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Official Site Of The WNBA
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WNBA:ESPN​
 
Reports - WNBA to get $200M per year; union exec concerned
The WNBA's current media deal, which is valued at about $60 million per year, is set to expire after the 2025 season. The NBA, which owns about 60% of the WNBA, has negotiated the new deals. The new revenue could greatly increase player salaries, which has been an issue for many years.

Mercury unveils new practice facility as part of All- Star festivities
The facility, which the Mercury said cost $100 million and is three blocks from the team's arena, will including strength and cardio areas, hydrotherapy, a sauna, offices, meeting rooms, lounge and dining room, among other amenities. It will also have a full kitchen with a dedicated chef.
 

WNBA eyeing expanded 44-game season in 2025​

The WNBA is considering expanding its regular season to 44 games for the 2025 campaign, commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Saturday before the league's All-Star Game. Forty-four games per team are the most allowed under the current collective bargaining agreement, although in the long term, Engelbert has discussed the vision for extending the season even longer. More total games also are on the horizon for the next two seasons with expansion franchises in Golden State (2025) and Toronto (2026) beginning play. The regular season currently is 40 games per team.

The WNBA is amid one of its most memorable seasons, as it has witnessed its highest attendance in 26 years, has set new viewership records and has seen a surge in merchandise sales and intensified fan engagement. Much of that growth has been spurred by the current rookie class, headlined by college-stars-turned-pros Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, both of whom came here as All-Stars.

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WNBA eyeing expanded 44-game season in 2025​

The WNBA is considering expanding its regular season to 44 games for the 2025 campaign, commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Saturday before the league's All-Star Game. Forty-four games per team are the most allowed under the current collective bargaining agreement, although in the long term, Engelbert has discussed the vision for extending the season even longer. More total games also are on the horizon for the next two seasons with expansion franchises in Golden State (2025) and Toronto (2026) beginning play. The regular season currently is 40 games per team.

The WNBA is amid one of its most memorable seasons, as it has witnessed its highest attendance in 26 years, has set new viewership records and has seen a surge in merchandise sales and intensified fan engagement. Much of that growth has been spurred by the current rookie class, headlined by college-stars-turned-pros Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, both of whom came here as All-Stars.

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Arike Ogunbowale's 34 points were the most in WNBA All-Star Game history. Four of the past six 30-point All-Star Game performances have come within the past two seasons.

2024Arike Ogunbowale34
2024Breanna Stewart31
2023Jewell Loyd31
2023Kelsey Plum30
2022Kelsey Plum30
2015Maya Moore30
 
WNBA Standings 2024 - League
League Leaders
No.1: New York Liberty (21 - 4)
No.2: Connecticut (18 - 6) GB-2.5
No.3: (c)Minnesota Lynx (17 - 8) GB-4
No.4:Seattle Storm (17 - 8) GB-4
No.5: Las Vegas Aces (16 - 8) GB-4.5
No.6: Phoenix Mercury (13 - 12) GB-8
No.7: Indiana fever (11 - 15) GB-10.5
No.8: Chicago Sky (10 - 14) GB-10.5

GB - Games Back**

WNBA Standings 2024 - Conference
Eastern Conference - Leader
New York Liberty (21 - 4)
Western Conference - Leader
(c)Minnesota Lynx (17 - 8)
Seattle Storm (17 - 8)

(c) - Won Commissioner Cup
 
WNBA Player Stats 2024
Offensive Leaders
Points: A'Ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces - 27.2 ppg
Assist: C. Clark, Indiana Fever - 8.2 apg
3-Pointers Made: K. Plum, Las Vegas Aces - 3.1 3pmpg
Defensive Leaders
Rebounds: A. Reese, Chicago - 12.0 rpg
Blocks: A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces - 2.8 rpg
Steals: A. Ougnbowale, Dallas Wings - 2.7 apg

WNBA Team Stats 2024
Offensive Leaders
Points: Las Vegas Aces - 88.9 ppg
FG%: New York Liberty - 44.9 fg%
FT%: Las Vegas Aces - 84.0 ft%
Defensive Leaders
Rebounds: New York Liberty. Chicago Sky - 36.8 rpg
Blocks: Seattle Storm - 5.5 bpg
Steals: Seattle Storm - 9.6 spg
 

Ten predictions for the rest of the 2024 WNBA season​

To paraphrase the old saying, we make predictions and the basketball gods laugh. WNBA teams' fortunes can turn quickly -- for the worse due to injuries or a tough stretch of the schedule; or for the better after injured players return or something finally clicks for groups. With just 12 teams in the league, there is talent everywhere. And for the most part, tanking has not been an issue like with other sports. You can expect to see teams play hard until the end of the regular season on Sept. 19, then the top eight move on to try to win the championship. Can the Las Vegas Aces still three-peat? Can anyone challenge A'Ja Wilson as MVP? Will the Rookie of the Year race stay tight? Here are 10 predictions from Alexa Philippou and Michael Voepel for the rest of the WNBA season, which resumes Aug. 15, after the Olympic break.

