Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty predicted starting lineups and depth charts for July 6

The Seattle Storm travel to the East Coast on Sunday to face the New York Liberty at the Barclays Center. This will be the second meeting between the two teams, with the first game yielding a 89-79 win for the Storm.

Despite both teams earning a win in their last game, the Seattle Storm enters this game with the better record. In their previous 10 appearances, the Storm has won seven and lost three, while the Liberty has won five and lost five.

However, New York's bright start to the campaign and a 12-5 record placed them second in the WNBA standings. Meanwhile, the Storm (11-7) share a similar record to the Dream in fourth but occupy the fifth seed. Although sharing contrasting results and ranks, the two teams hold identical statistics for the season.

The Seattle Storm has averaged 82.4 points per game while conceding 79.8 points per game. Alternatively, the Liberty has recorded 87.6 points per game while yielding a similar 79.8 points per game. Additionally, both teams share a starkly similar shooting record; the Storm averaged 45.7% from the field compared to the Liberty's 45.6%.

In terms of scoring, Seattle is led by their All-Star guard Skylar Diggins, who has averaged 18.5 ppg and 5.9 apg this season. On the other hand, Breanna Stewart continues to lead the Liberty with 20.5 ppg and 6.5 rpg this season.

Seattle Storm vs. New York Liberty: Injury report

Seattle Storm injury report

Katie Lou Samuelson (ACL) will be the only absentee from the Storm roster for their game against the New York Liberty.

New York Liberty injury report

The Liberty will continue to miss the services of Jonquel Jones due to an ankle injury. The center is expected to be out until the All-Star break.

Seattle Storm vs. New York Liberty: starting lineups and depth chart

Storm starting lineup and depth chart

The Storm starting five should see Skylar Diggins and Gabby Williams as the guards, Erica Wheeler and Nneka Ogwumike as the forwards, while Ezi Magbegor will feature as the center.

Position	Starters	2nd	3rd
PG	Skylar Diggins	Erica Wheeler	Zia Cooke
SG	Gabby Williams	Lexie Brown
SF	Erica Wheeler	Alysha Clark
PF	Nneka Ogwumike	Mackenzie Holmes
C	Ezi Magbegor	Dominique Malonga

Liberty starting lineup and depth chart

The Liberty starting five is expected to feature Natasha Cloud and Sabrina Ionescu as the guards, while Kennedy Burke and Breanna Stewart will be the forwards, rounded off with Leonie Fiebich at center.

Position	Starters	2nd	3rd
PG	Natasha Cloud	Marine Johannes	Jaylyn Sherrod
SG	Sabrina Ionescu	Marquesha Davis
SF	Kennedy Burke	Rebekah Gardner
PF	Breanna Stewart	Isabelle Harrison
C	Leonie Fiebich	Nyara Sabally

About the author

Arian Kashyap is a basketball journalist at Sportskeeda with over two years of experience at Essentially Sports and Spice Bite and a Bachelor's in Physical Education and Sports Sciences.

Arian's favorite team is the Miami Heat and it’s mainly down to Dwyane Wade being his favorite player of all time. Arian loved how explosive Wade was as a player and he had all the attributes, whether that be shooting, defending or passing. Arian really liked how he won titles both with and without a dynasty behind him.

Arian has also worked with Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools and was the manager for a Delhi-based women’s team called Garwhal Untied. Garwhal won the Delhi league and were runners-up during his tenure.

Arian has judged essay writing competitions for the Commonwealth Students Welfare Group of India in 2023 and was a part of the U-14 team for the Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools academy that qualified for the AIFF Round in 2023.

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