Breanna Stewart finishes through contact (0:17)

Breanna Stewart finishes through contact (0:17)

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Michael Voepel

ESPN Senior Writer

Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women's college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.

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Alexa Philippou

ESPN

Covers women's college basketball and the WNBA

Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant

Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer

Apr 17, 2026, 03:19 PM ET

The New York Liberty announced Friday that forward Breanna Stewart , center Jonquel Jones and guard Sabrina Ionescu all have signed multiyear deals to return to the team.

On her podcast, Stewart said she has a three-year standard max contract -- which is $1.19 million this season -- where she'll be getting 17% of the cap each year.…