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Indianapolis to host WNBA All-Star in 2025
It will mark the first time that Indianapolis has hosted the WNBA All-Star Game. Indiana leads the league with 38 nationally televised games, and 10 of its game broadcasts have set WNBA viewership records across various networks.
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Recent WNBA All-Star Games have been in Phoenix (2024), Las Vegas (2023, 2021, 2019) and Chicago (2022).

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WNBA Standings 2024 - League
League Leaders
No.1: New York Liberty (21 - 4)
No.2: Connecticut (18 - 6) GB-2.5
No.3: (c)Minnesota Lynx (17 - 8) GB-4
No.4:Seattle Storm (17 - 8) GB-4
No.5: Las Vegas Aces (16 - 8) GB-4.5
No.6: Phoenix Mercury (13 - 12) GB-8
No.7: Indiana fever (11 - 15) GB-10.5
No.8: Chicago Sky (10 - 14) GB-10.5

GB - Games Back**

WNBA Standings 2024 - Conference
Eastern Conference - Leader
New York Liberty (21 - 4)
Western Conference - Leader
(c)Minnesota Lynx (17 - 8)
Seattle Storm (17 - 8)

(c) - Won Commissioner Cup
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WNBA Power Rankings: Liberty unseats Aces as WNBA favorites
Even the oddsmakers are getting on board with the Liberty, who remain No. 1 in ESPN's WNBA Power Rankings. On Sunday, ESPN BET listed the Liberty as +155 favorites to win the title.
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Last season the Aces beat the Liberty 3-1 in the WNBA Finals after defeating Connecticut 3-1 in the 2022 Finals. But New York's run this season shows no signs of letting up.

Top-5
No.1: New York
No.2: Minnesota
No.3: Las Vegas
No.4: Connecticut
No.5: Indiana
 
Lynx acquire foward Myisha Hines-Allen from Mystics
Hines-Allen, 28, is averaging 8.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and a career-high 2.7 assists in 27 games (10 starts) this season. She has contributed 7.9 points, 4.9 boards and 1.9 assists in 187 career games (83 starts) since being selected by Washington in the second round of the 2018 WNBA draft.

Mystics trade rights to Lundquist to Mercury for Sutton, pick
Klara Lundquist, 24, has yet to play in the WNBA. She was the league MVP of Sweden's SBL Dam in 2023-24 and plays for her country's national team - Sutton was a breakout performer for the Mercury in 2023, playing in all 40 games (starting 12) and averaging 8.2 points and 4.8 assists per contest. She was averaging 2.9 points and 2.4 assists in 22 games off the bench this year.
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Mercury also obtain a 2025 third-round draft pick Tuesday.
 
WNBA Standings 2024 - League
League Leaders
No.1: New York Liberty (24 - 4)
No.2: Connecticut Suns (20 - 7) GB-3.5
No.3: (c)Minnesota Lynx (19 - 8) GB-4.5
No.4:Las Vegas Aces (17 - 9) GB-6
No.5: Seattle Storm (18 - 10) GB-6
No.6: Phoenix Mercury (15 - 13) GB-9
No.7: Indiana Fever (13 - 15) GB-11
No.8: Chicago Sky (11 - 16) GB-12.5

GB - Games Back**

WNBA Standings 2024 - Conference
Eastern Conference - Leader
New York Liberty (24 - 4)
Western Conference - Leader
(c)Minnesota Lynx (19 - 8)

(c) - Won Commissioner Cup
 
WNBA Player Stats 2024
Offensive Leaders
Points: A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces - 27.3 ppg
Assist: C. Clark, Indiana Fever - 8.3 apg
3-Pointers Made: K. Plum, Las Vegas Aces..S. Ionescu, New York Liberty..A. Ogunbowale, Dallas Wings - 3.0 3pmpg
Defensive Leaders
Rebounds: A. Reese, Chicago Sky - 12.3 rpg
Blocks: A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces - 2.8 rpg
Steals: A. Ougnbowale, Dallas Wings - 2.6 apg

