MarineJohannes

News: 3 days agoJohannes signed a training camp contract with the Liberty on Tuesday.

Spin: Johannes missed the start of training camp due to overseas commitments, but it isn't surprising to see her officially sign a contract with the Liberty after receiving a reserved qualifying offer from the team in early April. Across 44 appearances (five starts) with New York last year, she averaged 6.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 18.3 minutes per game, and she'll presumably continue to have a key bench role for the Liberty in 2026.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: An exclusive rights free agent, Johannes is slated to remain in New York after the Liberty extended her a qualifying offer. Johannes should remain in a reserve role, as Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones are all expected to sign lucrative deals to return as the team's core, while the team signed Satou Sabally during the offseason. Johannes appeared in a career-high 44 games last year (five starts), but she averaged under 20 minutes per game for the third time in four years. When handed an expanded role, Johannes has shown the ability to be a solid fantasy contributor, but she's yet to consistently play major minutes. When she saw at least 22 minutes in 2025 (12 games), Johannes averaged 10.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.8 steals. The best thing for her fantasy value would likely have been to sign elsewhere, but given her talents, it isn't very surprising that New York wanted to keep her around as a depth piece for a championship contender.