Women's National Basketball Association
Professional women's basketball league in the United States
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| 2025 | Golden State Valkyries will become the newest WNBA franchise, bringing the league to 13 teams. |
| January 2025 | Unrivaled's inaugural season launched in Medley, Florida, featuring six teams with six players each, aimed at addressing WNBA players' offseason playing opportunities. |
| September 18 2024 | Portland expansion team officially announced, to debut in 2026, owned by the Bhathal family (owners of the Portland Thorns NWSL team). |
| May 23 2024 | Kilmer Group officially acquired a WNBA franchise based in Toronto, set to debut in 2026. |
| October 5 2023 | Formal announcement of San Francisco expansion team, set to begin playing in the 2025 season, with an expansion draft planned for December 2024. Expansion fee reported at $50 million over ten years. |
| September 26 2023 | The Athletic reported that Golden State Warriors' co-owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber were finalizing an agreement to start an expansion team in San Francisco. |
| July 2023 | Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart announced Unrivaled, a women's professional three-on-three basketball league to provide domestic playing opportunities for WNBA players during the offseason. |
| February 2022 | WNBA raised $75 million in capital, valuing the league at $475 million, with investors receiving 16 percent of the league's equity. |
| August 12 2021 | First Commissioner's Cup Championship Game was held, streamed on Amazon Prime Video, with a $500,000 prize pool and bonuses for winning and losing teams. |
| May 12 2021 | The delayed launch of the Commissioner's Cup was officially announced, two days before the start of the regular season. |
| March 15 2021 | WNBA announced its 25th anniversary 'Count It' campaign, introducing a ceremonial logo, basketball, and uniforms. The league also unveiled The W25, a list of 25 most influential players chosen by media and pioneering women's players. |
| 2020 | Candace Parker concludes her long-standing career with the Los Angeles Sparks, ending her 12-year tenure with the team. |
| November 17 2017 | San Antonio Stars relocated and became the Las Vegas Aces. |
| January 14 2014 | San Antonio Silver Stars rebranded as San Antonio Stars. |
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