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2023 WNBA season

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2023 WNBA season
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationMay 19 – September 10, 2023
Number of games40
Number of teams12
Total attendance1,585,824
Average attendance6,608
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, CBS, CBSSN, NBA TV, ION Television, Prime Video
Draft
Top draft pickAliyah Boston
Picked byIndiana Fever
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Breanna Stewart (New York)
Playoffs
Finals championsLas Vegas Aces (2nd title)
  Runners-upNew York Liberty
Finals MVPUnited States A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas)
WNBA seasons

The 2023 WNBA season was the 27th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, repeated as champions after defeating the New York Liberty 3 games to 1 in the Finals.

The regular season was expanded to 40 games per team, becoming the most games scheduled in a single WNBA season.[1] The 2022 season saw the schedule increase to 36 games and was the previous high for the regular season.[2] This season was also the second straight year that the playoffs used an all-series format after returning to the format in 2022. The first round used a 2–1 format, with the higher seed hosting the first two games (differing from the 1–1–1 format previously used in 2015). The semifinals and the WNBA Finals remained a best-of-five series.

Arguably the most significant change to the league this season was the enforcement of the so-called "prioritization clause" in the collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players' union. For this season, players with more than two seasons of prior WNBA service who did not report to their teams by the designated start of training camp or May 1, whichever is later, faced mandatory fines. Those who missed the start of the regular season were suspended for the season. From 2024 on, those who miss the start of training camp will be suspended for the season.[3]

2023 WNBA draft

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The Indiana Fever won the first pick in the 2023 WNBA draft in the draft lottery. This was the first time in Indiana's franchise history that they won the first pick. They were followed by the Minnesota Lynx for second, Atlanta Dream for third, and the Washington Mystics for fourth. The Mystics received the fourth pick in the lottery after trading for the Los Angeles Sparks' pick during the 2022 season. The Dream had originally held the Sparks' pick, but traded it to the Mystics prior to the 2022 WNBA draft, when they acquired the first overall pick.[4][5]

Lottery picks

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Pick Player Nationality Team School / club team
1 Aliyah Boston  United States Indiana Fever South Carolina
2 Diamond Miller  United States Minnesota Lynx Maryland
3 Maddy Siegrist  United States Dallas Wings (from Atlanta)[a] Villanova
4 Stephanie Soares  Brazil Washington Mystics (from Los Angeles via Atlanta)[b][c] Iowa State

Media coverage

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In March 2023, the WNBA announced that they and ESPN would show up to 52 possible games throughout the regular season and playoffs. The first broadcast happened on May 19, 2023, when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks on ESPN.[9]

As far as the United States' WNBA television schedule, it showed 10 broadcasts on ABC including the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game, 10 on ESPN, and 5 on ESPN2. The All-Star Game was aired in primetime for the first time ever, as well.

WNBA Countdown is now available throughout the regular season with at least 10 editions immediately preceding game broadcasts.[10]

On April 20, 2023, Ion Television signed on as a multi-year broadcast partner, with a doubleheader that includes nationally televised games and regional games on Friday nights. Their first broadcast was May 26, 2023, when the Washington Mystics visited the Chicago Sky.[11]

