Retirement • On February 8, 2021,
Crystal Langhorne announced her retirement after thirteen seasons of playing in the WNBA. She won the
2018 and
2020 WNBA titles with the
Seattle Storm. Langhorne was a two-time All-Star and won the
Most Improved Player Award in 2009. She announced her retirement to become the Storm's Director of Community Engagement. • On February 9, 2021,
Renee Montgomery announced her retirement after eleven seasons of playing in the WNBA. She won the
2015 and
2017 WNBA titles with the
Minnesota Lynx. Montgomery won the
WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year award in 2012 and was a two-time All-Star. • On March 8, 2021,
LaToya Sanders announced her retirement after nine seasons playing in the WNBA. She won the
2019 WNBA title with the
Washington Mystics. • On March 15, 2021,
Morgan Tuck announced her retirement after five seasons playing in the WNBA. She won the
2020 WNBA title with the
Seattle Storm. • On May 13, 2021,
Seimone Augustus announced her retirement after fifteen seasons playing in the WNBA. She was a four time
WNBA Champion, eight time
WNBA All-Star, one time
WNBA Finals MVP, and she won
WNBA Rookie of the Year in her rookie season. In addition to her decorated WNBA career she spent time playing overseas in Russia and Turkey, where she won the
EuroCup twice and
Turkish Cup once. Augustus joined the
Los Angeles Sparks coaching staff.
Free agency Free agency negotiations started on January 15, 2021, and the signing period began on February 1, 2021.
Coaching changes == Regular season ==