Catching Up With … Cappie Pondexter

New York Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter is ready to do her own thing.

After spending her first four seasons with the Phoenix Mercury and winning two WNBA championships along the way, Pondexter was traded to New York in the offseason in hopes of starting the next chapter of her career.

Pondexter, who leads the Liberty in scoring (19.7) and assists (4.9), is more than just a basketball player. Off the court, she runs an image consulting firm and knows her designers like she knows her competition.

I had the chance to sit down with Pondexter in Los Angeles this week prior to the Liberty’s 80-68 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks.

MV: Growing up in Chicago, what are your thoughts about LeBron James possibly going to the Bulls?

CP: Honestly, I think it would be great for the city of Chicago. To have a player like Michael Jordan leave a great legacy and to have someone like LeBron to follow him is awesome. Him and D.Rose together, Joakim Noah … it would be great.

MV: What’s the adjustment been like from Phoenix to New York?

CP: It’s been a transition. I have played with Phoenix since I got drafted so my heart is kind of there. I played with one of the best guards in the country and to leave her was definitely hard but I had to move on. It was time for me to have a career change. Other than that, it’s been great besides not being over .500. I think we are starting to come along.

MV: Why did you want to go to New York?

CP: Honestly, I won two championships and I started a business 1.5 years ago that’s based out of New York. It’s an image consulting business and New York was looking for a franchise player and I thought it was the perfect fit for me.