Joe Tsai]] and [[Clara Wu Tsai]], the majority owners of the [[NBA]]'s [[Brooklyn Nets]]. The team plays its home games at [[Barclays Center]].

The Liberty have qualified for the [[WNBA playoffs]] in nineteen of its twenty-eight years. The franchise has been home to many well-known players such as [[Teresa Weatherspoon]], [[Rebecca Lobo]], [[Becky Hammon]], [[Leilani Mitchell]], [[Essence Carson]], [[Cappie Pondexter]], [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Tina Charles]], the team's first-ever No.1 overall draft pick [[Sabrina Ionescu]], [[Breanna Stewart]], [[Jonquel Jones]], and [[Courtney Vandersloot]].

The Liberty have three conference championships, and one WNBA championship. They have played in the [[WNBA Finals]] six times— defeating the [[Minnesota Lynx]] in [[2024 WNBA Finals|2024]], and losing to the [[Houston Comets]] in [[1997 WNBA Finals|1997]], [[1999 WNBA Finals|1999]], and [[2000 WNBA Finals|2000]], the [[Los Angeles Sparks]] in [[2002 WNBA Finals|2002]] and the [[Las Vegas Aces]] in [[2023 WNBA Finals|2023]].

The New York Liberty introduced their mascot, [[Ellie the Elephant]], on May 6, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Covington |first=Abigail |date=2023-10-13 |title=Have You Ever Seen an Elephant Twerk? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/style/ellie-elephant-ny-liberty-wnba.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==History==
===Early success (1997–2002)===
Prior to the team's first season, to avoid potential trademark infringement, the team purchased the trademarks of the defunct Liberty Basketball Association.

When the WNBA opened in 1997, the Liberty were one of the first teams to choose a player, and they signed college superstar [[Rebecca Lobo]] ([[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]) to a contract. Lobo was a starter for two seasons, but was injured in 1999. Her injuries eventually led to her retirement several seasons later. [[Point guard]] [[Teresa Weatherspoon]] emerged as a star, and the Liberty made it to the 1997 championship game, where the team lost to the [[Houston Comets]]. In 1999, they added [[Crystal Robinson]] with the 6th overall pick<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/crystal_robinson/bio.html |title=WNBA.com: Crystal Robinson Playerfile |access-date=2014-01-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232049/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/crystal_robinson/bio.html |archive-date=2014-02-01 }}</ref> and returned to the WNBA Finals, where they again faced the Comets. In Game 2, Teresa Weatherspoon's halfcourt shot at the buzzer gave the Liberty a one-point road win that tied the series at a game apiece. However, the Liberty lost the third game of the series and the Comets became champions for a third straight time.

In 2000, the Liberty traded for [[Tari Phillips]] who blossomed in New York and made four straight All-Star teams. In 2001, Weatherspoon became the WNBA's all-time assist leader. Teamed with Robinson, Phillips and an emerging [[Sue Wicks]], who was once a back-up to Lobo at forward but made the 2000 All-Star game, Weatherspoon and the Liberty subsequently returned to the finals in 2000 and 2002, but lost once again to the Comets and to the [[Los Angeles Sparks]], respectively. The Liberty also advanced to the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals in 2001.

===Transition seasons (2003–2009)===
[[File:Madison Square Garden Liberty.jpg|250px|thumb|Madison Square Garden during a Liberty game]]
The 2003 season marked a transition for the Liberty and with team leader Teresa Weatherspoon's WNBA career winding down, fan favorite [[Becky Hammon]] emerged as a star player. The 2004 season saw Hammon replacing Weatherspoon as the team's starting point guard.

The Liberty played six of their home games during the 2004 season at [[Radio City Music Hall]] as Madison Square Garden was hosting the [[2004 Republican National Convention]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Lena |date=25 July 2004 |title=PRO BASKETBALL; Liberty Opens Big on Its Home, Er, Stage |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/sports/pro-basketball-liberty-opens-big-on-its-home-er-stage.html |access-date=10 November 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> These games marked the first time Radio City had hosted a professional sporting event since the Roy Jones Jr. boxing match held in 1999.

With team leader [[Tari Phillips]] being signed away to the Houston Comets, [[Ann Wauters]] emerged as a force at the team's starting center position in 2005. However, she was injured midway through the season. The loss of Wauters was felt as the team was swept two games to none by the [[Indiana Fever]] in the first round of the playoffs.

The Liberty had a poor 2006 season, winning only 11 games.

At the beginning of the 2007 WNBA season, the team traded [[Becky Hammon]] to the [[San Antonio Stars|San Antonio Silver Stars]] for [[Jessica Davenport]], a first round pick in the [[2007 WNBA draft]]. They also acquired center [[Janel McCarville]] through the dispersal draft associated with the dissolution of the [[Charlotte Sting]]. The 2007 Liberty started out 5–0, then lost 7 straight games, then rallied at the end of the season to get the last playoff spot by winning 3 out of their last 4 games, beating the [[Washington Mystics]] on the tiebreaker of head-to-head record. In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Liberty, as huge underdogs, faced the defending champion [[Detroit Shock]] in a best-of-three series. The Liberty defeated the Shock in game 1 in New York. In games 2 and 3 the Liberty lost both games to the Shock in Detroit, 76–73 and 71–70 (OT), respectively.

In 2008, the Liberty drafted former [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball|Rutgers]] shooting guard [[Essence Carson]] and former [[North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball|North Carolina]] forward Erlana Larkins, and signed former [[Utah Utes women's basketball|Utah]] point guard [[Leilani Mitchell]] during the preseason. Despite having the youngest average age of any WNBA team, the Liberty managed to win 19 regular season games in 2008, to defeat the [[Connecticut Sun]] in the first round of playoff action, and to come within two points of defeating the [[Detroit Shock]] in the third and last game of the Eastern Conference Finals. Again, the Detroit series entailed a Liberty victory at home in Game 1, followed by narrow defeats away in Games 2 and 3. The 2008 season also featured the "[[Liberty Outdoor Classic]]", the first ever professional regular season [[basketball]] game to be played outdoors, on July 19 at [[Arthur Ashe Stadium]] of the [[USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center]]. The [[Indiana Fever]] defeated the Liberty in the Outdoor Classic.

In the [[2009 WNBA draft]], the Liberty selected local favorite [[Kia Vaughn]] from Rutgers. With a solid core group, the Liberty looked to be a contender in the East yet again.

In the 2009 season, however, they never proved to be a contender and the team fired head coach [[Pat Coyle (basketball)|Pat Coyle]]. To replace Coyle, the Liberty hired then-Liberty assistant coach [[Anne Donovan]] on an interim basis. Despite the coaching change, the franchise continued to struggle, finishing 13–21, their second worst record in franchise history.

