Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu reveals free agency plan that mirrors Breanna Stewart

Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu reveals free agency plan that mirrors Breanna Stewart originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Sabrina Ionescu is where she is supposed to be.

The New York Liberty star told reporters in Phoenix on Wednesday that she will re-sign with the only WNBA team for which she has ever played. "Obviously I'm where I'm supposed to be," Ionescu said at USA Basketball training camp. "Never thought anything different, and so excited to be able to sign and get started.

It's coming up really quickly, so excited to get all this behind us and just be able to start our season and get going in New York. " Sabrina Ionescu said she intends to re-sign with the Liberty, per @alexaphilippou : "Obviously I'm where I'm supposed to be. Never thought anything different.

" — Underdog WNBA (@UnderdogWNBA) April 1, 2026 MORE: Breanna Stewart 'sets the record straight' as WNBA free agency's first major domino falls On April 9, Ionescu will become an unrestricted free agent, eligible to sign with any team. But hours after her teammate Breanna Stewart announced her intention to stay home in New York, Ionescu — a Walnut Creek, California native who enjoyed a decorated college career at Oregon — has confirmed her plan to sign a new maximum contract with the Liberty. That may dent any plans the Golden State Valkyries or the expansion Portland Fire had to make a huge move by luring Ionescu back across the country.