WNBA Team Stats 2024
Offensive Leaders
Points: Las Vegas Aces - 87.8 ppg
FG%: New York Liberty - 45.0 fg%
FT%: Las Vegas Aces - 84.0 ft%
Defensive Leaders
Rebounds: Chicago Sky - 37.1 rpg
Blocks: Seattle Storm - 5.5 bpg
Steals: Seattle Storm - 9.6 spg
 
Grateful Tina Charles of Dream now second on WNBA scoring list
Charles had 12 points and 17 rebounds, and the Atlanta Dream beat Phoenix 72-63 in College Park, Georgia, for their third straight victory since the Olympic break. Charles passed Hall of Famer Tina Thompson (7,488 points) for second on the all-time list and now has 7,491 career points across her 13 WNBA seasons.
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Top 5
Diana Taurasi: 10,500
Tina Charles: 7,491
Tina Thompson: 7,488
Tamika Catchings: 7,380
DeWanna Bonner: 7,327

Aces' A'ja Wilson gets WNBA's Staley Community Leadership Award
Wilson, 28, launched the A'ja Wilson Foundation in 2019 to benefit children with dyslexia and promote anti-bullying efforts. This March, she hosted the Unapologetic Girls Summit in Las Vegas. Nominees were submitted by WNBA teams and selected by a committee. The WNBA will make a $10,000 donation to a charity of Wilson's choice.
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Wilson is having another MVP-caliber season for the Aces, leading the league with 27.3 points and ranked second with 12.0 rebounds through 26 games. She also won her second gold medal earlier this month with Team USA at the Paris Olympics.
 
Sky's Angel Reese extends 20-rebound streak, A'ja Wilson lifts Aces
Reese on Friday had become the first WNBA player to have back-to-back 20-rebounds games.
but the Sky lost 77-75 to the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces on MVP front-runner A'ja Wilson's basket at the buzzer.

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The last NBA player to hit the 20-rebound mark for three straight games was Ben Wallace with the Detroit Pistons in 2003. The last NBA player before Wallace to hit that mark (or longer) was Wilt Chamberlain, who had several such streaks in 1973 with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Maya Moore 'didn't wnst///////
Moore has one of the most decorated résumés in the history of basketball, men's or women's. She is a former two-time NCAA champion and two-time Wooden Award winner. She also won a pair of Olympic gold medals with the women's national team.
 
WNBA Standings 2024 - League
League Leaders
No.1: x--New York Liberty (27 - 6)
No.2: x-- Connecticut Suns (23 - 8) GB-3
No.3: cx Minnesota Lynx (23 - 9) GB-3.5
No.4: x--Las Vegas Aces (19 - 12) GB-7
No.5: x-- Seattle Storm (19 - 12) GB-7
No.6: Indiana Fever (16 - 16) GB-10.5
No.7: Phoenix Suns (16 - 16) GB-10.5
No.8: Chicago Sky (11 - 20) GB-15
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GB - Games Back
cx - Won Commissioner's Cup and Playoff Berth
x-- Clinched Playoff berth

WNBA Standings 2024 - Conference
Eastern Conference - Leader
New York Liberty (27 - 6)
Western Conference - Leader
Minnesota Lynx (23 - 9)
 
WNBA Player Stats 2024
Offensive Leaders
Points: A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces - 27.0 ppg
Assist: C. Clark, Indiana Fever - 8.3 apg
3-Pointers Made: S. Ionescu, New York Liberty..C. Clark, Indiana Fever...K. McBride, Minnesota Lynx - 2.9 3pmpg
Defensive Leaders
Rebounds: A. Reese, Chicago Sky - 12.9 rpg
Blocks: A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces - 2.7 rpg
Steals: A. Ougnbowale, Dallas Wings - 2.4 apg

WNBA Team Stats 2024
Offensive Leaders
Points: Las Vegas Aces - 86.9 ppg
FG%: Minnesota Lynx - 44.8 fg%
FT%: Seattle Storm - 83.6 ft%
Defensive Leaders
Rebounds: Chicago Sky - 37.7 rpg
Blocks: Seattle Storm - 5.4 bpg
Steals: Seattle Storm - 9.5 spg
 
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