Two-time WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart’s decision to join Turkish giants Fenerbahce on Monday comes at a delicate time in negotiations between the WNBA and the WNBPA, of which Stewart serves on the executive committee.<\/p>\n
Days after NBA commissioner Adam Silver<\/a> warned that collective bargaining negotiations “are awfully close to the 11th hour,” one of the WNBA’s best players has been confirmed as a new signing ahead of EuroLeague Final Six action in April.<\/p>\n D\u00fcnya Y\u0131ld\u0131z\u0131 Breanna Stewart yeniden Fenerbah\u00e7e Opet\u2019te! \ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc99\u270d\ufe0f@breannastewart<\/a> <\/p>\n Kazand\u0131\u011f\u0131 tarihi ba\u015far\u0131lar, imza att\u0131\u011f\u0131 rekorlar ve ge\u00e7mi\u015ften bug\u00fcne dek kadrosunda yer alan d\u00fcnya y\u0131ld\u0131zlar\u0131yla T\u00fcrk Sporuna b\u00fcy\u00fck bir marka de\u011feri kazand\u0131ran T\u00fcrk Basketbolunun Lokomotifi\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/01q2vm2yKt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Fenerbah\u00e7e Opet (@fbkadinbasket) February 16, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Stewart’s return to Fenerbahce, with whom she won the EuroLeague title in 2023, means she will be cutting it awfully close in terms of returning to the United States in time for training camp with the New York Liberty.<\/p>\n However, even though the timing of the move is eyebrow-raising, Stewart’s participation in the EuroLeague Final Six \u2014 the competition’s championship-deciding phase \u2014 could end just as WNBA training camps open up.<\/p>\n Pending the ratification of a new CBA, WNBA training camps begin April 19<\/a>, the day that the EuroLeague final will be played at the\u00a0Pabell\u00f3n Pr\u00edncipe Felipe in Zaragoza, Spain.<\/p>\n