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Head coach: Sandy Brondello (1st season)
2021 record: 12-20
2021 offensive efficiency: (96.1, 10th in WNBA)
2021 defensive efficiency: (104.3, 10th)
2021 pace: 97.8 (2nd)
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About the Liberty
The Liberty were one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference up until 2017, but they’ve struggled since. After a 2-20 record in 2020, they went 12-20 in 2021 to make the playoffs for the first time since 2017 despite injuries slowing some of their best players.
They brought in a huge influx of talent during 2020 and 2021, including both promising young players and championship-proven veterans, and appear poised to contend for a more extended playoff run this season.
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Offseason moves
The Liberty made some moves this offseason, including bringing in center Stefanie Dolson and potentially bringing back Marine Johannes, who’s been playing overseas since a promising rookie season in 2019. However, the biggest moves that could affect their fantasy production this season were made before the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
They drafted a generational talent in 2020, with No. 1 overall pick Sabrina Ionescu. They signed Betnijah Laney, the 2020 WNBA Most Improved Player, in February 2021. In that same offseason, they traded the 2021 No. 1 overall pick in part of a deal for three-time WNBA Champion Natasha Howard and subsequently traded for two-time WNBA Champion Sami Whitcomb. They also drafted 2021 Rookie of the Year Michaela Onyenwere.
Last season, both Ionescu and Howard dealt with injuries that had them either absent or severely diminished for long…
Source : espn
