Betnijah Laney scored 17 points, including the go-ahead basket from the top of the key with 17.6 seconds left, to lift the New York Liberty to an 83-79 win over the Seattle Storm.
The New York Liberty have acquired Natasha Howard from the Seattle Storm as part of a three-team trade. Phoenix Mercury will be getting the number one pick next year.
Epiphanny Prince scored 16 points, making four of Seattle’s 13 3-pointers, and the Storm eased by the New York Liberty 105-64 for their ninth straight victory.
I hadn't been able to play basketball since March when the coronavirus pandemic hit, and now being in Florida with the New York Liberty at my first training camp has been great.
It will be no surprise if Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu is the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the New York Liberty. It would be a surprise, however, if she isn't.
The New York Liberty have traded All-Star Tina Charles to the Washington Mystics as part of a three-team deal. New York will receive the 12th pick in the WNBA draft.
One of the original WNBA teams, the New York Liberty won the draft lottery, which gives the Liberty the 1st pick in the 2020 WNBA draft for the first time in team history.