WNBA

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Women's professional basketball league

• Country

  United States

• Founded

  1996-04-24

• Headquarters

  Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States

• Economic Impact

  Metrics quadrupled

• WNBA Finals Month

  October

• All-Star Game Month

  July

• Playoff Qualification

  Top eight teams

• Mid-season Competition

  Commissioner's Cup

• Current Number of Teams

  13

• Regular Season Duration

  May to September

• Governing Body Recognition

  FIBA (International Basketball Federation) as the governing body for basketball in the United States

• Games per Team (Regular Season)

  44

• Planned Number of Teams by 2030

  18

Timeline

• WNBA founded as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association (NBA). (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1996-04-24

• League play commenced. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1997

• Regular season takes place, with each team playing 44 games. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  Annually (May-September)

• All-Star Game occurs midway through the season. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  Annually (July)

• Commissioner's Cup competition takes place. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  Annually (Mid-season)

• WNBA Finals are played, culminating the playoffs for the top eight teams. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  Annually (October)

• Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo are scheduled to join the league. (Source: Web search results)

  2026 (Planned)

• Cleveland is scheduled to join the league. (Source: Web search results)

  2028 (Planned)

• Detroit is scheduled to join the league. (Source: Web search results)

  2029 (Planned)

• Philadelphia is scheduled to join the league, contributing to a total of 18 teams. (Source: Summary, Web search results)

  2030 (Planned)

Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. The league comprises 13 teams (scheduled to expand to 18 by 2030). The WNBA is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The WNBA was founded on April 24, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association (NBA); league play began in 1997. The regular season runs from May to September, with each team playing 44 games. The top eight teams (regardless of conference) qualify for the playoffs, culminating in the WNBA Finals, which is played in October. The All-Star Game occurs midway through the season in July. The league hosts an annual mid-season competition, the Commissioner's Cup. The WNBA is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the governing body for basketball in the United States.

Web Search Results

• List of current WNBA team rosters - Wikipedia

  | Teams | | | | --- | | East "Eastern Conference (WNBA)") | Atlanta Dream Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics | | West "Western Conference (WNBA)") | Dallas Wings Golden State Valkyries Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Seattle Storm | | Future | Portland Fire (2026) Toronto Tempo (2026) Cleveland (2028) Detroit (2029) Philadelphia (2030) | | [...] | v t e Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) | | --- | | 2025 WNBA season | | [...] | East "Eastern Conference (WNBA)") ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West "Western Conference (WNBA)") DAL GS LV LA MIN PHO SEA |

• WNBA Standings - 2025 season

  | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | AWAY | CONF | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF | STRK | L10 | --- --- --- --- --- --- | | 34 | 10 | .773 20-2 | 14-8 | 20-4 | 86.1 | 76.7 | +9.4 | W1 | 6-4 | | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | 17-5 | 13-9 | 16-8 | 83.6 | 80.7 | +2.9 | W16 | 10-0 | | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | 16-6 | 14-8 | 15-6 | 84.4 | 76.8 | +7.6 | W6 | 8-2 | | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | 15-7 | 12-10 | 13-11 | 82.8 | 80.1 | +2.7 | L3 | 6-4 | | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | 17-5 | 10-12 | 15-5 | 84.4 | 80.3 | +4.1 | W3 | 6-4 | [...] # WNBA Standings 2025 LeagueConference Women's National Basketball Assoc. | | | 1\ --MINMinnesota Lynx | | 2x --LVLas Vegas Aces | | 3x --ATLAtlanta Dream | | 4x --PHXPhoenix Mercury | | 5x --NYNew York Liberty | | 6cx --INDIndiana Fever | | 7x --SEASeattle Storm | | 8x --GSGolden State Valkyries | | e --LALos Angeles Sparks | | e --WSHWashington Mystics | | e --CONConnecticut Sun | | e --CHIChicago Sky | | e --DALDallas Wings | [...] | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | 6-16 | 4-18 | 4-17 | 75.8 | 85.8 | -10.0 | L4 | 2-8 | | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | 6-16 | 4-18 | 4-20 | 81.7 | 88.0 | -6.3 | W1 | 1-9 |

• 2025 WNBA Standings

  | Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | PW | PL | | Atlanta Dream\ | 30 | 14 | .682 | — | 84.4 | 76.8 | 35 | 9 | | New York Liberty\ | 27 | 17 | .614 | 3.0 | 84.4 | 80.3 | 29 | 15 | | Indiana Fever\ | 24 | 20 | .545 | 6.0 | 84.9 | 81.5 | 28 | 16 | | Washington Mystics | 16 | 28 | .364 | 14.0 | 77.1 | 81.6 | 14 | 30 | | Connecticut Sun | 11 | 33 | .250 | 19.0 | 75.8 | 86.0 | 7 | 37 | | Chicago Sky | 10 | 34 | .227 | 20.0 | 75.8 | 85.8 | 7 | 37 | ## Table [...] | Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | PW | PL | | Minnesota Lynx\ | 34 | 10 | .773 | — | 86.1 | 76.7 | 37 | 7 | | Las Vegas Aces\ | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4.0 | 83.6 | 80.7 | 27 | 17 | | Phoenix Mercury\ | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7.0 | 82.8 | 80.1 | 27 | 17 | | Golden State Valkyries\ | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11.0 | 77.7 | 76.3 | 25 | 19 | | Seattle Storm\ | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11.0 | 82.1 | 80.1 | 26 | 18 | | Los Angeles Sparks | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13.0 | 85.7 | 88.2 | 18 | 26 | [...] | Team | W | L | W/L% | GB | | Minnesota Lynx\ | 34 | 10 | .773 | — | | Las Vegas Aces\ | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4.0 | | Atlanta Dream\ | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4.0 | | Phoenix Mercury\ | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7.0 | | New York Liberty\ | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7.0 | | Indiana Fever\ | 24 | 20 | .545 | 10.0 | | Seattle Storm\ | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11.0 | | Golden State Valkyries\ | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11.0 | | Los Angeles Sparks | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13.0 | | Washington Mystics | 16 | 28 | .364 | 18.0 |

• WNBA Players & Rosters

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• WNBA Teams: Players, Schedules, Rosters & Stats - Yahoo Sports

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