Transactions

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Retirement

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  • Sue Bird publicly confirmed on June 16, 2022, that she would retire from playing professional basketball after the 2022 WNBA season.[12] Her career ended on September 7, 2022, with the Storm's playoff loss to the Las Vegas Aces.[13] Over her twenty-year career she won the WNBA Finals four times (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020). She was a thirteen-time WNBA All-Star, and named to the All-WNBA Team eight times, with five being first-team selections and three being second-team selections. At the time of her retirement Bird was the career leader in the WNBA in assists, and had also played in more games than any other WNBA player.
  • During the 2022 season, Sylvia Fowles announced that she would retire at the end of the season. Over her fifteen-year career, she won the WNBA Finals twice (2015 & 2017) and was named Finals MVP in both victories. She was regular season MVP in 2017. She was an eight-time WNBA All-Star, and named to the All-WNBA Team eight times with three being first-team selections and five being second-team selections. Her eight All-WBA appearances are tied for fifth all-time at the time of her retirement. Fowles was the Defensive Player of the Year four times and named to the WNBA All-Defensive Team in eleven of her fifteen seasons. At the time of her retirement, she was the career leader in the WNBA in rebounds.[14]
  • Briann January returned to her home state of Washington for her final season in 2022, signing with the Seattle Storm for her final year during the free agency period. She stated, "I'm so excited to have the opportunity to come back to my home state for my final season in the W."[15][16] January retired with one WNBA Championship in 2012, was a five-time WNBA All-Defensive First Team member and a two-time WNBA All-Defensive Second Team member. She was also an All-Star in 2014.
  • On January 16, 2023, Maya Moore announced that she was officially retiring from basketball. Moore had not played since the 2018 season and had taken time off to focus on other initiatives.[17] Over her eight-year career, she won the WNBA Finals four times (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) and was named the Finals MVP in 2013. She was regular season MVP in 2014 and Rookie of the Year in 2011. She was a six-time WNBA All-Star, and named to the All-WNBA Team seven times with five being first-team selections and two being second-team selections. She was also named All-Star Game MVP three times, in 2015, 2017, and 2018.[18]
  • On August 14, 2022, Kia Vaughn announced her retirement. Over her thirteen-year WNBA career she played for five different WNBA teams and was named the most improved player in 2011.[19]

Free agency

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The free agency negotiation period began on January 21, 2023, and teams were able to officially sign players starting February 1.[20]

Coaching changes

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Off-season
Team 2022 season 2023 season Reference
Los Angeles Sparks Fred Williams (interim) Curt Miller [21]
Indiana Fever Carlos Knox (interim) Christie Sides [22]
Dallas Wings Vickie Johnson Latricia Trammell [23]
Connecticut Sun Curt Miller Stephanie White [24]
Washington Mystics Mike Thibault Eric Thibault [25]
Mid-season
Team Departing Coach New Coach Reference
Phoenix Mercury Vanessa Nygaard Nikki Blue [26]
Chicago Sky James Wade Emre Vatansever [27]

Regular season

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All-Star Game

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July 15, 2023
8:30 p.m. ET
Team Wilson 127, Team Stewart 143
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 36–44, 30–37, 34–33
Pts: Kelsey Plum (30)
Rebs: Aliyah Boston (11)
Asts: Chelsea Gray (7)
Pts: Jewell Loyd (31)
Rebs: Brittney Griner (13)
Asts: Breanna Stewart (9)
Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 9,472
Referees: Eric Brewton
Ashley Gloss
Randy Richardson

Standings

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# Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 xLas Vegas Aces 34 6 .850 18–2 19–1 15–5 9–1
2 xNew York Liberty 32 8 .800 2 16–4 15–5 17–3 7–3
3 xConnecticut Sun 27 13 .675 7 14–6 13–7 14–6 7–3
4 xDallas Wings 22 18 .550 12 11–9 11–9 11–9 6–4
5 xAtlanta Dream 19 21 .475 15 11–9 11–9 8–12 6–4
6 xMinnesota Lynx 19 21 .475 15 12–8 9–11 10–10 5–5
7 xWashington Mystics 19 21 .475 15 9–11 12–8 7–13 5–5
8 xChicago Sky 18 22 .450 16 5–15 7–13 11–9 3–7
9 eLos Angeles Sparks 17 23 .425 17 9–11 10–10 7–13 5–5
10 eIndiana Fever 13 27 .325 21 5–15 6–14 7–13 2–8
11 eSeattle Storm 11 29 .275 23 8–12 4–16 7–13 4–6
12 ePhoenix Mercury 9 31 .225 25 2–18 8–12 1–19 1–9

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from postseason contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Schedule

