The New York Liberty and All-Star level guard Sabrina Ionescu agreed to an extension by means of the 2025 season on Monday. Financial phrases weren’t disclosed.
“I’m grateful and honored to have the ability to characterize the New York Liberty for the following couple years,” Ionescu mentioned in a information launch. “[Owners] Joe and Clara Wu Tsai, [general manager] Jonathan Kolb and all the Liberty group has been nothing wanting wonderful over my time right here, and I’m thrilled to work in the direction of bringing a championship again to New York City.”
Multi-Year Extension ✅ The New York Liberty has signed All-Star guard, <a href=”https://twitter.com/sabrina_i20?ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>@sabrina_i20</a>, to an extension by means of the 2025 season.🗽 <a href=”https://t.co/2yIzrmrHT8″>pic.twitter.com/2yIzrmrHT8</a>
—@nyliberty
The 2020 first general draft decide performed simply three video games as a rookie because of an ankle harm. She bounced again in 2021 earlier than beginning all 36 video games for New York and incomes her first WNBA All-Star nod in 2022. Ionescu averaged 17.4 factors and profession highs of seven.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists per recreation whereas taking pictures 41.1 % from the sector and 93.1 % from the foul line.
“We could not be extra excited to announce Sabrina’s multi-year extension,” Kolb mentioned in a information launch. “Her profession is already off to a historic begin and her will to win is actually unparalleled. Sab has shortly grow to be synonymous with the Liberty franchise, and we stay up for her continued success in New York for a few years to return.”
The Liberty fashioned what quantities to a super-team round Ionescu by buying former league MVPs Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones within the frontcourt and sharpshooter Courtney Vandersloot to pair with Ionescu within the backcourt.
The WNBA season begins later this week, with the Liberty visiting the Washington Mystics for his or her season opener Friday.
