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.

The Toronto Tempo introduce Sandy Brondello as their coach, while the Raptors win over the Bucks later in the day.

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

Brondello and the New York Liberty parted ways in September, after the Liberty's WNBA title defense ended with a first-round playoff loss to the Phoenix Mercury. All of a sudden, Brondello -- a two-time WNBA champion as a head coach -- found herself on the market.

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.

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

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.