{"id":482046,"date":"2026-02-18T02:39:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T02:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/482046\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T02:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T02:39:06","slug":"wnba-star-breanna-stewart-signs-with-euroleague-team-fenerbahce-as-cba-talks-linger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/482046\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Star Breanna Stewart Signs with EuroLeague Team Fenerbah\u00e7e as CBA Talks Linger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA star Breanna Stewart is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DU0z8OBEYZ2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">heading back overseas<\/a>, as Fenerbah\u00e7e Opet announced Monday that the New York Liberty forward will join the Turkish powerhouse ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/events\/euroleague-women-25-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2026 EuroLeague Women Final Six<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place in Spain from April 15th through the 19th \u2014 days before WNBA players must report to team training camps for the <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-drops-2026-schedule-amid-ongoing-cba-negotiations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2026 season<\/a> \u2014 the tournament will determine this year&#8217;s EuroLeague champion.<\/p>\n<p>The Unrivaled co-founder will first finish out her 3\u00d73 run with the third-place Mist, with the offseason league&#8217;s final set to tip off on Wednesday, March 4th.<\/p>\n<p>The news of Stewart&#8217;s overseas trip arrives at an interesting time, as ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/report-wnba-delivers-new-cba-proposal-after-6-week-wait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CBA negotiations<\/a> threaten to delay the planned 2026 WNBA season start.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberty star&#8217;s move also raises questions about <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-prioritization-rule-overseas-stewart-vandersloot-meesseman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">prioritization rules<\/a>, with the prior CBA requiring contracted players to rejoin their WNBA teams by the beginning of training camp or May 1st \u2014 whichever came later \u2014 or face a year-long suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart is no stranger to competing for EuroLeague trophies with Fenerbah\u00e7e, with the forward <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/breanna-stewart-2023-euroleague-title-fenerbahce-record-mvp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">leading the team<\/a> to the 2022\/23 title \u2014\u00a0and picking up the league&#8217;s Final Four MVP award along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Even more, that EuroLeague hardware was Stewart&#8217;s second, after the star claimed the 2020\/21 championship \u2014\u00a0and MVP honors \u2014 with UMMC Ekaterinburg.<\/p>\n<p>This time out, Stewart will join a Fenerbah\u00e7e roster already stacked with WNBA talent, including Liberty teammate Emma Meesseman, as well as fellow All-Stars Kayla McBride (Minnesota Lynx) and Gabby Williams (Seattle Storm).<\/p>\n<p>How to watch Breanna Stewart in action this week<\/p>\n<p>Prior to her European trip, Stewart will finish up the 2026 Unrivaled basketball season, with her 3&#215;3 team Mist BC back on the court against the Lunar Owls at 9:15 PM ET on Saturday, airing live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trutv.com\/unrivaled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">truTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WNBA star Breanna Stewart is heading back overseas, as Fenerbah\u00e7e Opet announced Monday that the New York 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