Sources: Storm to hire Liberty’s Sonia Raman as head coach

New York Liberty assistant Sonia Raman has agreed to a multi-year deal to become the new head coach of the Seattle Storm, sources told ESPN on Friday.

Raman makes WNBA history as the first person of Indian origin to be head coach after being the first Indian-American woman to be NBA assistant.

Raman spent 2020-24 as an assistant with the Memphis Grizzlies and last season with the Liberty. Andy Latack and Steve Neff of Klutch Sports negotiated the new deal with the Storm.