{"id":75677,"date":"2025-07-22T06:32:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T05:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=75677"},"modified":"2025-07-22T06:33:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T05:33:04","slug":"emma-meesseman-to-join-liberty-in-wnba-free-agency-coup-marking-her-league-return-after-2-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/emma-meesseman-to-join-liberty-in-wnba-free-agency-coup-marking-her-league-return-after-2-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Meesseman to join Liberty in WNBA Free-Agency Coup, Marking Her League Return after 2 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019 WNBA Finals MVP, Emma Meesseman is reportedly making a return to the league after a gap of two years. As per The Post&rsquo;s Madeline Kenney, Meesseman has agreed to sign with the New York Liberty. Her signing will lift Liberty&rsquo;s bid to win back-to-back WNBA titles. The 32-year-old was named the EuroBasket MVP twice in the past three years.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexaphilippou\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexaphilippou\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><\/a>Emma Meesseman is one of the top forwards in international basketball and won the MVP award in 2019 WNBA Finals where the Washington Mystics defeated the Connecticut Sun through five turbulent games. Meesseman was the first European player to be named Finals MVP. She decided to pick the Liberty over the Lynx and the Mercury. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: 2019 WNBA Finals MVP Emma Meesseman has committed to joining the New York Liberty, sources told ESPN.<br><br>Meesseman&rsquo;s arrival will be subject to the length of time it takes to go through the visa application process. <br><br>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hIQDbztILu\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/hIQDbztILu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/87NZ4lFB2K\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/87NZ4lFB2K<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alexa Philippou (@alexaphilippou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexaphilippou\/status\/1947353261830197665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/pay-us-what-you-owe-us-wnba-all-star-weekend-turns-into-player-protest-over-pay-gap\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&ldquo;Pay Us What You Owe Us&rdquo; &ndash; WNBA All-Star Weekend Turns Into Player Protest Over Pay Gap<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Liberty add Emma Meesseman, Stephanie Talbot to remake their roster <\/h2><p>The defending champions added Emma Meesseman and signed Stephanie Talbot to make their roster strong for the second half of the season. Meesseman&rsquo;s arrival in the league is pending her going through the visa process. New York Liberty will face the Indiana Fever in their first match since All-Star break. Soon, we will see an update roster for the Liberty. <\/p><p>As per reports, the Liberty have $119,859 left in total cap space and can offer the Belgian star, a pro-rated max contract. The 32-year-old star last played in the league in 2022 with the Chicago Sky. Meesseman featured in the Paris Olympics last year and was one of Belgium&rsquo;s flag bearers at the opening ceremony. She guided Belgium to the semifinals of the Olympics but went onto play the Bronze Medal game but eventually lost. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The &#128155;&#128153; Queen returns to her throne!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EuroLeagueWomen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#EuroLeagueWomen<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmaMeesseman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@EmmaMeesseman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iLakLTezdH\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/iLakLTezdH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; EuroLeague Women (@EuroLeagueWomen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuroLeagueWomen\/status\/1945820170527633555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>There is no official announcement from the Liberty but confirmation will be out soon. Meesseman is a two-time WNBA All-Star and played alongside Natasha Cloud, whom New York acquired in the offseason. The 6-foot-4 forward helped Belgium win the EuroBasket title last month to qualify for next year&rsquo;s World Cup. It means, Meesseman would be a great addition for the Liberty in pursuit of the consecutive WNBA title. <\/p><p>Apart from Meesseman, the Liberty also signed Australian forward Stephanie Talbot, who was waived by Golden State Valkyries last week. Talbot reunited with her former Mercury coach and current Australian national team coach, Sandy Brondello. The 31-year-old is averaging 3.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists this season. Talbot spent 2024 with the Sparks and is a career 35.2 percent shooter from 3-point range in seven WNBA seasons.<\/p><p><em>Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meesseman&#8217;s arrival in the league is pending her going through the visa process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":75683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[8712,104,4506],"class_list":["post-75677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba","tag-emma-meesseman","tag-new-york-liberty","tag-wnba-2025"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Emma Meesseman to join Liberty in WNBA Free-Agency Coup, Marking Her League Return after 2 Years - 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