Sue Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an Israeli-American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. She was drafted first overall by the Storm in the 2002 WNBA draft and holds the league record for most assists. Bird has also worked as a Basketball Operations Associate for the NBA's Denver Nuggets and played for three teams in Russia.
In high school, she was New York State Player of the Year, New York Daily News Player of the Year, and a WBCA All-American. At UConn, she won the Wade Trophy and Naismith Award in 2002, finishing with top rankings in three-point and free throw percentages, assists, and steals. Bird has won four WNBA championships (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020), four Olympic gold medals (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016), two NCAA Championships (2000, 2002), four FIBA World Cups (2002, 2010, 2014, 2018), and five EuroLeague Women titles (2007–2010, 2013). She has been selected to eleven WNBA All-Star teams and eight All-WNBA teams, and was named among the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time in 2011 and the WNBA Top 20@20.
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