===The Cappie Pondexter era (2010–2014)===
The New York Liberty fared better in 2010, during Donovan's first and only full season as head coach. Led by newly signed high scorer [[Cappie Pondexter]] (formerly of the [[Phoenix Mercury]]) and the 2010 [[WNBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player Award]] winner Leilani Mitchell, the team made it all the way to the [[2010 WNBA Playoffs#Conference Finals|Eastern Conference Finals]], where they lost to the Atlanta Dream.

The team had high hopes for 2011, after the hiring of former [[2005 WNBA Finals|WNBA champion]] head coach [[John Whisenant]]. [[Janel McCarville]] did not report to training camp, seeking time with her family, and as such, was suspended for the duration of the 2011 season. This caused division and discord within the New York Liberty fanbase. [[Kia Vaughn]] was unexpectedly thrust into the role of starting Center.

The Liberty were originally scheduled to be displaced from their usual home court due to renovations at [[Madison Square Garden]] scheduled to begin in 2009. However, the renovation plans were delayed, and the Liberty played at the Garden in 2009 and 2010. The Liberty ended up playing in the [[Prudential Center]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey]], for their 2011, 2012, and 2013 seasons while the renovations were ongoing.

Pondexter and [[Plenette Pierson]], along with improved play from Vaughn, allowed New York to be competitive early in the 2011 season. The team went into the [[2011 WNBA All-Star Game|All-Star break]] in third place in the Eastern Conference. In August, [[Sidney Spencer]] was traded to the [[Phoenix Mercury]] in exchange for [[Kara Braxton]]. By maintaining a fairly even standard of play, the Liberty made their way into the WNBA playoffs. However, the Liberty fell to the [[Indiana Fever]] in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Just before the [[2014 WNBA draft]], the New York Liberty traded Kelsey Bone, the fourth overall pick in the 2014 WNBA draft (Alyssa Thomas) and the fourth overall pick in the 2015 WNBA draft to the Connecticut Sun for WNBA All-Star [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Tina Charles]], who had requested a trade.

In February 2015, Pondexter was traded to the [[Chicago Sky]] for [[Epiphanny Prince]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sandalow |first=Brian |date=February 16, 2015 |title=Sky send Epiphanny Prince to New York for Cappie Pondexter |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/basketball/7/71/372110/sky-send-epiphanny-prince-new-york-cappie-pondexter |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216193348/http://chicago.suntimes.com/basketball/7/71/372110/sky-send-epiphanny-prince-new-york-cappie-pondexter |archive-date=February 16, 2015 |access-date=February 16, 2015 |work=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref>

===The Isiah Thomas era (2015–2018)===
On May 5, 2015, the Liberty hired Thomas as team president overseeing all business and basketball operations of the franchise.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liberty introduce Team President Isiah Thomas|url=http://liberty.wnba.com/news/liberty-introduce-team-president-isiah-thomas/|website=New York Liberty}}</ref> Under Thomas' leadership as team president and the coaching staff led by [[Bill Laimbeer]] as head coach, the Liberty finished first in the Eastern Conference during the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Berman|first=Marc|title=Isiah Thomas – yes, that Isiah Thomas – is Liberty's Mr. Fix-t|url=https://nypost.com/2015/08/01/isiah-thomas-yes-that-isiah-thomas-is-libertys-mr-fix-it/|website=New York Post}}</ref>

On August 2, 2015, during halftime at the game against the [[Seattle Storm]], the New York Liberty inducted WNBA legend [[Becky Hammon]] into the Liberty's Ring of Honor. Thomas presented Hammon with her ring during the induction ceremony at [[Madison Square Garden]]. Hammon is currently the head coach of the WNBA's [[Las Vegas Aces]].

After qualifying for the [[2016 WNBA playoffs]], the Liberty lost to the [[Phoenix Mercury]] in the second round.<ref>{{cite news |last=Feinberg |first=Doug |date=24 September 2016 |title=Taurasi helps Mercury advance to semifinals, beat Liberty |url=https://www.wnba.com/game/1041600201/PHO-vs-NYL |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=WNBA}}</ref> The Liberty lost to the Washington Mystics in the second round of the 2017 WNBA playoffs.

In November 2017, the Madison Square Garden Company and [[James L. Dolan]] announced they were actively looking to sell the franchise.<ref>{{cite web |last=Voepel |first=Mechelle |author-link=Michael Voepel |date=November 15, 2017 |title=Jim Dolan parting ways with New York Liberty was only a matter of time |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/21417596 |access-date=November 24, 2017 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> After not immediately finding a buyer, MSG relocated most of the Liberty's 2018 home games to [[Westchester County Center]] in nearby [[White Plains, New York]], the home of MSG's [[NBA G League]] team the [[Westchester Knicks]], while still continuing to pursue a sale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://liberty.wnba.com/news/msg-operate-liberty-continuing-pursue-sale-westchester-county-center-serve-teams-primary-home-2018/ |title=MSG to Operate Liberty While Continuing to Pursue Sale, Westchester County Center to Serve as Team's Primary Home for 2018 |publisher=New York Liberty |date=February 8, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, the Liberty failed to make the playoffs, with a 7–27 record.

=== The Tsai era (2019–present) ===
[[File:Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai at the 2024 NY Liberty Ticker Tape Parade.jpg|left|thumb|Joseph Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai at the New York Liberty's 2024 Ticker Tape Parade.]]
On January 23, 2019, the Liberty were sold to Joseph Tsai, co-founder of the Alibaba Group, a Chinese internet company, who then owned 49% of the NBA's [[Brooklyn Nets]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Draper |first=Kevin |date=23 January 2019 |title=Joe Tsai Makes Purchase of the Liberty Official |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/sports/basketball/joe-tsai-liberty-wnba.html |access-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> and [[Clara Wu Tsai]], an American businesswoman and founder of [[nonprofit organization]] [[Reform Alliance (United States)|Reform Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Negley |first=Cassandra |date=2023-02-09 |title=Liberty co-owner Clara Wu Tsai believes charter flights 'enough of a topic' within WNBA that commissioner will address it |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/liberty-co-owner-clara-wu-tsai-believes-charter-flights-enough-of-a-topic-within-wnba-that-commissioner-will-address-it-161518805.html |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Streeter |first=Kurt |date=2023-05-17 |title=The Liberty Took a Few Jets and a Boat to Become a Superteam |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/sports/basketball/wnba-liberty-joe-clara-wu-tsai.html |access-date=2023-10-05 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Isiah Thomas was relieved of his duties a month later, on February 21, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kussoy |first=Howie |title=Isiah Thomas is no longer running the Liberty |url=https://nypost.com/2019/02/21/isiah-thomas-is-no-longer-running-the-liberty/ |website=New York Post |date=22 February 2019 |access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref> During the 2019 season, the Liberty played two games in Brooklyn at the Nets' home of the [[Barclays Center]], with the rest still in White Plains. Later that year, Joseph Tsai became the sole owner of the Nets and the Barclays Center.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nba.com/article/2019/09/18/nba-approves-nets-sale-joe-tsai-david-levy-ceo |title=NBA Board of Governors approves sale of Nets to Joe Tsai |publisher=National Basketball Association |date=September 18, 2019 |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> For the 2020 season, the Tsais relocated the Liberty to Brooklyn on a full-time basis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2019 |title=New York Liberty Announce Barclays Center as Home Venue Beginning in 2020 |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/new-york-liberty-announce-barclays-center-as-home-venue-beginning-in-2020/n-5562577 |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=OurSports Central}}</ref>

