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Breanna Stewart will sign with the New York Liberty, she announced Wednesday, ending speculation that had run rampant since last offseason.
The 2018 WNBA MVP had narrowed her free agency options to the New York Liberty or the Seattle Storm. On the opening day of the signing period, she revealed her final decision.
A year ago, the Liberty courted the 28-year-old forward, but she returned to the Storm for one last season with retiring legend Sue Bird. This time around, she made the leap, joining New York after spending her first six seasons in Seattle.
Stewart had some fun with the free agency process. While playing for Turkish club Fenerbahçe during the WNBA offseason, she found time to post emoji-filled tweets, which fans scrambled to decipher.
With one such message, she revealed her four possible destinations. But after meeting with the Washington Mystics and the Minnesota Lynx, she honed in on the Liberty and the Storm as her top two.
New York did not hide its overtures to Stewart. Liberty coach Sandy Brondello, co-owner Clara Wu Tsai, general manager Jonathan Kolb and assistant general manager Ohemaa Nyanin all were spotted at a…
