Former WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart will meet with the Seattle Storm, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx and Washington Mystics now that the league’s free agency period has begun (beginning Saturday night through midnight ET), sources told ESPN.
The meetings will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, where Stewart plays for club team Fenerbahce, the sources said.
Stewart’s free agency comes at a critical time for the WNBA, which has been debating issues related to player compensation, charter flights and overseas commitments for years.
She has spoken publicly about all of these topics in the past, but has only tweeted several cryptic, emoji-filled messages when it comes to her own free agency, leading to rampant speculation around the league about what she values most in this season. decision.
The free agency of Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot, who is expected to reunite with the Sky, Lynx, Liberty and Storm, is also expected to influence Stewart’s decision, sources said.
The Liberty appear to have been positioning themselves to try to acquire Stewart, who has won two titles with the Seattle Storm, by bringing in former WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones in a trade last week.
