Many will be mistaken and believe the start of the Liberty’s title defense is a few months away. But their quest to repeat actually started last week.

Courtney Vandersloot is headed back to the Chicago Sky, the Chicago Sun-Times’ Annie Costabile first reported Wednesday afternoon. Costabile also Vandersloot — a five-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA champion — is fresh off of a championship with the New York Liberty in which she was a key contributor off the bench.

Even after earning the late-season opportunity to sign on with the Liberty through the playoffs, point guard Jaylyn Sherrod knows her spot in the WNBA is far from solidified.

Unrivaled’s inaugural season is scheduled to begin Friday in Miami. Ionescu's participation in the league adds to her remarkable 2024, which included winning a gold medal at the Olympics and securing the WNBA championship with the Liberty.

New York Liberty’s third annual “Season of Giving” community outreach was so abundant that it lasted until the middle of January.

With the WNBA exploding in popularity and a new TV deal bringing more revenue, the expectation is that salaries will jump in 2026 and most free agents will sign one-year contracts to get back onto the market next offseason.

According to ESPN's Alexa Philippou, Sabally will meet with the Liberty and Mercury in the coming days. New York is the reigning WNBA champion, and she has a couple of connections there. Her younger sister, Nyara Sabally, plays there and was instrumental in their triumph last season.

Caitlin Clark is going to wait until Indianapolis hosts the WNBA All-Star weekend to enter her first 3-point contest.

New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu competed against Stephen Curry in the 2024 three-point contest at All-Star Weekend

Caitlin Clark is going to wait until Indianapolis hosts the WNBA All-Star weekend in July to enter her first 3-point contest as a pro.

The Indiana Fever star decided she wants to wait until the WNBA All-Star Weekend to take part in a 3-point contest.