# List of 2022 WNBA season transactions

This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the off-season and the 2022 WNBA season.

## Front office movements
### Head coach changes
#### Off-season

| Departure date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason for departure | Hire date | Incoming head coach | Last coaching position |
| October 12, 2021 | Atlanta Dream | Darius Taylor | Interim coach, contract not renewed | October 12 | Tanisha Wright | Las Vegas Aces assistant coach (2020–2021) |
| December 6, 2021 | New York Liberty | Walt Hopkins | Mutual agreement | January 7 | Sandy Brondello | Phoenix Mercury head coach (2014–2021) |
| December 6, 2021 | Phoenix Mercury | Sandy Brondello | Mutual agreement | January 24 | Vanessa Nygaard | Las Vegas Aces assistant coach (2021) |
| December 31, 2021 | Las Vegas Aces | Bill Laimbeer | Mutual agreement | December 31 | Becky Hammon | San Antonio Spurs assistant coach (2014–2022) |

## Player movement
### Trades

January :
| January 31 | To Atlanta Dream Kia Vaughn | To Phoenix Mercury 2023 third-round pick | |
| February ||||
| February 3 |
| February 3 | To Los Angeles Sparks Katie Lou Samuelson | To Seattle Storm Gabby Williams | |
| Three-team trade |||
| February 3 | To Chicago Sky Julie Allemand (from Indiana) 2023 first-round pick (from Phoenix) | To Phoenix Mercury Diamond DeShields (from Chicago) | [9] [10] |
| [9] [10] ||
| February 5 | To Atlanta Dream Erica Wheeler 2022 second-round pick (#15) 2023 first-round pick | To Los Angeles Sparks Chennedy Carter Li Yueru | |
| March ||||
| March 8 | To Dallas Wings Teaira McCowan 2022 first-round pick (#7) 2023 first-round pick | To Indiana Fever 2022 first-round pick (#4) 2022 first-round pick (#6) 2023 first-round pick | |
| March 30 | To Chicago Sky Li Yueru | To Los Angeles Sparks Lexie Brown | [13] [14] |
| April ||||
| April 6 | To Atlanta Dream 2022 first-round pick (#1) | To Washington Mystics 2022 first-round pick (#3) 2022 second-round pick (#14) 2023 first-round pick (right to swap) | |
| April 10 | To Las Vegas Aces 2022 first-round pick (#8) 2022 second-round pick (#13) | To Minnesota Lynx 2023 first-round pick 2023 second-round pick | |
| April 11 | To New York Liberty Lorela Cubaj | To Seattle Storm 2023 second-round pick | |

