The first question was answered by Offnesson for Liberty on Tuesday when the team announced that it was contrary to Sandy Brondello.
Now for the following question: Will freedom change its essence before the 2026 WNBA season?
The current era of the current Liberty and the upcoming free agency is among the factors that affect the Liberty list. In addition, the league and its players have a new collective negotiation agreement.
Time in mind, the Daily News meets issues that may affect more changes from General Manager Jonathan Collip.
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Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu explained that after they left the disappointing first round: They want to run it.
“Well, I go back,” said Stewart, who closed her eyes with Augsco sitting near her on the postgame platform.
Augsco nodded in the agreement.
“Yes. I mean, I think we all know … the team never seems the same every year, and I think this is really special about what you have in your cabinet room, such as, you can never repeat that year really and go out. But I think we understand our essence – our main players, and players committed to the desire to be here through good and bad …”
The local star later added that she is “excited for the next year. I think we will use this to continue our motivation.”
The general commitment statement of two Liberty stars is good news for those who hope to keep the tournament window open. The bad news, though, is that the watch is heading to the majority of the essence in the subsequent party of the priority numbers.
Stewart will be 32 years old while playing in her tenth season in WNBA in 26. It will be IENESCU 28 and in her seventh season. Johnkel Jones is 32 years old at ten. Natasha Cloud 34 will be at eleventh. Leoni Vich – the smallest Liberty – 26 years old.
This is three main beginners on the other side of 30 and one more close to this standard. This does not include reserves on the other side of 30 – Isabelle Harrison, Rebecca Gardner and Emma Mason.
This topic raises this problem: even if KOLB – and the players – decides to run it, how long will the tournament window be open? Is maintaining the current essence a sustainable choice for the future of basketball freedom?
health
Freedom was injured in injuries in 2025.
In the tallest season in WNBA (44 games), Stewart was limited to 31 games. The harm was played in games 2 and 3 of the first round chain against Phoenix Mercury due to MCL. Jones (ankle) also played in 31 games. NYARA Sably (knee) appeared in only 17 games.
The sixth woman played in Liberty Kennedy Burke in 36 games.
Throughout the freedom of freedom, Brundelo talked about the importance of managing beginners minutes to ensure that she is not beaten by the end of the year. However, the minutes are still stored because in tense moments, the best players are always needed.
Now, the new Liberty coach can have a different approach with how to distribute minutes.
Dodes of expansion
WNBA is scheduled to expand to 15 teams with the addition of two other privileges in 2026: Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire.
The teams will have drafts of expansion to build their lists, which endangered at least one main player.
Last season, Kayla Thornton was chosen from the Freedom List and landed in Golden State.
Each team of WNBA protects up to six players in their list of December draft. The non -protected players were ready to seize.
The domains of draft expansion and fire will be completed at a new CBA agreement.
However, freedom can be in a position that is allowed to repeat tools after it has lost a major shareholder.
The absence of Thornton proved expensive as Brundelo lacked its defender everything in stretching in the main matches. Its existence was also missed as Thornton often kept freedom on his feet when the teammates were not available due to injuries – a place in 2025.
Free Hijhan Agency
Assuming that the League and the Association of Players overlooks a new CBA this fall, WNBA will finally test its very expected free agency. Almost every player will enter this winter as an unrestricted free agent with teams expected to be loaded with more money than ever to distribute them thanks to the escalating national television deals.
The movement of the players will be historical, which means possible changes to free, unrestricted free agents: Stewart, Awenisco, cloud, Jones, clouds, Burke, Harrison, Missenman and Stephanie Talbot.
Freedom players explained their intentions about the desire to restart it, but what if Collip had different plans?
If there is an opportunity to get younger, this winter is the time to do so. And if General Motors has doubts about one of the best main coaches in WNBA’s history, it is possible that he can have doubts about the players – even the stars – and how they fit with the current list.
For example, the Jones-6-6 motor will be removed for the team and the qualifying champion 2024-five years of the MVP season at the end of 2026. There will be no doubt that it is still in the form of all stars and at the higher level of players in WNBA, but a long-term deal for it in marine freedom as the rest of the league improves, faster and loaded with collective and international horizons.
It is a decision that KOLB must make: run it again for a short championship window or restore tools and prepare for a more sustainable future.