Jonquel Jones, the 2021 WNBA MVP who was traded this week to the New York Liberty from the Connecticut Sun, said she would love to help the Liberty win their first WNBA title.
“That would be amazing,” Jones said Friday as she met with media for the first time since the trade. “Everybody knows New York is a basketball city. It would mean everything to bring a championship to New York, but also I think it would mean a lot to the WNBA.”
The Liberty are an original WNBA franchise, launching in 1997, but they haven’t been to the WNBA Finals since 2002. Obtaining a player of Jones’ caliber while in her prime — she turned 29 earlier this month — is part of the Liberty’s plan to try to reach the top of the league.
“Anytime you have a chance to get somebody like this, you have to jump at it,” Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb said. “Players like Jonquel do not become available very often.”
In the three-team trade, New York sent Rebecca Allen to Connecticut, and Natasha Howard and the rights to Crystal Dangerfield to Dallas, which sent Kayla Thornton to the Liberty and Tysha…
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