What are the 2025 expectations for the defending WNBA champs the New York Liberty? | WNBA Podcast

Host and The Next’s New York Liberty beat reporter Jackie Powell is joined by Madeline Kenney of the New York Post to examine the expectations going into the 2025 season for the defending champions the New York Liberty. What roles will the newcomers have and what should we expect to see from the team’s big three in Jonquel Jones, Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart? Which player on the bubble will make the final roster spot and which players could we see return to the team in June when players are away at EuroBasket? Later Jackie and Maddie breakdown GM Jonathan Kolb’s comment about how the Liberty’s goal is to be a egacy franchise that’s iconic. What does that mean for how this team operates moving forward?

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Part one of our New York Liberty takeaways came from Howard Megdal:
https://youtu.be/VGDk96bTVUo?si=ldUkHzICzaj9tstO

Find all of Madeline Kenney’s work here:
https://nypost.com/author/madeline-kenney/

Jackie Powell’s New York Liberty preview:
https://www.thenexthoops.com/wnba/2025-wnba-season-preview-new-york-liberty/

Jackie’s report on Neah Odom’s journey:
https://www.thenexthoops.com/wnba/leaonna-neah-odom-journey-full-circle-new-york-liberty-training-camp/

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