### Free agency

| Player | Date signed | New team | Former team |
| Natisha Hiedeman | January 3 | Connecticut Sun | Connecticut Sun |
| Beatrice Mompremier | January 4 | Connecticut Sun | Connecticut Sun |
| Lauren Cox | January 4 | Los Angeles Sparks | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Bridget Carleton | January 4 | Minnesota Lynx | Minnesota Lynx |
| Jaylyn Agnew | January 6 | Atlanta Dream | Atlanta Dream |
| Chelsey Perry | January 6 | Indiana Fever | Indiana Fever |
| Megan Gustafson | January 6 | Washington Mystics | Washington Mystics |
| Shey Peddy | January 13 | Phoenix Mercury | Phoenix Mercury |
| Paris Kea | January 14 | New York Liberty | New York Liberty |
| Megan Walker | January 18 | Atlanta Dream | Atlanta Dream |
| Te'a Cooper | January 20 | Los Angeles Sparks | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Stephanie Jones | January 28 | Connecticut Sun | Connecticut Sun |
| Tiffany Hayes | February 1 | Atlanta Dream | Atlanta Dream |
| Nia Coffey | February 1 | Atlanta Dream | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Jonquel Jones | February 1 | Connecticut Sun | Connecticut Sun |
| Sylvia Fowles | February 1 | Minnesota Lynx | Minnesota Lynx |
| Sophie Cunningham | February 1 | Phoenix Mercury | Phoenix Mercury |
| Jewell Loyd | February 1 | Seattle Storm | Seattle Storm |
| Mercedes Russell | February 1 | Seattle Storm | Seattle Storm |
| Tianna Hawkins | February 1 | Washington Mystics | Atlanta Dream |
| Myisha Hines-Allen | February 1 | Washington Mystics | Washington Mystics |
| Kang Lee-seul | February 1 | Washington Mystics | Bucheon Hana 1Q (South Korea) |
| Klara Lundquist | February 1 | Washington Mystics | Södertälje BBK (Sweden) |
| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | February 1 | Washington Mystics | Washington Mystics |
| Elizabeth Williams | February 1 | Washington Mystics | Atlanta Dream |
| Taja Cole | February 2 | Connecticut Sun | Baloncesto Málaga (Spain) |
| Joyner Holmes | February 2 | Connecticut Sun | Las Vegas Aces |
| Courtney Williams | February 2 | Connecticut Sun | Atlanta Dream |
| A'ja Wilson | February 2 | Las Vegas Aces | Las Vegas Aces |
| Angel McCoughtry | February 2 | Minnesota Lynx | Las Vegas Aces |
| Briann January | February 2 | Seattle Storm | Connecticut Sun |
| Breanna Stewart | February 2 | Seattle Storm | Seattle Storm |
| Monique Billings | February 3 | Atlanta Dream | Atlanta Dream |
| Arike Ogunbowale | February 3 | Dallas Wings | Dallas Wings |
| Kiah Stokes | February 3 | Las Vegas Aces | Las Vegas Aces |
| Riquna Williams | February 3 | Las Vegas Aces | Las Vegas Aces |
| Stefanie Dolson | February 3 | New York Liberty | Chicago Sky |
| Jennie Simms | February 3 | Phoenix Mercury | Hapoel Rishon LeZion (Israel) |
| Lindsay Allen | February 4 | Indiana Fever | Indiana Fever |
| Emma Cannon | February 4 | Indiana Fever | Indiana Fever |
| Rebecca Allen | February 4 | New York Liberty | New York Liberty |
| Tina Charles | February 4 | Phoenix Mercury | Washington Mystics |
| Stephanie Talbot | February 4 | Seattle Storm | Seattle Storm |
| Crystal Bradford | February 5 | Chicago Sky | Atlanta Dream |
| Kia Nurse | February 5 | Phoenix Mercury | Phoenix Mercury |
| Alaina Coates | February 7 | Indiana Fever | Nesibe Aydın GSK (Turkey) |
| Victoria Vivians | February 7 | Indiana Fever | Indiana Fever |
| Jordin Canada | February 8 | Los Angeles Sparks | Seattle Storm |
| Rachel Banham | February 8 | Minnesota Lynx | Minnesota Lynx |
| Layshia Clarendon | February 8 | Minnesota Lynx | Minnesota Lynx |
| Kysre Gondrezick | February 9 | Chicago Sky | Indiana Fever |
| Rebekah Gardner | February 10 | Chicago Sky | Uni Girona CB (Spain) |
| Kamiah Smalls | February 10 | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun |
| Jazmine Jones | February 10 | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty |
| Leaonna Odom | February 13 | Phoenix Mercury | New York Liberty |
| Rui Machida | February 14 | Washington Mystics | Fujitsu Red Wave (Japan) |
| Khaalia Hillsman | February 15 | Atlanta Dream | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
| N'dea Jones | February 15 | Atlanta Dream | Ramat Hasharon (Israel) |
