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WNBA Expands and Elevates as 2025 Season Set to Tip Off

The league launches its largest season yet with 13 teams, a record 44-game schedule, and over 175 nationally broadcast games.

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Overview

  • The 2025 WNBA season begins Friday, May 16, featuring the debut of the Golden State Valkyries as the league expands to 13 teams.
  • Each team will play a record 44 regular-season games, marking the most extensive schedule in WNBA history.
  • Over 175 games will be nationally televised or streamed, with platforms like ABC, ESPN, and ION offering unprecedented coverage.
  • Star players like Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, and A'ja Wilson headline opening weekend, with Clark and Reese facing off and Bueckers making her debut.
  • Brittney Griner joins the Atlanta Dream after 11 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury, while the Valkyries face tempered expectations in their inaugural campaign.