The Liberty were major players in the [[2020 WNBA draft]], entering that draft with three first-round picks plus two in the early second round. Shortly before the draft, they traded former league MVP [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Tina Charles]] to the [[Washington Mystics]] in a deal that also involved the [[Dallas Wings]].<ref>{{cite web |date=April 15, 2020 |title=Liberty trade Tina Charles to Mystics in 3-team deal |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/29039063 |access-date=April 16, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> They chose [[Sabrina Ionescu]] as the [[List of first overall WNBA draft picks|first pick]], with [[Megan Walker]] and [[Jazmine Jones]] selected later in that round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/wnba-draft-2020/#/panel2-1 |title=WNBA Draft '20: Draft Board |publisher=WNBA |date=April 17, 2020 |access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref> The team also introduced a new logo, featuring a simplified version of their [[Statue of Liberty]] branding. The color black was also made one of the primary colors, echoing the aesthetic of their NBA brother squad, the Brooklyn Nets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magliocchetti |first=Geoff |date=14 April 2020 |title=New York Liberty Unveil New Logo Prior to WNBA Draft |url=https://elitesportsny.com/2020/04/14/new-york-liberty-news-team-unveils-new-logo-prior-to-wnba-draft/ |access-date=6 July 2024 |website=elitesportsny.com}}</ref>

The Liberty began the 2020 season, held in a "bubble" in [[IMG Academy|Bradenton, Florida]], due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], with seven rookies on their opening-night roster.<ref>{{cite news |last=Voepel |first=Mechelle |author-link=Michael Voepel |date=June 26, 2020 |title=New York Liberty sign seventh rookie in Joyner Holmes |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/29369920 |access-date=September 18, 2020 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> The team suffered a major blow in their third game, in which Ionescu suffered a severe ankle sprain that ultimately ended her season.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 22, 2020 |title=Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu won't need surgery on her sprained left ankle |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/29716598 |access-date=September 18, 2020 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> The Liberty ended the season with a league-worst 2–20 record. Despite the lack of wins, one of the first-year players, 12th overall pick [[Jazmine Jones]], was named to the Associated Press and WNBA's All-Rookie teams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magliocchetti |first=Geoff |date=15 September 2020 |title=New York Liberty's Jazmine Jones named to AP's All-Rookie team |url=https://empiresportsmedia.com/liberty/new-york-libertys-jazmine-jones-named-to-aps-all-rookie-team/ |access-date=6 July 2024 |website=empiresportsmedia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 27, 2020 |title=Jazmine Jones Named to WNBA's 2020 All-Rookie Team |url=https://liberty.wnba.com/news/jazmine-jones-named-to-wnbas-2020-all-rookie-team/ |access-date=July 6, 2024 |newspaper=New York Liberty}}</ref>
[[File:Barclays Liberty.jpg|alt=2024 New York Liberty Game at the Barclays Center Arena|thumb|2024 New York Liberty Game at the Barclays Center Arena]]
The Liberty made major splashes during the 2021 offseason. Prior to its first season as full-time tenants of Barclays Center, the Liberty added WNBA champions [[Natasha Howard (basketball)|Natasha Howard]] and [[Sami Whitcomb]] in a multi-team trade that sent [[Kia Nurse]] and [[Megan Walker]] to the Phoenix Mercury <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/ny-liberty-natasha-howard-sami-whitcomb-20210210-3jwzrnghnrbrjmdpraslyvkuv4-story.html|title=Liberty welcome WNBA champions Natasha Howard, Sami Whitcomb, trade Kia Nurse and Megan Walker in deals with Storm, Mercury|website=[[New York Daily News]]|date=10 February 2021 }}</ref> and signed [[Betnijah Laney]], the league's 2020 Most Improved Player Award winner.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Magliocchetti |first=Geoff |date=2 February 2021 |title=New York Liberty sign 2020 Most Improved Player Betnijah Laney |url=https://empiresportsmedia.com/liberty/new-york-liberty-sign-2020-most-improved-player-betnijah-laney/ |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=Empire Sports Media}}</ref> The team then added [[Michaela Onyenwere]] and [[DiDi Richards]] in the 2021 WNBA draft. Laney would represent the Liberty at the 2021 WNBA All-Star Game while Onyenwere won the Associated Press' Rookie of the Year Award. New York finished the year with a 12–20 record but the 10-game improvement in the win column was enough to push the team into the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2017. Seeded eighth, the Liberty put up a valiant effort against No. 5 Phoenix in the opening but fell by an 83–82 final.

On December 6, 2021, the Liberty and head coach Walt Hopkins Jr. parted ways.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magliocchetti |first=Geoff |date=6 December 2021 |title=BREAKING: New York Liberty, Walt Hopkins part ways |url=https://empiresportsmedia.com/liberty/breaking-new-york-liberty-walt-hopkins-part-ways/ |access-date=6 July 2024 |website=empiresportsmedia.com}}</ref> The team would hire former Phoenix head coach [[Sandy Brondello]] in his place just over a month later on January 7, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magliocchetti |first=Geoff |date=31 December 2021 |title=New York Liberty to hire Sandy Brondello as new head coach (Report) |url=https://empiresportsmedia.com/liberty/new-york-liberty-to-hire-sandy-brondello-as-new-head-coach-report/ |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> On the roster, the team brought in [[Stefanie Dolson]] of the defending champion Chicago Sky and drafted [[Nyara Sabally]] fifth overall, though the latter would miss her whole rookie season with an injury. In Brondello's first season at the helm, the team was forced to overcome an early injury to Laney and got off to a 1–7 start. But the All-Star efforts of Ionescu and Howard kept the team afloat and they would end the season on a three-game winning streak to secure its second consecutive playoff berth. In the ensuing postseason, the Liberty won the opening game of a best-of-three set with the Chicago Sky but dropped the latter pair. 
[[File:Liberty Pyrotechnic Display after an October 2024 WNBA Playoffs Win.jpg|alt=Pyrotechnics on display at Barclays Center during the WNBA Playoffs.|left|thumb|The New York Liberty's "Light it Up" torch is lit after an October 1, 2024 New York Liberty win against the Las Vegas Aces in the Semifinals of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs.]]
In 2023, the Liberty made several major transactions that turned them into immediate contenders: the team acquired 2021 WNBA MVP [[Jonquel Jones]] from the Connecticut Sun in a three-team deal that also obtained reserve [[Kayla Thornton]] from the Dallas Wings. The Liberty then added the equally accomplished [[Breanna Stewart]] and [[Courtney Vandersloot]] in free agency. Over the ensuing season, the Liberty won a franchise-record 32 games and defeated the Las Vegas Aces in the [[WNBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's Cup]] in-season competition, with Jones securing MVP honors. The Liberty then took down the Washington Mystics and Connecticut Sun in the WNBA playoffs to earn their first WNBA Finals berth since 2002. Las Vegas, however, took revenge and the best-of-five series in four games.

