Rebecca Allen entered the 2026 WNBA season with the intention of it being her last.

That hasn’t changed.

The Liberty’s Game 3 loss in a second-round series against the Atlanta Dream officially ends Allen’s 11-year WNBA career.

The playoff exit ends Allen’s second stint with the Liberty, the first coming from 2017-22 (didn’t play in 2020 Wubble season).

And even with Allen experiencing a surge as a key contributor for the Liberty post-All-Star Break, it wasn’t enough to change her mind to lace her sneakers up for one more season.

“I came into this season just knowing that this is what I wanted for myself, and what I’m really grateful for is that I’ve got this feeling of peace. Like I know I’m going to be emotional in the next few days, but right now I just feel like OK, this is really what I wanted in a sense,” Allen said after Friday’s 85-83 Game 3 elimination loss at Barclays Center. “I wanted to be able to say like thank you to the game in my way, and just feel like I’m leaving it in such a peaceful way, so that’s that’s huge.”

Allen’s final season came with a slightly more involved role as the team dealt with injuries since the beginning of the campaign. Satou Sabally, the Liberty’s prized offseason acquisition, played just 13 games in 2026, pushing Allen higher up on Chris DeMarco’s rotation.

Allen averaged 5.8 points and 2.6 assists on 42% shooting in 29 games (12 starts) in 2026. Then, she experienced an uptick in scoring in August — five double-digit scoring games with four consecutive coming from games during Aug. 5-13, a stretch the Liberty went 4-1 in.

Allen, who spent a season each in Phoenix, Connecticut and Chicago, filled the statsheet during a 40-point win over the Las Vegas Aces — A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray all rested — at Barclays Center on Aug. 9: 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.

“I’m glad that I had that little spot in the middle of the season,” said Allen, who was honored for her time in New York in a ceremony during Barclays Center’s final regular season game on Sept. 23. “I was playing and getting some minutes where I really felt that I took a hold of that, and was able to show myself a little bit here.”

Allen said the elimination loss “has not sunk in in any way,” and that she still felt like the team is scheduled to play “in a couple days.”

But there are no more games for Allen, who was known as a disruptor on defense with her lengthy build. Instead, she moved closer to her next potential career after ending her basketball life following three FIBA World Cup medals and a FIBA Asia Cup medal.

Next up for the Australian?

“I think I want to be an agent. That’s what I’m looking into. I’d like to be a sports agent. So I’ve been looking at that. I’m someone who’s really passionate about this game, and I just feel that I understand what players want. I feel like I’m a trusted individual as well, and obviously you’ve got to learn a bit in that. But that’s an area I want to be in.”

Allen’s experience as a commentator in the Melbourne Basketball League (MBL) also interested her in some sort of a potential career in that role.

“You get the adrenaline rush that you get when you play,” Allen said of being a commentator.

Still, with her eyes set on taking steps in retirement, Allen can see the growth of Liberty moving forward — even with herself removed from the organization.

“I just feel with the team that we have, I see us going further. I really saw us being in that final — in that championship game,” she said.