00:00A rookie from France just joined Elite Company.
00:03Her name is Pauline Astier, and in just her second WNBA game,
00:07she put up numbers only Paige Buchers and Candice Parker have matched.
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00:16The New York Liberty are 2-0 to start the 2026 season,
00:19and they are doing it without Sabrina Ionescu.
00:22A 24-year-old from Tarbs, France is filling in.
00:26Let's go.
00:27Fact one, she's already in rare company.
00:29On May 10th, Astier dropped 18 points on 60% shooting,
00:33plus 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals against the Washington Mystics.
00:37That stat line puts her in a club with only Paige Buchers and Candice Parker.
00:41Both of them won Rookie of the Year.
00:43Fact two, her journey to New York.
00:45Multiple teams wanted her.
00:46The Fever, Lynx, Mystics, Sun, and Tempo all called.
00:49But she chose the Liberty on a one-year rookie deal worth $270,000.
00:54General Manager Jonathan Kolb called her a player with elite vision at the point guard position,
00:58and the upside to develop into an everyday player.
01:01Fact three, she's turning heads already.
01:04Sabrina Ionescu said today was her second day,
01:06and she probably stood out the most out of anybody.
01:09Some of us still don't know where to go, and she's already directing the offense.
01:12John Quell Jones admitted she was splitting double teams.
01:15I'm like, girl, you're going to make my hair fall out.
01:17That is your Pauline Astier update.
01:19She is filling in for Ionescu, who is out with a foot injury.
01:22But when Ionescu returns, the Liberty might have a problem.
01:26A good one.
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