New York retained most of its core from the Finals run, re-signing both Jones <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/new-york-liberty/new-york-liberty-re-sign-jonquel-jones-playoff-heroine-wnba-free-agency | title=Liberty Re-Sign WNBA Playoff Heroine Jonquel Jones | date=16 February 2024 }}</ref> and Stewart.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/new-york-liberty/new-york-liberty-breanna-stewart-wnba-free-agency-below-max-deal-re-signs | title=Back in the Stew York Groove; Liberty Re-Signs Breanna Stewart on Below-Max Deal | date=26 February 2024 }}</ref> Further assisted by the emergence of WNBA rookie [[Leonie Fiebich]], the Liberty once again won 32 games, tying the franchise record set the year before. The Liberty also returned to the Commissioner's Cup final but were denied a repeat by the Minnesota Lynx.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlachter |first=Thomas |date=2024-06-26 |title=Minnesota Lynx win Commissioner's Cup with closely fought victory against New York Liberty |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/26/sport/minnesota-lynx-new-york-commissioners-cup-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> This time around, the 32 wins were good enough to secure the top seed on the WNBA playoff bracket, which saw the Liberty sweep the eighth-ranked Atlanta Dream in two games before defeating the Aces 3–1 in the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pickman |first=Ben |title=An original WNBA franchise, the New York Liberty finally won a championship |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5859648/2024/10/21/wnba-championship-new-york-liberty-first/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> New York won its first WNBA Championship beating the Minnesota Lynx in the [[2024 WNBA Finals]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Liberty win first WNBA championship, beating Lynx in OT |url=https://www.nba.com/news/new-york-liberty-win-wnba-finals |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=NBA.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Season-by-season records==
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!rowspan="2" style="background:#eee; width: 10%;"|Season
!rowspan="2" style="background:#eee; width: 8%;"|Team
!rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background:#eee; width: 12%;"|Conference
!colspan="3" style="background:#eee; width: 15%;"|Regular season
!rowspan="2" style="background:#eee; width: 30%;"|[[WNBA playoffs|Playoff]] results
!rowspan="2" style="background:#eee; width: 13%;"|[[List of WNBA head coaches|Head coach]]
|-
!style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"|W
!style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"|L
!style="background:#eee; width: 5%;"|Win %
|-
!colspan="9" style="{{WNBA color cell|New York Liberty}};"|New York Liberty
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[1997 WNBA season|1997]]
| [[1997 New York Liberty season|1997]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 2nd
| 17
| 11
| {{winpct|17|11}}
| '''Won''' WNBA Semifinals ([[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]], 1–0)<br>'''Lost''' WNBA Finals ([[Houston Comets|Houston]], 0–1)
| [[Nancy Darsch]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[1998 WNBA season|1998]]
| [[1998 New York Liberty season|1998]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 3rd
| 18
| 12
| {{winpct|18|12}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Nancy Darsch]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[1999 WNBA season|1999]]
| [[1999 New York Liberty season|1999]]
| style="width: 10%"|'''[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]'''
| '''1st'''
| 18
| 14
| {{winpct|18|14}}
| Received a bye for the Conference Semifinals<br>'''Won''' Conference Finals ([[Charlotte Sting|Charlotte]], 2–1)<br>'''Lost''' WNBA Finals ([[Houston Comets|Houston]], 1–2)
| [[Richie Adubato]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2000 WNBA season|2000]]
| [[2000 New York Liberty season|2000]]
| style="width: 10%"|'''[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]'''
| '''1st'''
| 20
| 12
| {{winpct|20|12}}
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Washington Mystics|Washington]], 2–0)<br>'''Won''' Conference Finals ([[Cleveland Rockers|Cleveland]], 2–1)<br>'''Lost''' WNBA Finals ([[Houston Comets|Houston]], 0–2)
| [[Richie Adubato]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2001 WNBA season|2001]]
| [[2001 New York Liberty season|2001]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 2nd
| 21
| 11
| {{winpct|21|11}}
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Miami Sol|Miami]], 2–1)<br>'''Lost''' Conference Finals ([[Charlotte Sting|Charlotte]], 1–2)
| [[Richie Adubato]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2002 WNBA season|2002]]
| [[2002 New York Liberty season|2002]]
| style="width: 10%"|'''[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]'''
| '''1st'''
| 18
| 14
| {{winpct|18|14}}
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Indiana Fever|Indiana]], 2–1)<br>'''Won''' Conference Finals ([[Washington Mystics|Washington]], 2–1)<br>'''Lost''' WNBA Finals ([[Los Angeles Sparks|Los Angeles]], 0–2)
| [[Richie Adubato]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2003 WNBA season|2003]]
| [[2003 New York Liberty season|2003]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 6th
| 16
| 18
| {{winpct|16|18}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Richie Adubato]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2004 WNBA season|2004]]
| [[2004 New York Liberty season|2004]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 2nd
| 18
| 16
| {{winpct|18|16}}
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Detroit Shock|Detroit]], 2–1)<br>'''Lost''' Conference Finals ([[Connecticut Sun|Connecticut]], 0–2)
| [[Richie Adubato|R. Adubato]] (7–9)<br>[[Pat Coyle (basketball)|P. Coyle]] (11–7)
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2005 WNBA season|2005]]
| [[2005 New York Liberty season|2005]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 3rd
| 18
| 16
| {{winpct|18|16}}
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Indiana Fever|Indiana]], 0–2)
| [[Pat Coyle (basketball)|Pat Coyle]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2006 WNBA season|2006]]
| [[2006 New York Liberty season|2006]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 5th
