Sabrina Ionescu joins Unrivaled as the final player of the new 3-on-3 competition for this season.
The Liberty star guard who helped New York win its first championship in franchise history earlier this year signed a historic deal on Monday. She will join the Phantom BC who made a trade to acquire Natasha Cloud on Saturday evening.
Ionescu will also star with Brittney Griner, Marina Mabrey, Katie Lou Samuelson and Satou Sabally. Ionescu was teammates with Sabally at Oregon.
The 27-year-old Ionescu is recovering from a procedure she underwent earlier this month on her right thumb to stabilize the ulnar collateral ligament. She posted about the procedure on social media, saying: “Getting my thumb fixed was a real birthday present.”
Ionescu suffered the injury during the WNBA Finals and it was not known that she was injured until after the Liberty won the title. She went 1-for-19 in the decisive Game 5 against Minnesota, but found other ways to help the team win, with eight assists and seven rebounds.
It was a busy year for the former Oregon Great, who also got married and earned an Olympic gold medal.