Best Pre-Break Photos From The Seattle Storm
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- SEATTLE, WA – MAY 06: Work began immediately in training camp between new Storm centerpiece Breanna Stewart and franchise leader Sure Bird.
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- LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 15: Breanna Stewart’s first WNBA action came against one of the greats of her position: 2008 #1 pick Candace Parker. L.A. won by 30 and Parker put 34 points on Stewart, but Breanna countered with 23 in her first loss in over a year.
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- PHOENIX, AZ – MAY 20: It didn’t get any easier for Stewart the next time out, opposing Brittney Griner, but she got better. The Storm notched their first win and sent many experts’ title favorite Phoenix to 0-2. Though Griner scored 19, Stewart wasn’t far behind, and out-rebounded her 13-6.
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- SEATTLE, WA – MAY 26: Sue Bird (12.5 ppg), Jewell Loyd (16.5 ppg) and Breanna Stewart (19.2 ppg), Seattle’s top three in scoring.
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- PHOENIX, AZ – MAY 20: Jewell Loyd makes a bounce pass right at the camera. Not to be overlooked next to Seattle’s rookie sensation, last season’s Rookie of The Year Loyd has continued her stellar development. She is second on the team in scoring with 16.5 ppg, and top-three in assists and rebounds.
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- SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 28: Leading Loyd and the young Storm, head coach Jenny Boucek gives her team lots of credit. “To have the elite competitors that we have on our team that have the intelligence and the character and the humility to just stay the course and trust the process, and show that kind of resilience, I think that’s something that is a really special thing about this team.”
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- SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 28: Breanna Stewart smiles and looks up at the Key Arena crowd following her postgame interview. Stewie had just logged a career-high 38 points in a big win against the Atlanta Dream.
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- UNCASVILLE, CT – JUNE 10: “Stewie’s stepped into a situation where all eyes are on her. Every scout is already about her. So I think that says a lot about not just her talent but the “It” factor that she has: she is comfortable with pressure.” – Storm head coach Jenny Boucek
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- ATLANTA, GA – JULY 5: Breanna Stewart snatches a rebound against the Atlanta Dream.
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- NEW YORK, NY – JULY 6: Few pictures capture a team’s unsung talents like this image of four Storm players crashing the glass for a rebound at MSG.
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- SEATTLE, WA – JULY 15: Effort plays like this Crystal Langhorne rebound against the Mystics have the young Storm in position to take the final playoff spot down the stretch.
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- SEATTLE, WA – JULY 15: This image embodies much of the history of the Seattle Storm. Great friends and former teammates Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson share a laugh during a ceremony retiring LJ’s No. 15 jersey in Key Arena.
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- NEW YORK, NY – JULY 6: What does this image call to mind? Just like with Lauren Jackson, Sue Bird’s work with Breanna Stewart holds the key to Seattle’s success.
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- Breanna Stewart has earned Rookie of The Month honors for each of her first three months as a WNBA player: May, June and July.
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- SEATTLE, WA – JULY 20: At 9-15 and currently tied with Washington for the 8th and final postseason position, Seattle’s final 10-game sprint following Olympic break will be crucial. And with this look after a win in the Storm’s last home game before break, Breanna Stewart seems to now understand what it will take to make a playoff push.
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- TARRYTOWN, NY – JULY 30: Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird represent the Storm on the USA Basketball Women’s National Team.
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