New York Liberty

The New York Liberty are one of the WNBA's original charter franchises, now playing in Brooklyn's Barclays Center after decades at Madison Square Garden. Backed by Nets ownership and a marquee roster, the Liberty have become a glamour destination in women's basketball, drawing sellout crowds and A-list celebrity attention courtside. Their run to a first championship reset expectations for what a WNBA franchise's ceiling could look like.

Founded in 1997 as one of the league's inaugural teams, the Liberty reached the WNBA Finals four times before finally winning it all in 2024, led by Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, and Jonquel Jones. Before that breakthrough, New York was long considered the league's most successful team never to win a title, with Finals appearances stretching back to 1997.