Breanna Stewart remains one of the two best players in the WNBA and could be nominated for her first Defensive Player of the Year if New York's overall team defense improves. Stewart has been asked to shoulder the burden of carrying the injury-plagued New York team up to this point. Her teammates, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones, have recently improved their performances. The Liberty team should be honest about Stewart's performance at the trade deadline.