New York Liberty
Basketball team in Brooklyn
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| 2024 | Breanna Stewart named to All-WNBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team; Jonquel Jones wins WNBA Finals MVP and named to All-WNBA Second Team; Sabrina Ionescu named to All-WNBA Second Team; Leonie Fiebich named to All-Rookie Team |
| 2024 | New York Liberty players Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart will represent Team USA, while Leonie Fiebich and Nyara Sabally will represent Germany in the Olympics. |
| 2024 | Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones, and Breanna Stewart were selected as New York Liberty All-Stars. |
| 2024 | New York Liberty achieved their highest attendance average of 12,729 fans per game, ranking 2nd in the WNBA, and recorded 2 sellout games for the first time. |
| 2024 | The New York Liberty won their first WNBA Championship, defeating the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals. |
| June 4 2024 | Launch of 'Liberty Live', the team's direct-to-consumer streaming service for New York Liberty games. |
| March 14 2024 | The Liberty traded their second-round draft picks for 2025 and 2026 to acquire Rebekah Gardner. |
| March 12 2024 | Announcement that Liberty games would be broadcast on WNYW and WWOR for the 2024 season. |
| 2023 | Breanna Stewart wins WNBA MVP, named to All-WNBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team; Sabrina Ionescu named to All-WNBA Second Team; Jonathan Kolb wins WNBA Executive of the Year |
| 2023 | Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, and Courtney Vandersloot were selected as New York Liberty All-Stars. |
| 2023 | The Liberty acquired 2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones and signed Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot, transforming into immediate championship contenders. |
| 2023 | The New York Liberty appeared in the WNBA Finals, losing to the Las Vegas Aces. |
| January 16 2023 | The Liberty participated in a three-team trade that resulted in acquiring Jonquel Jones and Kayla Thornton, while trading away Rebecca Allen, Natasha Howard, and other assets. |
| 2022 | Natasha Howard and Sabrina Ionescu were selected as New York Liberty All-Stars. |
| January 7 2022 | Sandy Brondello was hired as the new head coach, replacing Walt Hopkins Jr. |
| 2021 | Michaela Onyenwere wins Rookie of the Year and named to All-Rookie Team; DiDi Richards also named to All-Rookie Team |
| 2021 | Betnijah Laney was selected as a New York Liberty All-Star. |
| 2021 | Establishes Barclays Center in Brooklyn as their current home arena, with an initial ticket sales cap of 8,575. |
| 2021 | Marine Fauthoux from France was drafted by the New York Liberty in the 2021 WNBA Draft. |
| 2021 | Raquel Carrera from Spain was drafted by the New York Liberty in the 2021 WNBA Draft. |
| December 6 2021 | Head coach Walt Hopkins Jr. was dismissed from the team. |
| May 6 2021 | The New York Liberty introduced their mascot, Ellie the Elephant. |
| February 10 2021 | The Liberty executed multiple significant trades, including acquiring Natasha Howard from Seattle by trading the 1st overall 2021 draft pick, trading Kia Nurse and Megan Walker to Phoenix, and trading for Sami Whitcomb. |
| 2020 | Multiple international players from the New York Liberty participated in the Olympics, including Rebecca Allen from Australia, Han Xu from China, and Marine Johannès from France. |
| 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Liberty played their entire season in Bradenton, Florida, without fans, marking a unique moment in the team's history. |
| 2020 | Walt Hopkins becomes head coach, leading the team for two seasons until 2021 |
| 2020 | The Liberty relocated to Brooklyn full-time and permanently joined the Barclays Center as their home arena. |
| 2020 | Sabrina Ionescu was drafted as the first overall pick, with Megan Walker and Jazmine Jones also selected in the first round. The team introduced a new logo and color scheme. |
| 2019 | Tina Charles and Kia Nurse were selected as New York Liberty All-Stars. |
| 2019 | Briefly plays at Westchester County Center before transitioning to a new home arena. |
| 2019 | Jonathan Kolb becomes the General Manager of the New York Liberty and continues in the role to the present. |
| February 21 2019 | Isiah Thomas was relieved of his duties as the team's leadership. |
| January 23 2019 | The New York Liberty were sold to Joseph Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, marking the beginning of a new ownership era for the franchise. |
| 2018 | Tina Charles was selected as a New York Liberty All-Star. |
| 2018 | Katie Smith takes over as head coach for two seasons until 2019 |
| 2018 | Most home games were relocated to Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. The team failed to make the playoffs, finishing with a 7-27 record. |
| 2017 | Sugar Rodgers wins WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year |
| 2017 | Tina Charles and Sugar Rodgers were selected as New York Liberty All-Stars. |
| 2017 | Bill Laimbeer returns for another stint as General Manager of the New York Liberty. |
| 2017 | The Liberty were eliminated in the second round of the WNBA playoffs by the Washington Mystics. |
| November 2017 | Madison Square Garden Company and James L. Dolan announced they were actively seeking to sell the New York Liberty franchise. |
| 2016 | Tina Charles represented the New York Liberty as an Olympian. |
| 2016 | Kristin Bernert's tenure as General Manager of the New York Liberty ends. |
| 2016 | Lindsey Harding and Amanda Zahui B. join the New York Liberty. |
| 2016 | The New York Liberty qualified for the WNBA playoffs but were eliminated in the second round by the Phoenix Mercury. |
| 2015 | Bill Laimbeer wins Coach of the Year; Tina Charles named to All-WNBA First Team and All-Defensive Second Team; Brittany Boyd and Kiah Stokes named to All-Rookie Team; Epiphanny Prince named to All-WNBA Second Team |
| 2015 | Tina Charles was selected as a New York Liberty All-Star. |
| 2015 | Kristin Bernert becomes the General Manager of the New York Liberty. |
| 2015 | Liberty won the East Conference with a 23-11 record under coach Bill Laimbeer. They won the Conference Semifinals against Washington (2-1) but lost the Conference Finals to Indiana (1-2). |
| August 2 2015 | Becky Hammon was inducted into the Liberty's Ring of Honor during a halftime ceremony at a game against the Seattle Storm, with Isiah Thomas presenting her ring at Madison Square Garden. |
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