French combo guard Marine Johannès will rejoin the Liberty this summer time.
The reigning WNBA champions introduced Friday that they re-signed Johannès.
It’s a one-year deal price $78,831, a supply instructed The Publish.
In an announcement, common supervisor Jonathan Kolb stated re-upping Johannès is a “special opportunity” due to her perception within the group’s imaginative and prescient since her arrival in 2019.
“Marine’s floor spacing and dynamic ability to create scoring opportunities for herself and others will add another dimension to our offense in 2025,” Kolb stated.
Johannès’ signing comes simply days after the Liberty traded two first-round picks, together with No. 7 total in 2025, to the Solar for Natasha Cloud.
Cloud’s arrival, paired with Johannès’ return, places the Liberty in place to place up a formidable protection for the 2024 title.
Johannès, 30, was the Liberty’s sixth participant in 2023 and helped them to the Finals that 12 months.
However she sat out final season and helped the French nationwide group earn silver on the 2024 Paris Olympics, averaging 11.7 factors, 2.2 assists and two rebounds in six video games.
This might be Johannès fourth season within the WNBA.
She joined New York in 2019 however sat out 2020 (opted out of pandemic bubble) and 2021 (Olympics.)
Johannès has began 15 of her 78 WNBA contests, averaging eight factors, 2.4 assists and 1.6 rebounds whereas capturing 43.7 p.c from the sector and 39.5 p.c from deep.
With the Liberty’s guard depth set, the final remaining merchandise to examine off this offseason is re-signing Breanna Stewart, whom New York designated as a core participant.
