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A new era: Why building WNBA super-teams through free agency is becoming more common

Two-time champion and former MVP Breanna Stewart, the active leader in career points per game, ripped off a jersey that changed the trajectory of the WNBA and potentially the lone original franchise without a championship. Champion and six-time peak assists performer Courtney Vandersloot, the active leader in career assists per game, jumped in a day later to further upset the apple cart of those outside the Big Apple.

Everybody better get in, because we’re building super-teams in the WNBA.

The New York Liberty are undoubtedly favorites to win their first WNBA championship in 2023 after a massive first two days of free agency that followed a trade for 2021 MVP Jonquel Jones.