Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart: Ducks would’ve won
On an Instagram Live chat with Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu discussed her life since becoming the WNBA’s No. 1 draft pick on April 17. For the former Oregon guard, it was a dream come true. “People had been talking about it the entire year I was playing [at Oregon] – that I could potentially be in New York,” Ionescu said. “It’s still different than hearing your name being called and finally being on the team and able to talk to them like you are on the roster.” During the conversation, the two athletes discussed a variety of topics including their shared experience of being a No. 1 draft pick, how they are staying in shape during the COVID-19 crisis, their hopes for the 2020 WNBA season and their thoughts on what team would have won the NCAA women’s tournament if it had not been canceled – both women picked Ionescu’s Oregon Ducks.
In 2016, Stewart was drafted No. 1 by the Seattle Storm and is currently entering into her fifth year with the team. Ionescu, meanwhile, has yet to meet her new coaches and teammates with the Liberty due to the coronavirus crisis.