This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2009 Women's National Basketball Association off-season and 2009 WNBA season.
Retirement
editThe following players played their final season in 2008.
Date | Team | Name | Position | Years pro | Notes |
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April 13, 2009 | Connecticut Sun | Jamie Carey | Guard | 4 |
Front office movement
editHead coach changes
editCoaches signed in off-season | |||||
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Date | Team | Outgoing coach | New head coach | Previous position | |
November 6, 2008 | Washington Mystics | Jessie Kenlaw | Julie Plank | Assistant Coach of the Lynx | |
June 3, 2009 | Minnesota Lynx | Don Zierden | Jennifer Gillom | Assistant Coach of the Lynx | |
In-season coaching change | |||||
Date | Team | Outgoing coach | Interim coach | Reason | |
June 15, 2009 | Detroit Shock | Bill Laimbeer | Rick Mahorn | Resigned | |
July 12, 2009 | Sacramento Monarchs | Jenny Boucek | John Whisenant | Started the season 3-10 | |
July 31, 2009 | New York Liberty | Pat Coyle | Anne Donovan | Started the season 6-11 |
General manager changes
editGM hired in off-season | |||||
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Date | Team | Outgoing GM | New head GM | Previous position | |
October 23, 2008 | Washington Mystics | Linda Hargrove | Angela Taylor | VP of Business Operations for the Lynx | |
In-season GM change | |||||
Date | Team | Outgoing GM | Interim GM | Reason | |
June 15, 2009 | Detroit Shock | Bill Laimbeer | Cheryl Reeve | Resigned |
Player movement
editThe following is a list of player movement via free agency and trades.
Trades
editDecember 17, 2008 | To Los Angeles Sparks
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To Atlanta Dream
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January 21, 2009 | To Phoenix Mercury |
To Atlanta Dream
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January 30, 2009 | To Phoenix Mercury |
To Minnesota Lynx | |
January 30, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx
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To Washington Mystics
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January 30, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx |
To Los Angeles Sparks | |
March 20, 2009 | To Sacramento Monarchs |
To Phoenix Mercury | |
March 26, 2009 | To Phoenix Mercury |
To Los Angeles Sparks
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April 9, 2009 | To Atlanta Dream
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To Detroit Shock
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May 5, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx
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To Los Angeles Sparks |
To New York Liberty |
August 12, 2009 | To Atlanta Dream |
To Chicago Sky | |
August 17, 2009 | To Sacramento Monarchs |
To Detroit Shock |
Signed from free agency
edit7-day contracts
editPlayer | Signed | New team | Former team |
June | |||
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Britany Miller | June 8 | Detroit Shock | |
Kelly Schumacher | June 10 | Detroit Shock | Washington Mystics |
Sherill Baker | June 26 | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever |
July | |||
Anna DeForge | July 27 | Detroit Shock | |
August | |||
Barbara Farris | August 4 | Detroit Shock | Sacramento Monarchs |
Whitney Boddie | August 7, 14, 21 | Sacramento Monarchs | |
Lisa Willis | August 28 | Sacramento Monarchs | New York Liberty |
September | |||
Lisa Willis | September 4 | Sacramento Monarchs |
Released
editWaived
editPlayer | Waived | Team |
June | ||
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Erica White | June 11 | Indiana Fever |
Khadijah Whittington | Indiana Fever | |
Yolanda Griffith | June 17 | Indiana Fever |
Kristi Cirone | June 19 | Connecticut Sun |
Barbara Turner | June 28 | Connecticut Sun |
July | ||
Nikki Teasley | July 3 | Atlanta Dream |
Lauren Ervin | Connecticut Sun | |
Tasha Humphrey | July 6 | Washington Mystics |
Barbara Farris | Detroit Shock | |
Allie Quigley | July 14 | Phoenix Mercury |
Christi Thomas | July 17 | Minnesota Lynx |
LaToya Pringle | July 26 | Minnesota Lynx |
Katie Mattera | July 31 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
August | ||
Chelsea Newton | August 7 | Sacramento Monarchs |
Chen Nan | August 21 | Chicago Sky |
September | ||
Brooke Wyckoff | September 1 | Chicago Sky |
Renounced
edit- Kristi Harrower (to Sparks)
Training camp cuts
editAll players here did not make the final roster
Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx |
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WNBA draft
editThe 2009 WNBA Draft was held on April 9, 2009 in Secaucus, New Jersey.