| 11
| 23
| {{winpct|11|23}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Pat Coyle (basketball)|Pat Coyle]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2007 WNBA season|2007]]
| [[2007 New York Liberty season|2007]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 4th
| 16
| 18
| {{winpct|16|18}}
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Detroit Shock|Detroit]], 1–2)
| [[Pat Coyle (basketball)|Pat Coyle]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2008 WNBA season|2008]]
| [[2008 New York Liberty season|2008]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 3rd
| 19
| 15
| {{winpct|19|15}}
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Connecticut Sun|Connecticut]], 2–1)<br>'''Lost''' Conference Finals ([[Detroit Shock|Detroit]], 1–2)
| [[Pat Coyle (basketball)|Pat Coyle]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2009 WNBA season|2009]]
| [[2009 New York Liberty season|2009]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 7th
| 13
| 21
| {{winpct|13|21}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Pat Coyle (basketball)|P. Coyle]] (6–11)<br>[[Anne Donovan|A. Donovan]] (7–10)
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2010 WNBA season|2010]]
| [[2010 New York Liberty season|2010]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 2nd
| 22
| 12
| {{winpct|22|12}}
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Indiana Fever|Indiana]], 2–1)<br>'''Lost''' Conference Finals ([[Atlanta Dream|Atlanta]], 0–2)
| [[Anne Donovan]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2011 WNBA season|2011]]
| [[2011 New York Liberty season|2011]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 4th
| 19
| 15
| {{winpct|19|15}}
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Indiana Fever|Indiana]], 1–2)
| [[John Whisenant]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2012 WNBA season|2012]]
| [[2012 New York Liberty season|2012]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 4th
| 15
| 19
| {{winpct|15|19}}
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Connecticut Sun|Connecticut]], 0–2)
| [[John Whisenant]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2013 WNBA season|2013]]
| [[2013 New York Liberty season|2013]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 5th
| 11
| 23
| {{winpct|11|23}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Bill Laimbeer]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2014 WNBA season|2014]]
| [[2014 New York Liberty season|2014]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 5th
| 15
| 19
| {{winpct|15|19}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Bill Laimbeer]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2015 WNBA season|2015]]
| [[2015 New York Liberty season|2015]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| '''1st'''
| 23
| 11
| {{winpct|23|11}}
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Washington Mystics|Washington]], 2–1)<br> '''Lost''' Conference Finals ([[Indiana Fever|Indiana]] 1–2)
| [[Bill Laimbeer]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2016 WNBA season|2016]]
| [[2016 New York Liberty season|2016]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| '''1st'''
| 21
| 13
| {{winpct|21|13}}
| '''Lost''' Second Round ([[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]] 0–1)
| [[Bill Laimbeer]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2017 WNBA season|2017]]
| [[2017 New York Liberty season|2017]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| '''1st'''
| 22
| 12
| {{winpct|22|12}}
| '''Lost''' Second Round ([[Washington Mystics|Washington]] 0–1)
| [[Bill Laimbeer]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2018 WNBA season|2018]]
| [[2018 New York Liberty season|2018]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 5th
| 7
| 27
| {{winpct|7|27}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Katie Smith]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2019 WNBA season|2019]]
| [[2019 New York Liberty season|2019]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 5th
| 10
| 24
| {{winpct|10|24}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Katie Smith]]
|-align="center"
!style="background:#eee;"| [[2020 WNBA season|2020]]
| [[2020 New York Liberty season|2020]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 6th
| 2
| 20
| {{winpct|2|20}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Walt Hopkins]]
|- align="center"
! style="background:#eee;"| [[2021 WNBA season|2021]]
| [[2021 New York Liberty season|2021]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 3rd
| 12
| 20
| {{winpct|12|20}}
| '''Lost''' First Round ([[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]] 0–1)
| [[Walt Hopkins]]
|- align="center"
! style="background:#eee;"| [[2022 WNBA season|2022]]
| [[2022 New York Liberty season|2022]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| 4th
| 16
| 20
| {{winpct|16|20}}
| '''Lost''' First Round ([[Chicago Sky|Chicago]] 1–2)
| [[Sandy Brondello]]
|- align="center"
! style="background:#eee;"| [[2023 WNBA season|2023]]
| [[2023 New York Liberty season|2023]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| '''1st'''
| 32
| 8
| {{winpct|32|8}}
| '''Won''' First Round ([[Washington Mystics|Washington]] 2–0)<br/> '''Won''' Second Round ([[Connecticut Sun|Connecticut]], 3–1)<br/>'''Lost''' WNBA Finals ([[Las Vegas Aces|Las Vegas]] 1–3)
| [[Sandy Brondello]]
|- align="center"
! style="background:#eee;"| [[2024 WNBA season|2024]]
| [[2024 New York Liberty season|2024]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| '''1st'''
| 32
| 8
| {{winpct|32|8}}
| '''Won''' First Round ([[Atlanta Dream|Atlanta]] 2–0)<br>'''Won''' Second Round ([[Las Vegas Aces|Las Vegas]] 3–1)<br>'''Won''' WNBA Finals ([[Minnesota Lynx|Minnesota]] 3–2)
| [[Sandy Brondello]]
|-
<!--------      End of 2023 season: 482–452       ------->
!colspan="4" style="background:#eee;"|Regular season
|style="background:#eee;" | 482
|style="background:#eee;" | 452
|style="background:#eee;" | {{winpct|482|452}}
|colspan="2" style="background:#eee;" | 3 conference championships
|-
<!--------      End of 2024 WNBA playoffs 44–46       ------->
!colspan="4" style="background:#eee;"|Playoffs
|style="background:#eee;"|44
|style="background:#eee;"|46
|style="background:#eee;"|{{winpct|44|46}}
|colspan="2" style="background:#eee;"|'''1 WNBA championships, 5 Losses'''
|}

