The New York Liberty had a lot to lament this offseason after coming within a single shot of forcing a fifth and decisive game against the reigning two-time champion Las Vegas Aces.
The hard-to-swallow 70-69 defeat before another record-setting crowd at Barclays brought with it some doubt whether Jones, the 2021 WNBA MVP, and Stewart, who earned her second league award last season, would be back for another run at it.
Also, Vandersloot, a surefire Hall of Fame point guard, had a decision to make regarding whether sheโd continue playing in the best womenโs basketball league in the world after 13 brilliant seasons.
But they all agreed, along with current and former All-Stars Sabrina Ionescu and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, to reboot the quest for this franchiseโs first-ever championship.
That journey officially began Sunday when New York players reunited on the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush to finish off what they started in 2023.
The โSuperteamโ is back to complete some unfinished business.
โWe know what happened last year and the fact we didnโt achieve our goal will motivate us, but itโs not what weโre thinking about the entire season,โ reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart revealed.
Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb, who earned WNBA Executive of the Year honors for bringing Jones, Stewart and Vandersloot to Brooklyn, didnโt stay put with the roster that earned the Liberty the most wins in franchise history and their first Finals appearance since 2002.
After re-signing Stewart and Jones, he brought in a trio of free agents, Kennedy Burke, Leonie Fiebich and Ivana Dojkiฤ, each of whom has international and WNBA experience.
Kolb, alongside head coach Sandy Brondello, also infused the roster with fresh talent in last monthโs draft.
The Liberty selected guard Marquesha Davis from the University of…
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