It seemed like Breanna Stewart was 50/50 between the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty. On Wednesday, she chose the Liberty and the celebration was on for Liberty Nation.
And, of course, WNBA Twitter was abuzz as it had been awaiting her decision with the utmost anticipation for some time. Lexie Brown, whose re-signing with the Sparks was announced just before Stewart made her announcement, had one of the best tweets amid the overflow:
Thanks for my 5 minutes of attention Stewie
— Lexie Brown (@Lexiebrown) February 1, 2023
Stewart’s signing with New York puts the Liberty on a potential collision course to meet the Las Vegas Aces, who have added Candace Parker to A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, in the WNBA Finals.
Stewart teaming up with Jonquel Jones gives the Liberty the Top 2 players on Swish Appeal’s list of the WNBA’s best players entering 2022. Jones won the MVP award in 2021 and Stewart finished second in MVP voting in 2022 behind Wilson. Stewart won the award in 2018.
It was a tough decision for Stewie, and she ended up choosing the excitement of New York’s bright lights.
In an interview with Malika Andrews, Breanna Stewart said: “I decided to go to New York because I want to continue to be great. And I want to…
