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WNBA: Sue Bird agrees to contract with Storm -- report

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Field Level Media/Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/02/01/bird.jpg"/><figcaption>Sue Bird #10 of the Seattle Storm before the game against the Las Vegas Aces in Game Three of the WNBA Finals on October 6, 2020 at Feld Entertainment Center in Palmetto, Florida.<em> Ned Dishman, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Sue Bird will return to the WNBA champion Seattle Storm for an 18th season.</p><p>Yahoo Sports reported Sunday that the 40-year-old Bird, a free agent, and the Storm have agreed in principle to a contract. Terms were not disclosed.</p><p>WNBA teams can begin signing free agents on Monday.</p><p>Bird averaged 9.8 points, 5.2 assists and 1.7 rebounds last year.</p><p>Bird was the No. 1 pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft after winning two NCAA titles at UConn. She is a four-time WNBA champion and has four Olympic gold medals to go with 11 WNBA All-Star selections.</p><p>Bird has played in an NBA-record 519 games and is the league&#x27;s all-time leader in assists with 2,888 and minutes played with 16,430.</p><p>She has career averages of 12.1 points and 5.6 assists per game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dn_XHSaoRJ8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Sue Bird will return to the WNBA champion Seattle Storm for an 18th season.</p>

Sue Bird will return to the WNBA champion Seattle Storm for an 18th season.