Stewart said she signed for the standard max, which is worth $1.19 million in 2026 and is set to increase in the following two years to account for 17 percent of the salary cap as it rises under the WNBA\u2019s new collective bargaining agreement. Stewart was eligible for the $1.4 million supermax.<\/p>\n
Financial terms of Ionescu\u2019s and Jones\u2019 pacts were not immediately known. It\u2019s likely both players also took something less<\/a> than their maximum possible seven-figure salaries.<\/p>\n \u201cThe biggest thing is for us, we needed to make sure that we\u2019re really able to keep all the best players on the team,\u201d Stewart said on her \u201cGame Recognize Game\u201d podcast<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s why you\u2019ll see a few of us probably in the millions, and then everybody else trying to get as much as they can while also having a great team.\u201d<\/p>\n Stewart and Ionescu had publicly declared their intentions to re-sign<\/a> with the Liberty before the start of free agency, and The Post reported Jones\u2019 commitment to returning on a multi-year deal<\/a> this past weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is an incredibly historic moment for the New York Liberty franchise,\u201d general manager Jonathan Kolb said in a statement. \u201cRe-signing Breanna, Jonquel and Sabrina reflects the trust, sacrifice and shared purpose that define what it means to represent the Liberty, this city and our fanbase. These three cornerstone players chose to invest in each other and in the long-term legacy of this organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n![\"Sabrina](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2160889973_06a694.jpg\")
Jonquel Jones, Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart during a Liberty game in 2024. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n