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New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu filled the stats with a 88-86 defeat to the Chicago Sky on Sunday.
In addition to becoming 4th player In the history of the WNBA, the third-year guard, who recorded multiple triple-doubles, was the first player to post a triple-double in just three-quarters.
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She lost with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists.
Ionescu has been the most hyped newcomer since Breanna Stewart joined the WNBA in 2020.
An ankle injury limited her to three games in the first season. Continued to influence She has also entered the 2021 season. As a result, the triple-double NCAA’s greatest leader in history wasn’t the dynamic she was in Oregon.
However, in seven consecutive defeats that pushed Liberty to the bottom of the WNBA, Ionesk began to turn the corner.
On Sunday, she averaged 16.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists. More importantly, her filming has taken a big step forward. She shot 37.9 percent overall and 32.5 percent across the arc in 2021, and those numbers are up to 46.1 and 36.7 percent in 2022, respectively.
The development of Ionescu can have a significant impact on Liberty.
New York Run At the off-season Stewart before the 2018 MVP re-signed with the Seattle Storm. Stewart will become a free agent again in 2023, and it is speculated that Liberty will once again do his best to bring Syracuse’s natives closer to home.
With Ionescu looking like the cornerstone of a true franchise, Liberty should be more attractive to Stewart and other marquee stars on the market.It’s a big change since New York was there baffling We conclude May.
