The Toronto Tempo’s hiring of Sandy Brondello turned some heads.

Here was one of the most accomplished coaches in recent WNBA history hitting the open market and choosing to lead an expansion team without any players or even much of a front-office staff.

It wasn’t the money either — Brondello reportedly also received offers from Dallas and Seattle, with at least one promising a richer deal than she ultimately landed in Toronto. (Financial terms of her Tempo contract were not disclosed).

So why did Brondello choose Toronto? That was the first thing she was asked upon her introduction in November.

“I think this is just a little different situation, obviously. A lot of the players now are free agents. Yes, we'll be an expansion team, but hopefully summer in Toronto is pretty special.

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