The New York Liberty have had their eyes on Jonquel Jones for a long time.
Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb was keen to bring the 2021 WNBA MVP to New York even before last season started, and he has the jersey to prove it.
“I’ve had a Jonquel Liberty jersey in my office for a year,” he said during her introductory press conference Friday. “I’m not kidding, because before she got cored last season (by the Connecticut Sun), I thought maybe we would make a run. I’ve literally had that in my office all year, all season.”
So this offseason, when the organization heard Jones was interested in being traded, the Liberty immediately got involved and were able to make things official.
When news of the trade became public Monday, everyone in the WNBA community was talking about it. Everyone except Jones.
The story broke on social media, but Jones was told by her agent that…
