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Sources told ESPN that the New York Liberty are going to hire Sandy Brondello as their new head coach.
The head coach of the Australian National team is Brondello.
The Mercury won their third title under the leadership of Brondello. She made the playoffs every year in eight seasons with Phoenix. The Mercury went 19-13 in the regular season but lost to Chicago in the finals. An assistant for Chicago is the husband of a woman.
After leaving the Mercury, she was almost immediately linked to the Liberty, which was looking for a new coach with proven WNBA success to guide a young roster.
The Liberty made the playoffs but only won one game in their last nine regular-season games. They lost to Phoenix in the first round of the playoffs.
The new person is Brondello.
Mechelle Voepel was a contributor to this report.