| Kalani Brown | February 15 | Las Vegas Aces | Atlanta Dream |
| Kahleah Copper | February 17 | Chicago Sky | Chicago Sky |
| Allie Quigley | February 17 | Chicago Sky | Chicago Sky |
| Courtney Vandersloot | February 17 | Chicago Sky | Chicago Sky |
| Jamasha Jackson | February 17 | Washington Mystics | Santurce (Puerto Rico) |
| Emma Meesseman | February 18 | Chicago Sky | Washington Mystics |
| Liz Cambage | February 18 | Los Angeles Sparks | Las Vegas Aces |
| Natasha Mack | February 18 | Minnesota Lynx | Chicago Sky |
| Yvonne Turner | February 18 | Minnesota Lynx | Çukurova Basketbol (Turkey) |
| Sue Bird | February 18 | Seattle Storm | Seattle Storm |
| Micaela Kelly | February 19 | Indiana Fever | Connecticut Sun |
| Kristy Wallace | February 20 | Atlanta Dream | Southside Flyers (Australia) |
| Alanna Smith | February 20 | Indiana Fever | Phoenix Mercury |
| Yvonne Anderson | February 22 | Connecticut Sun | Reyer Venezia (Italy) |
| Linnae Harper | February 22 | Washington Mystics | Minnesota Lynx |
| Maya Caldwell | February 23 | Atlanta Dream | Indiana Fever |
| Lauren Manis | February 24 | Seattle Storm | Las Vegas Aces |
| Stephanie Mavunga | February 24 | Washington Mystics | Chicago Sky |
| Kathleen Doyle | February 25 | Chicago Sky | Bursa BSB (Turkey) |
| Tina Krajišnik | February 25 | Chicago Sky | Galatasaray S.K. (Turkey) |
| Haley Gorecki | February 26 | Indiana Fever | Phoenix Mercury |
| Kiana Williams | March 1 | Phoenix Mercury | Seattle Storm |
| Sydney Colson | March 2 | Las Vegas Aces | Free agent |
| Destinee Walker | March 3 | Dallas Wings | Dallas Wings |
| Theresa Plaisance | March 3 | Las Vegas Aces | Washington Mystics |
| Morgan Bertsch | March 7 | Dallas Wings | Connecticut Sun |
| Unique Thompson | March 7 | Dallas Wings | Indiana Fever |
| Kristine Anigwe | March 10 | Phoenix Mercury | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Kaela Davis | March 14 | Chicago Sky | Galatasaray S.K. (Turkey) |
| Anneli Maley | March 14 | Chicago Sky | Bendigo Spirit (Australia) |
| Imani McGee-Stafford | March 14 | Chicago Sky | Free agent |
| Jaime Nared | March 15 | Indiana Fever | Antalya (Turkey) |
| Bernadett Határ | March 18 | Indiana Fever | Indiana Fever |
| Jantel Lavender | March 21 | Seattle Storm | Indiana Fever |
| Lexie Brown | March 30 | Chicago Sky | Chicago Sky |
| Keyona Hayes | April 11 | Connecticut Sun | DVTK Miskolc (Hungary) |
| Alexus Dye | April 12 | Connecticut Sun | Tennessee |
| Aleksa Gulbe | April 12 | Connecticut Sun | Indiana |
| Delicia Washington | April 12 | Connecticut Sun | Clemson |
| Vivian Gray | April 12 | Phoenix Mercury | Texas Tech |
| Sam Thomas | April 12 | Phoenix Mercury | Arizona |
| Que Morrison | April 13 | Atlanta Dream | Georgia |
| Lexi Held | April 13 | Chicago Sky | DePaul |
| Kayla Wells | April 13 | Chicago Sky | Texas A&M |
| Deja Winters | April 13 | Las Vegas Aces | Minnesota |
| Chloe Bibby | April 13 | Minnesota Lynx | Maryland |
| CeCe Hooks | April 13 | Minnesota Lynx | Ohio |
| Maya Dodson | April 13 | Phoenix Mercury | Arizona |
| Emmanuelle Tahane | April 14 | Chicago Sky | Rhode Island |
| Sparkle Taylor | April 14 | Chicago Sky | CSM Satu Mare (Romania) |
| Erin Whalen | April 14 | Indiana Fever | Dayton |
| Moon Ursin | April 14 | Minnesota Lynx | Tulane |
| Jenna Giacone | April 14 | Seattle Storm | Dayton |
| Paisley Harding | April 14 | Seattle Storm | Brigham Young |
| Raina Perez | April 14 | Seattle Storm | North Carolina State |
| Jennifer Coleman | April 14 | Washington Mystics | Navy |
| Masseny Kaba | April 15 | Chicago Sky | Central Florida |
| Lexi Gordon | April 15 | Los Angeles Sparks | Duke |
| Chantel Horvat | April 15 | Los Angeles Sparks | UCLA |
| Lindsey Pulliam | April 16 | Chicago Sky | Elazığ (Turkey) |
| Nancy Mulkey | April 16 | Las Vegas Aces | Washington |
| Emma Cannon | April 16 | Phoenix Mercury | Indiana Fever |
| Katie Benzan | April 20 | Washington Mystics | Maryland |
| Reshanda Gray | May 2 | Seattle Storm | New York Liberty |
| Victoria Macaulay | May 3 | Las Vegas Aces | Bursa (Turkey) |
| Odyssey Sims | May 3 | Minnesota Lynx | Atlanta Dream |
| Megan Gustafson | May 4 | Phoenix Mercury | Washington Mystics |

