With the core designation, New York will officially take the biggest free agent off the market as the Liberty now have exclusive negotiating rights with Stewart.

New York's Breanna Stewart was one of a handful of players who have been given the franchise tag by their WNBA teams, meaning they can’t sign a contract directly with anyone else.

For the first time since Thornton was drafted to the Valkyries, Stewart, on Thursday at the new 3-on-3 league Unrivaled, spoke about what Golden State has in the 6-foot-1 forward — and what the Liberty lost.

As the WNBA offseason sets to kick into full swing the New York Liberty are making a big move to retain Breanna Stewart. Per Madeline Kenney of the New York Post, the reigning WNBA champions are set to designate Breanna Stewart as a core player before the deadline of January 20th.

As Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier begin the first season of Unrivaled, investors Geno Auriemma and Paige Bueckers will be watching proudly back at UConn.

Central New York native Breanna Stewart was one of a handful of players ... a former Cicero-North Syracuse basketball star, helped bring the Liberty their first WNBA championship last fall and ...

Breanna Stewart Given Franchise Tag by New York Liberty for Second Straight Year New York's Breanna Stewart was one of a handful of players given the franchise tag by their WNBA teams, meaning ...

New York’s Breanna Stewart was one of a handful ... player from signing with another team as a free agent. Stewart helped bring the Liberty their first WNBA championship last fall and the ...