Sabrina Ionesu's grand return to Matthew Knight Arena for the Liberty’s preseason finale against the Toyota Antelopes of the Women’s Japan Basketball League on Monday shined the spotlight on the origin of her brand.

Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson declared Monday as Sabrina Ionescu Day as the New York Liberty star is back in town for a WNBA preseason game.

Making the WNBA is one of the toughest leagues to make, just based on the fact that there is such limited roster space. There are only 156 spots across the 13 f