### Waived

| Player | Date Waived | Former Team |
| Luisa Geiselsöder | January 6 | Dallas Wings |
| Tianna Hawkins | January 13 | Atlanta Dream |
| Megan Walker | January 13 | Phoenix Mercury |
| Kysre Gondrezick | January 18 | Indiana Fever |
| Jazmine Jones | February 4 | New York Liberty |
| Leaonna Odom | February 4 | New York Liberty |
| Sydney Wiese | February 28 | Washington Mystics |
| Aaliyah Wilson | March 2 | Indiana Fever |
| Crystal Bradford | March 9 | Chicago Sky |
| Jantel Lavender | March 16 | Indiana Fever |
| Destiny Slocum | April 8 | Las Vegas Aces |
| Emma Cannon | April 13 | Indiana Fever |
| Natasha Mack | April 15 | Minnesota Lynx |

#### Training camp cuts

All players listed did not make the final roster.
| Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Dallas Wings |
| Khaalia Hillsman Que Morrison N'dea Jones Jaylyn Agnew | Kamiah Smalls Kayla Wells Lexi Held Imani McGee-Stafford Lindsey Pulliam Anneli Maley Kaela Davis Tina Krajišnik Sparkle Taylor Kysre Gondrezick | Alexus Dye Keyona Hayes Delicia Washington Jordan Lewis Taja Cole Aleksa Gulbe Kaila Charles Beatrice Mompremier Stephanie Jones | Jazz Bond Chelsea Dungee Destinee Walker Unique Thompson |
| Indiana Fever | Las Vegas Aces | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx |
| Micaela Kelly Ali Patberg Haley Gorecki Jazmine Jones Jaime Nared Ameshya Williams-Holiday Lindsay Allen Erin Whalen | Kalani Brown Faustine Aifuwa Deja Winters Nancy Mulkey Mya Hollingshed Khayla Pointer | Lauren Cox Chantel Horvat Lexi Gordon T'ea Cooper Arella Guirantes Kianna Smith | CeCe Hooks Chloe Bibby Moon Ursin Layshia Clarendon Crystal Dangerfield Yvonne Turner Rennia Davis Kayla Jones Hannah Sjerven |
| New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Seattle Storm | Washington Mystics |
| Paris Kea | Macee Williams Mael Gilles Kiana Williams Jennie Simms Emma Cannon Viivan Gray | Lauren Manis Jenna Giacone Paisley Harding Raina Perez Elissa Cunane Kennedy Burke Mikiah Herbert Harrigan Evina Westbrook | Christyn Williams Jamasha Jackson Megan Gustafson Erica McCall Kang Lee-seul Linnae Harper Stephanie Mavunga |

## Draft
### First round

| Pick | Player | Date signed | Team |
| 1 | Rhyne Howard | April 18 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2 | NaLyssa Smith | April 16 | Indiana Fever |
| 3 | Shakira Austin | April 14 | Washington Mystics |
| 4 | Emily Engstler | April 16 | Indiana Fever |
| 5 | Nyara Sabally | – | New York Liberty |
| 6 | Lexie Hull | April 17 | Indiana Fever |
| 7 | Veronica Burton | April 13 | Dallas Wings |
| 8 | Mya Hollingshed | April 13 | Las Vegas Aces |
| 9 | Rae Burrell | April 16 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 10 | Queen Egbo | April 15 | Indiana Fever |
| 11 | Kierstan Bell | April 13 | Las Vegas Aces |
| 12 | Nia Clouden | April 14 | Connecticut Sun |

### Second round

| Pick | Player | Date signed | Team |
| 13 | Khayla Pointer | April 13 | Las Vegas Aces |
| 14 | Christyn Williams | April 15 | Washington Mystics |
| 15 | Naz Hillmon | April 18 | Atlanta Dream |
| 16 | Kianna Smith | April 16 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 17 | Elissa Cunane | April 14 | Seattle Storm |
| 18 | Lorela Cubaj | – | Seattle Storm |
| 19 | Olivia Nelson-Ododa | April 17 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 20 | Destanni Henderson | April 16 | Indiana Fever |
| 21 | Evina Westbrook | April 14 | Seattle Storm |
| 22 | Kayla Jones | April 13 | Minnesota Lynx |
| 23 | Aisha Sheppard | April 13 | Las Vegas Aces |
| 24 | Jordan Lewis | April 15 | Connecticut Sun |

### Third round

| Pick | Player | Date signed | Team |
| 25 | Ameshya Williams-Holliday | April 16 | Indiana Fever |
| 26 | Maya Dodson | April 13 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 27 | Amy Atwell | April 16 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 28 | Hannah Sjerven | April 13 | Minnesota Lynx |
| 29 | Sika Koné | – | New York Liberty |
| 30 | Jasmine Dickey | April 13 | Dallas Wings |
| 31 | Jazz Bond | April 13 | Dallas Wings |
| 32 | Macee Williams | April 13 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 33 | Jade Melbourne | – | Seattle Storm |
| 34 | Ali Patberg | April 14 | Indiana Fever |
| 35 | Faustine Aifuwa | April 13 | Las Vegas Aces |
| 36 | Kiara Smith | – | Connecticut Sun |