The former Oregon Duck and 2024 USA Olympic Gold Medalist was a major reason why the New York Liberty earned the top overall seed in the WNBA Playoffs. Ionescu and the Liberty open up their playoff run against the Atlanta Dream on Sunday, Sept. 22.
is looking to finish the job this time around as the Liberty lost in the WNBA Finals to the Las Vegas Aces in a 3-1 series last postseason.as well as home-court advantage throughout their postseason run. The Atlanta Dream received the No. 8 seed despite having a .375 winning percentage and a 15-25 overall record. Not many of the media even have Atlanta winning a game in this opening playoff series.
It also helps that the Liberty have just an absolutely loaded roster from top-to-bottom. They have the 2018 and 2023 WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart, 2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones, 2021 WNBA All-Star Betnijah Laney-Hamilton and arguably the greatestin WNBA history coming off the bench, Courtney Vandersloot. Given the great success she has had throughout her career, this veteran piece for New York adds even moreis still doing Ionescu things, a shooting threat from virtually anywhere she is on the floor.
Aug 28, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; New York Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot , forward Kayla Thornton , forward Nyara Sabally , forward Breanna Stewart and guard Sabrina Ionescu react against the LA Sparks in the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
The run at a WNBA title for New York starts on Sunday, Sept. 22 as the Liberty host the Dream at 10 a.m. PT. Game two is on Sept. 24 at 4:30 p.m. PT. If necessary, a third game will take place on Sept. 26. Many predict that the WNBA Finals will be a rematch between the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty.
Arden Cravalho has been covering Oregon football and basketball for Sports Illustrated's Oregon site since June 2024. Arden has been writing extensively about college athletics beginning in 2018. His other work can be seen on "The Slipper Still Fits" at SB Nation. Arden is a graduate of Gonzaga University and brings a deep understanding of college sports to his writing.
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