==Statistics==
{{game log start|style={{WNBA color cell|New York Liberty}}|title=New York Liberty statistics}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{WNBA color cell2|New York Liberty}}|title=1990s
|rowspan1=2|width1=4%|Season|colspan2=3|Individual|colspan3=3|Team vs opponents}}
|-
! style="width:8%;" |[[Points per game|PPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Assists per game|APG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Points per game|PPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Field goal percentage|FG%]]
|-
| '''[[1997 New York Liberty season|1997]]'''
| [[Sophia Witherspoon|S. Witherspoon]] (14.5)
| [[Rebecca Lobo|R. Lobo]] (7.3)
| [[Teresa Weatherspoon|T. Weatherspoon]] (6.1)
| 68.3 vs 65.9
| 32.9 vs 33.3
| .412 vs .391
|-
| '''[[1998 New York Liberty season|1998]]'''
| [[Sophia Witherspoon|S. Witherspoon]] (13.8)
| [[Rebecca Lobo|R. Lobo]] (6.9)
| [[Teresa Weatherspoon|T. Weatherspoon]] (6.4)
| 68.6 vs 65.5
| 31.5 vs 29.7
| .425 vs .419
|-
| '''[[1999 New York Liberty season|1999]]'''
| [[Vickie Johnson|V. Johnson]] (13.3)
| [[Sue Wicks|S. Wicks]] (7.0)
| [[Teresa Weatherspoon|T. Weatherspoon]] (6.4)
| 67.8 vs 65.3
| 29.5 vs 30.7
| .418 vs .412
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{WNBA color cell2|New York Liberty}}|title=2000s
|rowspan1=2|width1=4%|Season|colspan2=3|Individual|colspan3=3|Team vs opponents}}
|-
! style="width:8%;" |[[Points per game|PPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Assists per game|APG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Points per game|PPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Field goal percentage|FG%]]
|-
| '''[[2000 New York Liberty season|2000]]'''
| [[Tari Phillips|T. Phillips]] (13.8)
| [[Tari Phillips|T. Phillips]] (8.0)
| [[Teresa Weatherspoon|T. Weatherspoon]] (6.4)
| 67.1 vs 63.6
| 29.4 vs 30.2
| .436 vs .407
|-
| '''[[2001 New York Liberty season|2001]]'''
| [[Tari Phillips|T. Phillips]] (15.3)
| [[Tari Phillips|T. Phillips]] (8.0)
| [[Teresa Weatherspoon|T. Weatherspoon]] (6.3)
| 67.6 vs 65.1
| 28.6 vs 30.7
| .456 vs .423
|-
| '''[[2002 New York Liberty season|2002]]'''
| [[Tari Phillips|T. Phillips]] (14.1)
| [[Tari Phillips|T. Phillips]] (7.0)
| [[Teresa Weatherspoon|T. Weatherspoon]] (5.7)
| 65.3 vs 63.0
| 27.2 vs 30.0
| .444 vs .399
|-
| '''[[2003 New York Liberty season|2003]]'''
| [[Becky Hammon|B. Hammon]] (14.7)
| [[Tari Phillips|T. Phillips]] (8.5)
| [[Teresa Weatherspoon|T. Weatherspoon]] (4.4)
| 66.0 vs 66.4
| 28.1 vs 31.2
| .429 vs .419
|-
| '''[[2004 New York Liberty season|2004]]'''
| [[Becky Hammon|B. Hammon]] (13.5)
| [[Elena Baranova|E. Baranova]] (7.2)
| [[Becky Hammon|B. Hammon]] (4.4)
| 66.2 vs 67.6
| 29.5 vs 32.4
| .424 vs .414
|-
| '''[[2005 New York Liberty season|2005]]'''
| [[Becky Hammon|B. Hammon]] (13.9)
| [[Elena Baranova|E. Baranova]] (6.9)
| [[Becky Hammon|B. Hammon]] (4.3)
| 68.1 vs 67.2
| 28.6 vs 30.3
| .445 vs .427
|-
| '''[[2006 New York Liberty season|2006]]'''
| [[Becky Hammon|B. Hammon]] (14.7)
| [[Kelly Schumacher|K. Schumacher]] (5.5)
| [[Becky Hammon|B. Hammon]] (3.7)
| 69.8 vs 78.2
| 30.0 vs 34.5
| .397 vs .449
|-
| '''[[2007 New York Liberty season|2007]]'''
| [[Shameka Christon|S. Christon]] (11.2)
| [[Janel McCarville|J. McCarville]] (4.8)
| [[Loree Moore|L. Moore]] (4.8)
| 71.0 vs 73.6
| 31.6 vs 35.7
| .417 vs .414
|-
| '''[[2008 New York Liberty season|2008]]'''
| [[Shameka Christon|S. Christon]] (15.7)
| [[Cathrine Kraayeveld|C. Kraayeveld]] (6.1)
| [[Loree Moore|L. Moore]] (4.6)
| 75.7 vs 74.6
| 32.5 vs 34.6
| .421 vs .427
|-
| '''[[2009 New York Liberty season|2009]]'''
| [[Shameka Christon|S. Christon]] (16.1)
| [[Janel McCarville|J. McCarville]] (5.5)
| [[Loree Moore|L. Moore]] (3.9)
| 73.9 vs 74.6
| 31.8 vs 35.4
| .415 vs .420
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{WNBA color cell2|New York Liberty}}|title=2010s
|rowspan1=2|width1=4%|Season|colspan2=3|Individual|colspan3=3|Team vs opponents}}
|-
! style="width:8%;" |[[Points per game|PPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Assists per game|APG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Points per game|PPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Field goal percentage|FG%]]
|-
| '''[[2010 New York Liberty season|2010]]'''
| [[Cappie Pondexter|C. Pondexter]] (21.4)
| [[Janel McCarville|J. McCarville]] (5.9)
| [[Cappie Pondexter|C. Pondexter]] (4.9)
| 79.2 vs 76.0
| 31.2 vs 32.0
| .453 vs .436
|-
| '''[[2011 New York Liberty season|2011]]'''
| [[Cappie Pondexter|C. Pondexter]] (17.4)
| [[Kia Vaughn|K. Vaughn]] (6.7)
| [[Cappie Pondexter|C. Pondexter]] (4.7)
| 76.0 vs 74.8
| 32.8 vs 32.4
| .433 vs .429
|-
| '''[[2012 New York Liberty season|2012]]'''
| [[Cappie Pondexter|C. Pondexter]] (20.4)
| [[Plenette Pierson|P. Pierson]] (5.4)
| [[Cappie Pondexter|C. Pondexter]] (4.3)
| 73.1 vs 77.2
| 33.4 vs 34.4
| .425 vs .429
|-
| '''[[2013 New York Liberty season|2013]]'''
| [[Cappie Pondexter|C. Pondexter]] (16.9)
| [[Kara Braxton|K. Braxton]] (6.6)
| [[Cappie Pondexter|C. Pondexter]] (4.0)
| 69.6 vs 77.0
| 37.5 vs 35.0
| .404 vs .408
|-
| '''[[2014 New York Liberty season|2014]]'''
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (17.4)
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (9.4)
| [[Cappie Pondexter|C. Pondexter]] (3.9)
| 72.1 vs 75.2
| 34.8 vs 33.9
| .422 vs .426
|-
| '''[[2015 New York Liberty season|2015]]'''
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (17.1)
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (8.5)
| [[Tanisha Wright|T. Wright]] (3.5)
| 74.4 vs 71.1
| 36.7 vs 31.5
| .426 vs .393
|-
| '''[[2016 New York Liberty season|2016]]'''
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (21.5)
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (9.9)
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (3.8)
| 81.6 vs 80.9
| 38.6 vs 34.0
| .434 vs .413
|-
| '''[[2017 New York Liberty season|2017]]'''
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (19.7)
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (9.4)
| [[Epiphanny Prince|E. Prince]] (2.9)
| 79.7 vs 76.6 
| 38.7 vs 31.8
| .425 vs .408
|-
| '''[[2018 New York Liberty season|2018]]'''
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (19.7)
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (7.0)
| [[Brittany Boyd|B. Boyd]] (5.3)
| 77.7 vs 84.8 
| 34.1 vs 35.2
| .432 vs .439
|-
| '''[[2019 New York Liberty season|2019]]'''
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (16.9)
| [[Tina Charles (basketball)|T. Charles]] (7.5)
| [[Brittany Boyd|B. Boyd]] (4.6)
| 77.4 vs 84.7 
| 34.6 vs 35.7
| .414 vs .438
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=n|style={{WNBA color cell2|New York Liberty}}|title=2020s
|rowspan1=2|width1=4%|Season|colspan2=3|Individual|colspan3=3|Team vs opponents}}
|-
! style="width:8%;" |[[Points per game|PPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Assists per game|APG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Points per game|PPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! style="width:8%;" |[[Field goal percentage|FG%]]
|-
| '''[[2020 New York Liberty season|2020]]'''
| [[Kia Nurse|K. Nurse]] (12.2)
| [[Amanda Zahui B.|A. Zahui B.]] (8.5)
| [[Layshia Clarendon|L. Clarendon]] (4.9)
| 71.9 vs 85.9
| 35.8 vs 37.0
| .372 vs .444
|-
| '''[[2021 New York Liberty season|2021]]'''
| [[Betnijah Laney|B. Laney]] (16.8)
| [[Natasha Howard (basketball)|N. Howard]] (7.2)
| [[Sabrina Ionescu|S. Ionescu]] (6.1)
| 78.5 vs 85.5
| 33.3 vs 36.6
| .427 vs .438
|-
| '''[[2022 New York Liberty season|2022]]'''
| [[Sabrina Ionescu|S. Ionescu]] (17.4)
| [[Natasha Howard (basketball)|N. Howard]] (7.3)
| [[Sabrina Ionescu|S. Ionescu]] (6.3)
| 79.6 vs 82.0
| 34.2 vs 35.7
| .431 vs .418
|-
| '''[[2023 New York Liberty season|2023]]'''
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (23.0)
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (9.3)
| [[Courtney Vandersloot|C. Vandersloot]] (8.1)
| 89.2 vs 80.6
| 37.9 vs 33.0
| .460 vs .424
|-
| '''[[2024 New York Liberty season|2024]]'''
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (20.4)
| [[Jonquel Jones|J. Jones]] (9.0)
| [[Sabrina Ionescu|S. Ionescu]] (6.2)
| 85.6 vs 76.5
| 36.6 vs 32.7
| .448 vs .425
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}

