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Liberty president Isiah Thomas marveled Monday, watching Sugar Rodgers launch jumpers from the hash mark — 35 feet from the hoop.
The 5-foot-9 guard effortlessly made a handful of them, made a bunch from that spot last season on the way to shooting 41.3 percent on 3-pointers.
“I want Sugar Rodgers to have a shooting contest against Steph Curry,’’ Thomas told The Post. “I’d be interested to see who wins that. She can shoot the ball. That’d be fun.”
In his third season running the Liberty, Thomas hasn’t lost his trademark braggadocio, still hawking the women’s game, still looking to present Garden owner James Dolan his first WNBA title.
“Our goal is to win the championship,’’ Thomas said during the team’s media day. “We’ve gotten pretty close. This year we hope to finish it.’’
The Liberty open the season hosting San Antonio on May 13 at the Garden. While the Knicks remain a mess, Thomas has overseen the Liberty who had the best record in the East the last two years.
They were bounced in the second round in 2015 and eliminated early in the new one game, winnertake-all match by a Phoenix buzz saw of Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi last season. But now the Liberty have veteran guard Epiphanny Prince back healthy after she missed half the season with a knee injury.
“It would be exciting for New York basketball fans if the Liberty can win one,’’ Thomas said. “The last two years were exciting times. We’re getting closer and closer. This year we’re hoping we have the right combination.”
Bill Laimbeer is back again as head coach, forming a marquee tandem with his former “Bad Boy” Piston teammate. Thomas, the former Knicks president, made no bones about having coaching input.
“Everyone around here will tell you Laimbeer and I fight every day,’’ Thomas said, grinning. “We’ve been fighting since the day we met. It’s a great working relationship.”
Laimbeer likes Isiah’s input — to a point.
“I listen to him a lot — sometimes it goes in one ear and out the other,’’ Laimbeer said. “He’s not the dictator. He’s my boss and another basketball mind. He’s not overbearing. He gets out of the way.