Sue Bird finally re-signs with Seattle Storm

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Sue Bird officially re-signed Friday with the Seattle Storm, her only WNBA team, in what is expected to be her final season.

Bird, the WNBA assists leader and oldest player in the league at 41, previously announced she would return for one more season. She waited until Seattle recently finished its offseason maneuvers — including bringing back Jewell Loyd and Breanna Stewart — before signing her deal.

Terms were not disclosed. The WNBA supermax salary for 2022 is $228,094. Bird is a four-time WNBA champion with Seattle. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, a four-time NBA champion, will make approximately $41 million this season.

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FILE - Seattle Storm's Sue Bird dribbles in the first half of a WNBA second round playoff basketball game against the Phoenix Mercury,  Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Everett, Wash. Sue Bird officially re-signed Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, with the Seattle Storm, her only WNBA team, in what is expected to be her final season. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Bird, from Syosset, New York, helped lead Connecticut to two NCAA titles and was the No. 1 pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft by Seattle. The 2022 season will be Bird’s 21st overall with the franchise, but she missed the 2014 and 2019 seasons due to injury.

"It’s rare to have someone play their entire career for one team and Sue has done that for our city, our franchise and our fans," Seattle general manager Talisa Rhea said in a statement. "To have Sue lead the franchise back home, to the city of Seattle, and Climate Pledge Arena is extremely special."

For several years, Bird has said she would annually assess how much