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For the time being, New York Liberty star guard Kia Nurse is remaining optimistic about the WNBA's restart.

The 23-year-old Hamilton, Ont., native averaged 13.7 points, shot 87 per cent from the free-throw line and was named an all-star in her sophomore season despite her team finishing 10-24.

The poor finish resulted in the Liberty getting the No. 1 pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft, which was used to select Oregon Ducks star Sabrina Ionescu. “I think what Sabrina has done in her college career speaks for itself,” Nurse said. “She cemented herself as a superstar and I think obviously there’s going to be a bit of a jump from college to the WNBA just in terms of speed and size and how the game is played, but I think she’ll have the ability to continue to bring her playmaking skills. She was the triple-double queen for a reason.”

Ionescu was the first player in NCAA history, male or female, to reach 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists in a career. “I think that her ability to find people, her assists will be important for us and then obviously her ability to score from the point guard position. I think that’ll make us tough to guard,” Nurse added. “It looks like, based on our draft picks this year and our roster, it’s looks like we’re going to play a little bit of small ball and try out what that looks like in our league, so I’m excited to have her as our point guard and I think she’ll grow pretty quickly.

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