List of 2009 WNBA season transactions
This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2009 Women's National Basketball Association off-season and 2009 WNBA season.
Retirement
The following players played their final season in 2008.
Front Office movement
Head coach changes
General Manager changes
Player movement
The following is a list of player movement via free agency and trades.
Trades
| December 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
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| 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
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| 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
7-day contracts
| Player | Signed | New team | Former team |
| June | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Waived
| Player | Waived | Team |
| June | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Training camp cuts
All players here did not make the final roster
WNBA Draft
The 2009 WNBA Draft was held on April 9, 2009 in Secaucus, New Jersey.
First round selections
| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel McCoughtry |  |
Atlanta Dream | Louisville |
| 2 | Marissa Coleman | |
Washington Mystics | Maryland |
| 3 | Kristi Toliver | |
Chicago Sky | Maryland |
| 4 | Renee Montgomery | |
Minnesota Lynx | Connecticut |
| 5 | DeWanna Bonner | |
Phoenix Mercury | Auburn |
| 6 | Briann January | |
Indiana Fever | Arizona State |
| 7 | Courtney Paris | |
Sacramento Monarchs | Oklahoma |
| 8 | Kia Vaughn | |
New York Liberty | Rutgers |
| 9 | Quanitra Hollingsworth | |
Minnesota Lynx (from L.A., via Wash.) | Virginia Commonwealth |
| 10 | Chante Black | |
Connecticut Sun | Duke |
| 11 | Shavonte Zellous | |
Detroit Shock | Pittsburgh |
| 12 | Ashley Walker | |
Seattle Storm | California |
| 13 | Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton | |
Los Angeles Sparks (from S.A., via Atl.) | Purdue |
References
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