2012 New York Liberty season
The 2012 WNBA season was the 16th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Liberty played at Prudential Center in New Jersey from 2011 through 2013 during renovations at Madison Square Garden.
Transactions
WNBA draft
The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
| 1 | 7 | Kelley Cain | Tennessee | |
| 3 | 36 | Katelan Redmon | Gonzaga |
Transaction log
- April 11, 2011: The Liberty traded a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Jessica Breland.
- May 27, 2011: The Liberty swapped third-round picks in the 2012 Draft with the Minnesota Lynx as part of the Quanitra Hollingsworth trade.
- February 14: The Liberty re-signed Leilani Mitchell.
- February 24: The Liberty signed Kelly Miller.
- March 5: The Liberty signed Rafaella Masciadri.
- April 13: The Liberty signed DeMya Walker and Essence Carson.
- April 23: The Liberty signed Laura Broomfield and Iasia Hemingway.
- April 27: The Liberty signed draft picks Kelley Cain and Katelan Redmon.
- May 11: The Liberty waived Iasia Hemingway.
- May 16: The Liberty waived Laura Broomfield and Sydney Colson.
- May 17: The Liberty waived Katelan Redmon and Raffaella Masciadri and suspended Quanitra Hollingsworth.
- July 2: The Liberty waived Kelly Miller.
Personnel changes
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former team |
| DeMya Walker | April 13, 2012 | Washington Mystics |
| Kelley Cain | April 16, 2012 | draft pick |