New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu had a thoughtful answer when asked about college teammate Satou Sabally's WNBA free agency.

With Alysha Clark becoming an unrestricted free agent this year, the Las Vegas Aces would need somebody to replace her. Alyssa Thomas is a solid option for the 2022 and 2023 WNBA champions. The five-time WNBA All-Star is an upgrade over Clark, but she was cored, which would make negotiations more difficult for the Aces.

The Liberty have a chance to trade for the Wings' Satou Sabally. With her sister Nyara already in New York, they should make it happen.

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.

Sabrina Ionescu returned to basketball activities this week after having offseason surgery on her thumb. The Liberty star said Thursday her recovery has been going “really well” since her Dec. 6 operation to repair a ligament in her right thumb that she injured during the WNBA Finals.

Players are finding the balance of using the games for conditioning while not overextending themselves before the WNBA season begins in May.

Games are played on a condensed full court that’s 72-feet long and 49.2-feet wide — a WNBA court is 22 feet longer and less than a foot wider. The 18-second shot clock is shorter than the W's 24-second shot clock and college basketball's 30-second timer.

“At the end of the day I’m very much a person that whatever is best for Satou ... WNBA teams. Sabally's other Phantom BC (basketball club) teammates are Phoenix's Brittney Griner, the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu ...

(AP) — Satou Sabally was all over the court ... this is the middle of our offseason,” said New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu, who plays for Phantom, “and I think there’s a fine ...

Leading up to the inaugural season of Unrivaled basketball, Satou Sabally told members of the press that she had informed the Dallas Wings of her plans to part ways with the franchise.

Satou Sabally is finding her game in Unrivaled and slaying her fashion for the pregame runway. The coveted WNBA free agent, who announced she was leaving the Dallas Wings, has been the breakout star for the new 3x3 league both on and off the court.

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