Overview
- ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the agreement, negotiated by Klutch Sports agents Andy Latack and Steve Neff, leaving New York as the league’s lone coaching vacancy.
- Raman succeeds Noelle Quinn, who was dismissed in September after a first-round playoff exit to the Aces.
- Her résumé spans 12 seasons as MIT’s head coach, four years as a Memphis Grizzlies assistant, and one season on Sandy Brondello’s Liberty staff.
- Seattle faces an offseason with All-Stars Skylar Diggins, Nneka Ogwumike, Brittney Sykes and Gabby Williams set to hit unrestricted free agency under a new CBA expected to lift salaries.
- Rookie center Dominique Malonga is under contract, though a dispute with Turkish club Fenerbahçe could affect her FIBA clearance to return to the WNBA.