The seafoam savants join Minnesota, Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Phoenix as postseason invitees. Only the league-leading Minnesota Lynx, who fell to the Liberty in last fall's thrilling WNBA Finals, are locked into its seed, having secured No. 1 earlier over the holiday weekend.

The Liberty's repeat bid suffered a blow before the season even tipped off. Two-time All-Defensive honoree Betnijah Laney-Hamilton suffered a meniscus injury while playing in Unrivaled, and that ruled her out for all of 2025.

Perhaps there will be another parade down Canyon of Heroes when the weather turns brisk, but as of their loss to the Golden State Valkyries on Tuesday night, the 2025 WNBA season seems to have beaten the New York Liberty into submission.