After shockingly parting ways with the Liberty back in September, Sandy Brondello was named the coach of the WNBA expansion team in Toronto, the Tempo, about a month later. Apparently, a couple other WNBA teams made offers to the coach, but she turned them down in order to start fresh with a new team.

Sandy Brondello has been officially named as the first head coach of the WNBA’s Toronto Tempo. The Associated Press previously reported that the 57-year-old Australian would lead the first team in the league to be based outside the United States.

In an interview published the day of her introductory press conference in Toronto, Brondello told The Athletic that injuries to each of the Liberty's "Big Three" of Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Breanna Stewart contributed to a difficult 2025 season in the Big Apple.

Fresh off winning the first WNBA championship in the franchise's history in 2024, the New York Liberty had gotten off to a fantastic 9-0 start to their 2025 reg

After a strong 2024 season, few expected Sandy Brondello to be searching for a new job. But when the New York Liberty called for “evolution and innovation,” the winningest coach in franchise history moved on.

Sue Bird and Sandy Brondello played one season together for the Seattle Storm, Brondello’s last as a player. They lived next door to each other, and Bird credits Brondello for putting her on avocado toast. Apparently, Sue had never tried avocado before that.

On September 23, news broke that the New York Liberty would not be renewing the contract of head coach Sandy Brondello, thus ending her time as the team's head