2019 WNBA Finals MVP Emma Meesseman reportedly signs with New York Liberty
According to a report from ESPN on July 21, the New York Liberty signed former 2019 WNBA Finals MVP Emma Meesseman. The 6-foot-4 forward last played in the league during the 2022 season for the Chicago Sky. Meesseman, 32, led the Washington Mystics to the WNBA championship in 2019.
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Meesseman, from Belgium, will arrive in New York once she gets through the visa application process. She averaged 12.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in 2022 with the Sky. She appeared earlier this year in EuroBasket with Belgium.
The Minnesota Lynx and Phoenix Mercury were also considered as destinations for Meesseman. She will join a team that features Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones. The Liberty are seeking to become the second team in 20 years to repeat and the fourth WNBA franchise to achieve the feat.
Jones was named the 2024 WNBA Finals MVP after New York defeated the Minnesota Lynx 3-2 to win the franchise's first-ever WNBA championship.
Emma Meesseman WNBA stats
Here's a look at Meesseman's stats in her eight-year WNBA career with Washington and Chicago:
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