{"id":988,"date":"2024-10-11T11:15:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T09:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=988"},"modified":"2024-10-11T11:17:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T09:17:40","slug":"wnba-expansion-breakdown-what-new-wnba-teams-are-coming-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wnba-expansion-breakdown-what-new-wnba-teams-are-coming-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Expansion Breakdown: What new WNBA teams are coming in 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WNBA is on a trajectory of remarkable growth, with the Golden State Valkyries set to become the league&rsquo;s 13th franchise in 2025. This expansion marks the first addition of a new team since the Atlanta Dream&rsquo;s debut in 2008. <\/p><p>The current year has been a standout for women&rsquo;s basketball, highlighted by the meteoric rise of Caitlin Clark as a premier player and the Las Vegas Aces&rsquo; quest for a championship three-peat. Furthermore, the U.S. women&rsquo;s basketball team recently celebrated its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal.<\/p><p>In an exciting development for the Valkyries, Natalie Nakase has been <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/natalie-nakase-makes-history-as-the-wnbas-first-asian-american-woman-head-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>appointed<\/a> as the team&rsquo;s inaugural head coach. Her selection makes her the first Asian American woman to take on a head coaching role in WNBA history. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: Natalie Nakase has been hired as the first head coach of the WNBA's Golden State Valkyries, the team announced. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZhCG6CkPrr\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/ZhCG6CkPrr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1844428975499509985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 10, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Nakase arrives with over 16 years of coaching expertise, including her tenure as an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Aces, where she played a key role in their back-to-back championship wins.<\/p><p>The Valkyries will serve as the only new team entering the league in 2025, with additional franchises expected to follow in subsequent years.<\/p><p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/quincy-olivaris-exciting-play-in-nba-preseason-vs-bucks-how-olivari-went-from-undrafted-to-joining-the-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Quincy Olivari&rsquo;s exciting play in NBA preseason vs. Bucks: How Olivari went from undrafted to joining the Lakers<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many WNBA teams are there?<\/h2><p>As of now, there are 12 teams in the WNBA, with the Golden State Valkyries set to join as the league&rsquo;s 13th franchise in 2025. The current teams are:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Atlanta Dream<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chicago Sky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connecticut Sun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dallas Wings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indiana Fever<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Las Vegas Aces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Los Angeles Sparks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minnesota Lynx<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New York Liberty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phoenix Mercury<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seattle Storm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Washington Mystics<\/li>\n<\/ol><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What expansion teams will the WNBA have in 2026?<\/h2><p>In 2026, the WNBA is set to expand further by adding two new teams to the league. <\/p><p>The first team will be based in Toronto, marking a historic milestone as the WNBA&rsquo;s inaugural international franchise outside the United States. <\/p><p>Meanwhile, Portland will rejoin the league after a long hiatus, more than two decades since the Portland Fire shut down.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PORTLAND, OREGON &#128205; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcometotheW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#WelcometotheW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SZlvcHn42H\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/SZlvcHn42H<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBA\/status\/1836390888668569727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will the WNBA have a 16th team?<\/h2><p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.in\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/41311563\/wnba-expands-portland-team-begin-play-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>interview with ESPN<\/a>, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert stated that the league is making steady progress towards introducing a 16th team, with a target date set for 2027 or 2028. <\/p><p>She further mentioned that the league has identified a shortlist of 10 to 12 potential cities for this new franchise<br><br><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the exciting addition of the Golden State Valkyries as the league&#8217;s 13th team and the future growth of women&#8217;s basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WNBA Expansion Breakdown: What new WNBA teams are coming in 2025? 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