Breanna Stewart 'sets the record straight' as WNBA free agency's first major domino falls

Breanna Stewart is going nowhere.

In what could be the most chaotic offseason in WNBA history, Stewart -- one of many elite pending free agents -- has confirmed her intention to stay with in New York, in a major boost for the cap-conscious Liberty.

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"I'm not planning on taking any free agency meetings even though I'm an unrestricted free agent," Stewart said on her "Game Recognize Game" podcast. "My family is set up here. We're solid here."

Breanna Stewart plans to return to the Liberty and not test free agency, she announced on her podcast, Game Recognize Game 🗽 pic.twitter.com/RUi2e3a5ca

Stewart stunned the WNBA when she left the Seattle Storm and signed a free agent contract with the rebuilding Liberty in 2023. She won her second MVP award that season and led New York to the WNBA Finals, where the Liberty lost to the Las Vegas Aces.

The following year, Stewart -- part of the Liberty's "Big Three" with Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones -- helped the Liberty to their first-ever championship in a classic five-game Finals win over the Minnesota Lynx. Last month, she won Unrivaled -- the 3-on-3 league she co-founded with Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier -- as a member of Mist BC.

Stewart, who has two children with her wife Marta Xargay, was born and raised in Syracuse before she embarked on a decorated NCAA career at UConn. Her comments Wednesday made it clear that home is where her heart remains.

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