==Current roster==
{{New York Liberty roster}}

===Other rights owned===
{|style="border:1px solid black;"
! Nationality
! Name 
! Years pro 
! Last played 
! Drafted
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}}
| [[Marine Fauthoux]]
| —
| —
| [[2021 WNBA Draft|2021]]
|-
| {{flagicon|SPA}}
| [[Raquel Carrera]]
| —
| —
| [[2021 WNBA Draft|2021]]
|}

===Former players===
* [[Elena Baranova]] (2003–2005)
* [[Sherill Baker]] (2006–2007)
* [[Kelsey Bone]] (2013)
* [[Essence Carson]] (2008–2015)
* [[Swin Cash]] (2014–2016)
* [[Tina Charles (basketball)|Tina Charles]] (2014–2019), currently with the [[Atlanta Dream]]
* [[Shameka Christon]] (2004–2009)
* [[Jessica Davenport]] (2007–2008)
* [[Barbara Farris]] (2006–2007)
* [[Kisha Ford]] (1997–1998) [[Image:MSG-liberty 2007.JPG|thumb|300px|Madison Square Garden was home to the Liberty from 1997 until 2018, except for the 2011, 2012, and 2013 seasons due to summer renovations.]]
* [[Becky Hammon]] (1999–2006), current head coach of the [[Las Vegas Aces]]
* [[Kym Hampton]] (1997–1999), current Fan Development Leader for the Liberty
* [[Lindsey Harding]] (2016), current assistant coach of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
* [[Tiffany Jackson (basketball)|Tiffany Jackson Jones]] (2007–2010)
* [[Vickie Johnson]] (1997–2005), current assistant coach of the [[Atlanta Dream]]
* [[Cathrine Kraayeveld]] (2005–2009)
* [[Rebecca Lobo]] (1997–2001), current [[ESPN]] analyst 
* [[Janel McCarville]] (2007–2010)
* [[Taj McWilliams-Franklin]] (2010)
* [[DeLisha Milton-Jones]] (2013–2014), current head coach of [[Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball|Old Dominion]]
* [[Leilani Mitchell]] (2008–2013)
* [[Loree Moore]] (2005–2009)
* [[Tari Phillips]] (2000–2004)
* [[Cappie Pondexter]] (2010–2014)
* [[Crystal Robinson]] (1999–2005)
* [[Katie Smith]] (2013), currently an assistant coach with the [[Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball]] and a former head coach of the Liberty
* [[Erin Thorn]] (2003–2008)
* [[Kayla Thornton]] (2023-2024)
* [[Teresa Weatherspoon]] (1997–2003)
* [[Tamika Whitmore]] (1999–2003)
* [[Sue Wicks]] (1997–2002)
* [[Sophia Witherspoon]] (1997–1999)
* [[Amanda Zahui B.]] (2016–2020)

===Honored numbers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="4" style="{{WNBA color cell|New York Liberty}};"|'''New York Liberty honored numbers'''
|-
! style="width:40px; {{WNBA color cell2|New York Liberty}};"|No.
! style="width:150px; {{WNBA color cell2|New York Liberty}};"|Player
! style="width:40px; {{WNBA color cell2|New York Liberty}};"|Position
! style="width:100px; {{WNBA color cell2|New York Liberty}};"|Tenure
|-
| 11 || [[Teresa Weatherspoon]] || [[Guard (basketball)|G]] || 1997–2003
|}

