All-Around Impact Keeps the Liberty in the Title Race
Breanna Stewart entered the 2025 season carrying the weight of high expectations after anchoring the Liberty's run to the WNBA Finals last year. Throughout this campaign, she has become the heart of New York, delivering consistent offense and experience-based leadership night after night. With Stewart on board, the Liberty has remained competitive in the East despite the ups and downs alongside injury concerns. As the regular season nears the end, New York is in the playoff mix but has not been as dominant as its title-winning form in the previous year. With the team in its current standing, each Stewart performance feels like a must-win game for a team struggling to reclaim its best form and return to the top.
Stewart's box-score impact this year is visible in her season averages, which sit at about eighteen points, six rebounds, and four assists per game. Those are the statistics of a team player who plays up and down the board as a scorer, but also a facilitator and rebounder when the Liberty needs it most. Her ability to defend multiple positions also lets New York mix coverages and hide matchups that would otherwise become liabilities. That versatility has helped teammates like Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones flourish in complementary roles this season. Ionescu has averaged roughly nineteen points and five assists, while Jones provides interior muscle with about eight rebounds a night.
How New York fares in the postseason could hinge on Stewart's performance in tight moments. She has already hit clutch baskets that swung close games, and the Liberty will need more of those finishes against elite opponents. One of the most anticipated matchups is against A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces, whose star has posted roughly twenty-four points and ten rebounds this season, forcing Stewart and New York to find creative countermeasures. Those head-to-head dates have felt like mini playoff previews, and they shape the larger narrative of who will enter the postseason with momentum. Wilson's MVP push has only added fuel to the rivalry, while the Liberty's own season tests show how high the stakes remain.
For Stewart, this year is about more than personal numbers or recognition. It is about guiding New York back to the top and proving that last season's success was no fluke. If she continues to combine scoring, playmaking, and defensive switching, the Liberty will remain dangerous in the playoffs. With Wilson and several other elite talents standing in the way, the path will be difficult, but Stewart's steady leadership gives New York a real shot at another deep run.
