Three New WNBA Franchises to be added in 2025 and 2026

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8:37a, 9/18/24
The WNBA has just announced a new franchise to be located in Portland that will begin play in 2026. Previously announced for 2026 is a Toronto franchise. The Golden State team will start in 2025. The Commissioner also said they expect a 16th franchise in 2027 or 2028. There will be more opportunities to play in the WNBA in the future, look for the salary cap to go up considerably because of the increasing TV revenue.

Odyssey Sims will be a free agent and be in demand with her play this season. Kalani, Wallace, Smith and Carrington will get a chance to play more minutes.
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4:22p, 9/19/24
Looks like TV revenue goes up the season after next (2026) from 60M to 200M. That could lead to some comical disparities in contracts if the cap jumps 3x. But the extra teams should lower the cap somewhat too.

Though I'd guess the owners will try to keep the cap raise gradual.

The NBA famously didn't raise the cap gradually and that resulted in the Warriors having cap space to add Kevin Durant.
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