Overview
- The WNBA’s first team outside the United States confirmed Brondello’s appointment, with Toronto set to debut in 2026 and stage additional regular-season games in Montreal and Vancouver.
- Multiple outlets report she accepted a multi-year, seven-figure deal that places her among the league’s highest-paid coaches alongside Becky Hammon and Nate Tibbetts.
- Brondello chose Toronto over offers from the Dallas Wings and Seattle Storm, citing collaboration with general manager Monica Wright Rogers and the chance to build from the ground up.
- The two-time WNBA champion led the Phoenix Mercury to the 2014 title and the New York Liberty to their first championship in 2024, and she has coached Australia’s national team since 2017.
- New York’s coaching job remains the league’s lone vacancy, with reported interviews including Will Weaver, Kristi Toliver and Joseph Blair.