===Ring of Honor===
{{New York Liberty Ring of Honor}}

==Coaches and staff==

===Owners===
* [[Cablevision]], owner of the [[New York Knicks]] (1997–2009)
* [[Madison Square Garden, Inc.]], owner of the [[New York Knicks]] (2010–2019)
* [[Clara Wu Tsai]] &  [[Joe Tsai]] (2019–present)<ref>{{cite web |date=January 23, 2019 |title=WNBA Announces Sale of New York Liberty to Joe Tsai |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-announces-sale-of-new-york-liberty-to-joe-tsai/ |access-date=February 2, 2019 |publisher=WNBA}}</ref>

===General Managers===
* [[Carol Blazejowski]] (1996–2010)
* [[John Whisenant]] (2011–2012)
* [[Bill Laimbeer]] (2013–2014, 2017)
* Kristin Bernert (2015–2016)
* [[Jonathan Kolb]] (2019–present)

==Head coaches==
{| class="wikitable" style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
! colspan=12 style="{{WNBA color cell|New York Liberty}};"|New York Liberty head coaches
|-
! rowspan="2"|Name
! rowspan="2"|Start
! rowspan="2"|End
! rowspan="2"|Seasons
! colspan="4"|Regular season
! colspan="4"|Playoffs
|-
! W
! L
! Win %
! G
! W
! L
! Win %
! G
|-
| '''[[Nancy Darsch]]''' || 1997 || 1998 || 2 || 35 || 23 || {{winpct|35|23}} || 58 || 1 || 1 || {{winpct|1|1}} || 2
|-
| '''[[Richie Adubato]]''' || 1998 || 2004 || 5 || 100 || 78 || {{winpct|100|78}} || 178 || 14 || 13 || {{winpct|14|13}} || 27
|-
| '''[[Pat Coyle (basketball)|Pat Coyle]]''' || 2004 || 2009 || 5 || 81 || 90 || {{winpct|81|90}} || 171 || 6 || 10 || {{winpct|6|10}} || 16
|-
| '''[[Anne Donovan]]''' || 2009 || 2010 || 2 || 29 || 22 || {{winpct|29|22}} || 51 || 2 || 3 || {{winpct|2|3}} || 5
|-
| '''[[John Whisenant]]''' || 2010 || 2012 || 2 || 34 || 34 || {{winpct|34|34}} || 68 || 1 || 4 || {{winpct|1|4}} || 5
|-
| '''[[Bill Laimbeer]]''' || 2013 || 2017 || 5 || 92 || 78 || {{winpct|92|78}} || 170 || 3 || 5 || {{winpct|3|5}} || 8
|-
| '''[[Katie Smith]]''' || 2018 || 2019 || 2 || 17 || 51 || {{winpct|17|51}} || 68 || 0 || 0 || {{winpct|0|0}} || 0
|-
| '''[[Walt Hopkins]]''' || 2020 || 2021 || 2 || 14 || 40 || {{winpct|14|40}} || 54 || 0 || 1 || {{winpct|0|0}} || 0
|-
| '''[[Sandy Brondello]]''' || 2022 || present || 3 || 80 || 36 || {{winpct|80|36}} || 116 || 15 || 9 || {{winpct|15|9}} || 24
|}

===Assistant coaches===
{{div col}}
* [[Melissa McFerrin]] (1997–1998)
* [[Pat Coyle (basketball)|Pat Coyle]] (1998–2004)
* Jeff House (1999–2004)
* [[Marianne Stanley]] (2004–2006)
* [[Nick DiPillo]] (2005–2008)
* Bruce Hamburger (2007–2008)
* [[Anne Donovan]] (2009)
* [[Laurie Byrd]] (2009–2010)
* [[Monique Ambers]] (2011–2012)
* [[Lady Grooms]] (2011–2012)
* [[Norm Ellenberger]] (2012)
* [[Barbara Farris]] (2013–2014, 2018–2019)
* [[Taj McWilliams-Franklin]] (2013)
* [[Katie Smith]] (2014–2017)
* [[Herb Williams]] (2015–2019)
* [[Charmin Smith]] (2019)
* [[Kelly Schumacher]] (2020)
* [[Shelley Patterson]] (2020–2021)
* Dustin Gray (2020–2021)
* [[Jacki Gemelos]] (2021)
* [[Olaf Lange (basketball)|Olaf Lange]] (2022–present)
* [[Roneeka Hodges]] (2022–2024)
* [[Zach O'Brien (basketball)|Zach O'Brien]] (2022–present)
* [[Sonia Raman]] (2025–present)
{{div col end}}

==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}}

==Media coverage==
On March 12, 2024, it was announced that Liberty games would be broadcast on [[WNYW]] and [[WWOR-TV|WWOR]] beginning with the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Magliocchetti |first=Geoff |date=12 March 2024 |title=Liberty Land New TV Deal, Games to be Broadcast on NYC Fox Affiliate |url=https://www.si.com/nba/knicks/new-york-liberty/new-york-liberty-wnba-new-tv-deal-fox-affiliate-wnyw-wwor |access-date=6 July 2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>

On June 4, 2024, the Liberty launched their direct-to-consumer service "Liberty Live", which would be the streaming home of the New York Liberty.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 June 2024 |title=N.Y. Liberty launch DTC streaming service |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/06/04/new-york-liberty-dtc-streaming-service |website=sportsbusinessjournal.com}}</ref>

Previously, games had been broadcast on [[MSG (TV network)|MSG Network]] and the [[YES Network]]. Broadcasters for the Liberty games are Chris Shearn and Julianne Viani.<ref>{{cite press release | title=YES Network becomes official regional TV partner of WNBA's New York Liberty |url=http://m.yesnetwork.com/news/article/2019/05/22/307358888 |publisher=Yes Network |date=2019-05-22 |access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref>

Some Liberty games are broadcast nationally on [[CBS]], [[CBS Sports Network]], [[Ion Television]], [[ESPN]], [[WNBA on ESPN|ESPN2]] and [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]].<ref>{{cite news |date=June 18, 2007 |title=WNBA Extends TV Rights Deal with ESPN and ABC |url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/wnba-extends-tv-rights-deal-with-espn-and-abc |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-07-06 |work=Sports Business}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{succession box | before = None | title = [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|WNBA Eastern Conference]] co-champions<br><small>with [[Houston Comets]]</small> | years = [[1997 WNBA season|1997]] | after = No title awarded}}
{{succession box | before = No title awarded | title = WNBA Eastern Conference champions | years = [[1999 WNBA season|1999]], [[2000 WNBA season|2000]] | after = [[Charlotte Sting]]}}
{{succession box | before = Charlotte Sting | title = WNBA Eastern Conference champions | years = [[2002 WNBA season|2002]] | after = [[Detroit Shock]]}}
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==External links==
* [https://liberty.wnba.com Official Website]

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