With expectations higher than the skyscrapers of Manhattan, the WNBA's number-one overall draft pick Sabrina Ionescu is poised to transform the New York Liberty and ready to torch the competition with the national spotlight pointed on her.
NEW YORK - With expectations higher than the skyscrapers of Manhattan, the WNBA’s number-one overall draft pick Sabrina Ionescu is poised to transform the New York Liberty and ready to torch the competition with the national spotlight pointed on her.
Already dubbed “Lady Liberty” in the pages of the New York Post, the Big Apple is ready to roll out the red carpet for the University of Oregon guard, who was the first NCAA player to score 2,000 career points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists. “Obviously, it starts with basketball, hoping to get people to buy into the team and show up to games,” said Ionescu. “But just using our platform as a women’s basketball player to do more than just that.It is not yet clear when Ionescu’s professional career will officially take off, with the WNBA season - originally scheduled to begin May 15 - on hold amid the coronavirus lockdown.
New York Liberty claimed five of the first 15 picks in Friday’s draft, with an eye toward revitalizing its roster after two back-to-back seasons of lackluster performance.
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