As WNBA free agency begins and the conversation around the destination of some key free agents heats up, Breanna Stewart’s future team remains in question.
On the most recent episode of Real Ones with Raja + Logan, Stewart’s longtime Seattle Storm teammate Sue Bird addressed her potential move. In doing so, she says that money isn’t the largest factor in Stewart’s decision making.
“Seattle currently can pay Stewie more than New York can, unless she did a sign and trade. But the money, the margin is like, 20 or 30 thousand dollars. So it’s not millions,” Stewart said on the podcast. “And so right out of the gate money is not a player. Why? Because Stewie goes overseas, because Stewie has marketing deals that are paying her far more than her WNBA salary.
“Stewie can now look at other things and New York is New York. She’s from Syracuse, which obviously is not New York City, but it makes a difference. It’s closer. Her wife is from Spain. It’s closer. She has a family now. Your priorities and what you need from a team start to shift and change because money is not the only thing at play.
“If Seattle could offer Stewie five more million than New York, I think we’re having a different conversation.”
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