Here's everything you need to know about the WNBA Commissioner's Cup.
The 2025 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup is currently underway, and the reigning champions, Minnesota Lynx got off to a solid start. They defeated the Golden State Valkyries 86-75, before taking down the Phoenix Mercury in a blowout fashion. Notably, this year’s Commissioner’s Cup is the fifth edition of the tournament, which will eventually set the table for the Cup Championship game next month. It is to be noted that in the Commissioner’s Cup, no team has emerged as a repeat winner over the course of the contest.
Here in this article, we will get into details of the 2025 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup.
The WNBA Commissioner’s Cup can be defined as an in-season tournament, which is hosted during the WNBA regular season. During this tournament, a few early-season interconference games are turned into the Cup-qualifying games. Apart from being counted in the official WNBA standings, these games count for the Commissioner’s Cup standings as well.
In this tournament, a total of 36 games are played, and this year, the tournament will be played from June 1 to June 17, 2025. In the Eastern Conference, each team will play 5 games, considering it has six teams.
In the Western Conference, one team will play six games, considering there are seven teams. For each team in the East, a total of three home games and two away games would be scheduled or two home and three away games would be scheduled. On the Western side, each team will play three home games and three away games.
The two best teams with the best record in the tournament in each conference will clash in the Championship game on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The team with the best winning percentage in Cup play will host the final showdown.
| Date | Matchup | Time | Streaming Details |
| Sunday, June 1 | New York Liberty 100-52 Connecticut Sun | 3 pm ET | Liberty Live |
| Phoenix Mercury 85-80 Los Angeles Sparks | 6 pm ET | SportsNet LA | |
| Las Vegas Aces 75-70 Seattle Storm | 6 pm ET | CW Seattle | |
| Minnesota Lynx 86-75 Golden State Valkyries | 8:30 pm ET | FDSN | |
| Tuesday, June 3 | Indiana Fever 85-76 Washington Mystics | 7 pm ET | NBA TV |
| Minnesota Lynx 88-65 Phoenix Mercury | 8 pm ET | ESPN 3 | |
| Seattle Storm 83-77 Dallas Wings | 9: 30 pm ET | ESPN | |
| Thursday, June 5 | Washington Mystics vs. New York Liberty | 7:30 pm ET | Amazon Prime |
| Phoenix Mercury vs. Golden State Valkyries | 10 pm ET | Amazon Prime | |
| Friday, June 6 | Connecticut Sun vs. Atlanta Dream | 7:30 pm ET | ION |
| Dallas Wings vs LA Sparks | 9:30 pm ET | ION | |
| Saturday, June 7 | Golden State Valkyries vs. Las Vegas Aces | 3:30 pm ET | ABC |
| Chicago Sky vs. Indiana Fever | 8 pm ET | CBS | |
| Phoenix Mercury vs. Seattle Storm | 10 pm ET | WNBA League Pass | |
| Saturday, June 8 | Washington Mystics vs. Connecticut Sun | 3 pm ET | WNBA League Pass |
| Dallas Wings vs. Minnesota Lynx | 4 pm ET | WNBA League Pass | |
| Monday, June 9 | Los Angeles Sparks vs. Golden State Valkyries | 10 pm ET | WNBA League Pass |
| Tuesday, June 10 | Atlanta Dream vs. Indiana Fever | 7:30 pm ET | ESPN 3 |
| New York Liberty vs. Chicago Sky | 8 pm ET | ESPN | |
| Wednesday, June 11 | Las Vegas Aces vs. Los Angeles Sparks | 10 pm | CBS Sports Network |
| Phoenix Mercury vs. Dallas Wings | 10 pm | WNBA League Pass | |
| Seattle Storm vs. Minnesota Lynx | 10 pm | WNBA League Pass | |
| Friday, June 13 | Atlanta Dream vs. Chicago Sky | 7:30 pm ET | ION |
| Las Vegas Aces vs. Dallas Wings | 10 pm ET | ION | |
| Saturday, June 14 | Minnesota Lynx vs. Los Angeles Sparks | 1 pm ET | CBS |
| Indiana Fever vs. New York Liberty | 3 pm ET | ABC | |
| Golden State Valkyries vs. Seattle Storm | 8:30 pm ET | WNBA League Pass | |
| Sunday, June 15 | Connecticut Sun vs. Chicago Sky | Noon | CBS |
| Washington Mystics vs. Atlanta Dream | 2 pm ET | CBS Sports Network | |
| Las Vegas Aces vs. Phoenix Mercury | 6 pm ET | WNBA League Pass | |
| Tuesday, June 17 | Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun | 7 pm ET | NBA TV |
| New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream | 7 pm ET | WNBA League Pass | |
| Chicago Sky vs. Washington Mystics | 8 pm ET | WNBA League Pass | |
| Dallas Wings vs. Golden State Valkyries | 8 pm ET | WNBA League Pass | |
| Minnesota Lynx vs. Las Vegas Aces | 8 pm | WNBA League Pass | |
| Los Angeles Sparks vs. Seattle Storm | 10 pm ET | NBA TV |
The winning team will get a total of $500K prize pool, which means each player will get a decent sum. Apart from it, they will also get $120K in cryptocurrency, including $5,000 for each player.
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