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Breanna Stewart despatched the basketball world right into a frenzy by asserting she’s signing with the New York Liberty.
The 2018 WNBA MVP spent the previous few weeks teasing fans with cryptic tweets that in all probability meant nothing in any respect. On Wednesday, she ended the drama:
Breanna Stewart @breannastewart
Liberty stars Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones and Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant had been understandably excited with the information:
Kevin Durant @KDTrey5
Aye, do not name my telephone lookin for tickets this summer time, they gone. Let’s get it @nyliberty https://t.co/dPx7emIeMP
There have been loads of reactions from others throughout social media:
Mark Schindler @MG_Schindler
The one time I put my telephone on Do Not Disturb I forgot that I had an Uber eats order dropped off and Stewie signed
whitney medworth @its_whitney
kevin durant when he sees stewie picked the freedompic.twitter.com/1uqhrbRIMf
DANA @iam_DanaScott
Breanna Stewart becoming a member of forces with Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones on New York Liberty is just like the WNBA’s model of the Warmth-les.
Braulio Perez @BraulioEPerez
The Liberty taking Breanna Stewart out of Seattle is New York payback for Patrick Ewing suiting up for the Sonics. We have had this coming
Basketball Reference @bball_ref
There is a new Huge Three in New York! 🗽
This season, the @NYLiberty could have the 2018 MVP (Breanna Stewart), the 2020 1st General Choose (Sabrina Ionescu), and the 2021 MVP (Jonquel Jones).
Stewart, Ionescu, and Jones ranked 1st, seventh, and eleventh in Win Shares final season. #WNBA pic.twitter.com/G1wM0irnLh
Lyndsey D’Arcangelo @darcangel21
Liberty simply leveled up. https://t.co/ivbQoTxd9J
Ben Pickman @benpickman
“We’re witnessing a drastic shift in the way in which our league views free company,” one WNBA GM instructed me.
Breanna Stewart might have selected her subsequent staff, however the impression of her FA sweepstakes will seemingly transcend simply becoming a member of the Liberty. ⬇️ https://t.co/2Xq8MN8Hhs
Michael Waterloo @MichaelWaterloo
The Liberty completed lifeless final within the league final yr with 47.9% of their factors coming the way in which of 2-pointers. Stewie (10.7 2PA, 51.8%) and Jones (7 2PA, 58.2%) assist SO a lot. Simply touchdown two of the highest 17 eFG% gamers within the league is unimaginable. Time to carry on Sloot! #WNBA
The Liberty figured to leap ahead already because of the addition of Jones, a four-time All-Star and the 2021 MVP. She’s the go-to scorer New York wanted to pair with Ionescu, who cemented her standing as a franchise cornerstone in 2022.
Now, the staff has one other one of many league’s greatest gamers. Stewart averaged 21.8 factors and seven.6 rebounds per sport whereas capturing 37.9 % from past the arc in 2022 because the Seattle Storm reached the WNBA semifinals.
The Nets are an apparent instance that constructing a superteam in New York would not assure a title, not to mention a number of titles. However the Liberty have turn out to be the largest menace to dethrone the reigning champion Las Vegas Aces in 2023.
