Stewart has spent the past two seasons in New York on consecutive one-year deals. She signed with the Liberty in 2023 as a free agent, earning a reported $175,00. Stewart then signed another one-year deal last season, raising her salary to $205,000.

Stewart has averaged 21.8 points and 8.9 rebounds in her two seasons in New York. She also had 3.7 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks.

X marked the spot where Breanna Stewart reacted with three words to the Liberty’s announcement that she had re-signed Saturday for a third season: “And we back,” she posted on the social media site. Stewart was expected to be back since the defending WNBA champs had designated the 30-year-old unrestricted free agent as a core player — akin to a franchise tag — for the second and final time.