Overview

• A'ja Wilson capped Las Vegas' third title in four years with Finals MVP, regular-season MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and the scoring title, plus a single-Finals points record.
• Tension persists in CBA negotiations as the Oct. 31 deadline nears, with both sides describing the next deal as transformational and revenue sharing a core dispute.
• If no agreement or extension is reached, a Nov. 1 lockout would end players’ access to team facilities and pause the draft lottery until a new CBA is signed.
• Free agency cannot open without a CBA, and more than 100 veterans are set to hit the market; both the Aces and Mercury currently have only one player under contract for 2026.
• Expansion teams in Toronto and Portland are slated to debut next season, but expansion draft rules remain unsettled, and separate reporting flagged a betting tactic targeting players’ menstrual cycles that experts called unscientific and sexist.