Breanna Stewart, the biggest name in this year’s WNBA free agency class, will take her talents to the Big Apple to join the Liberty.
On the first day that teams are now allowed to sign players, the star free agent tweeted a video with a Statue of Liberty emoji to confirm the move and bring an end to what had been a cryptic offseason saga regarding her plans.
Stewart, 28, made the decision to return to her home state after the former MVP recently narrowed her choices down to New York or a return to the Storm, where she’s spent her first six WNBA seasons. Stewart’s seismic signing shakes up the entire WNBA landscape in a big way, with the Syracuse native now set to move back to the East coast to form an intriguing “Big 3” alongside All-Star guard Sabrina Ionescu and newly-acquired star center Jonquel Jones, whom N.Y. landed via a blockbuster trade with the Sun on Jan. 16.
