After a dramatic offseason in which the Liberty completed an ambitious blueprint by bringing three superstar targets to Brooklyn, they vaulted to status as WNBA co-favorites.
Welcome to the Liberty’s superteam era.
“To have those expectations, that means we’ve earned them, right?” Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb said. “That’s from this offseason and we embrace those expectations, but we know what comes with them.”, when they acquired 2021 MVP Jonquel Jones in a blockbuster three-team trade. Courtney Vandersloot, one of the top point guards in league history, topped off the Liberty’s coup by signing a few days after Stewart, as a package deal, after spending 12 seasons with the Chicago Sky, with whom she won a title in 2021.
The Aces added the legendary Candace Parker on a bargain contract to a core that features two-time MVP A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum and Chelsea Gray.Liberty coach Sandy Brondello.The high expectations and Aces rivalry talk that marked the offseason have not been lost on the Liberty.
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