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2023 WNBA preseason
Preseason
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location
Monday, April 10 7:00 p.m. 2023 WNBA draft USA: ESPN
Canada: TSN3/5
New York
Friday, May 5 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Minnesota 69–72 D. Miller (19) Juhász (10) Cloud (7) Target Center
5,001
Chicago @ Dallas 70–75 McCowan (17) Tied (8) Burton (4) College Park Center
2,004
Sunday, May 7 6:00 p.m. Indiana @ Chicago 56–81 I. Harrison (15) Gardner (5) C. Williams (4) Wintrust Arena
2,024
Monday, May 8 10:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Seattle 77–71 Sutton (11) Mendjiadeu (9) Sissoko (4) Climate Pledge Arena
5,119
Wednesday, May 10 11:00 a.m. New York @ Connecticut 57–63 Tied (10) Thornton (8) A. Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
N/A
11:30 a.m. Atlanta @ Washingtion 76–88 Delle Donne (17) Hawkins (10) H. Jones (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,612
Friday, May 12 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Phoenix 90–71 Tied (13) Gustafson (6) 3 tied (5) Footprint Center
N/A
Saturday, May 13 1:00 p.m. Dallas @ Indiana 83–90 K. Mitchell (29) Tied (9) E. Wheeler (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2,084
4:00 p.m. Chicago vs Minnesota USA: League Pass
Canada: TSN1/4/5 (TSN3 JIP at 6:00 p.m.), SN360
82–74 T. Mitchell (19) Copper (9) T. Mitchell (6) Scotiabank Arena
19,800
5:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas 77–84 Plum (22) C. Gray (8) Stewart (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
4,460
Sunday, May 14 3:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Atlanta 85–68 Hayes (20) A. Thomas (9) A. Thomas (5) Gateway Center Arena
N/A
2023 WNBA regular season
May
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location
Friday, May 19
7:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Indiana League Pass 70–61 K. Mitchell (20) A. Thomas (11) A. Thomas (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
7,356
7:00 p.m. New York @ Washington USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
64–80 Ionescu (18) Stewart (11) Tied (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
8:00 p.m. Chicago @ Minnesota League Pass, Meta (VR) 77–66 Copper (20) Shepard (8) Shepard (7) Target Center
8,024
10:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Los Angeles USA: ESPN, ESPN+
Canada: NBA TV Canada
71–94 Griner (18) 3 tied (7) Tied (5) Crypto.com Arena
10,396
Saturday, May 20
1:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Dallas ABC 78–85 Ogunbowale (27) Ch. Parker (11) A. Gray (7) College Park Center
5,588
3:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Seattle USA: ABC
Canada: TSN1
105–64 Tied (23) Wilson (13) C. Gray (6) Climate Pledge Arena
11,229
Sunday, May 21
1:00 p.m. Washington @ Connecticut League Pass 74–80 Tied (21) A. Thomas (16) Tied (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,048
2:00 p.m. Indiana @ New York Twitter, Meta (VR) 73–90 Stewart (45) Tied (12) Tied (8) Barclays Center
8,575
4:00 p.m. Chicago @ Phoenix USA: ESPN, ESPN+
Canada: SN360
75–69 Griner (27) Tied (10) C. Williams (7) Footprint Center
14,040
Tuesday, May 23
7:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Washington League Pass 88–81 Delle Donne (27) A. Thomas (10) Hayes (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,383
8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Minnesota Twitter, Meta (VR) 83–77 A. Gray (26) Tied (10) Tied (6) Target Center
7,803
Thursday, May 25
10:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 94–85 Young (30) Wilson (13) C. Gray (8) Crypto.com Arena
7,314
10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Phoenix Amazon Prime Video 81–90 Taurasi (23) Turner (11) Taurasi (10) Footprint Center
6,057
Friday, May 26
8:00 p.m. Washington @ Chicago ION 71–69 Delle Donne (25) Austin (11) Cloud (7) Wintrust Arena
7,304
10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Seattle ION 95–91 Loyd (30) Magbegor (12) Ogunbowale (6) Climate Pledge Arena
8,277
Saturday, May 27
1:00 p.m. Connecticut @ New York CBS, Paramount+ 65–81 Stewart (21) Tied (8) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,102
9:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Las Vegas NBA TV 65–93 Wilson (23) Stokes (9) C. Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,191
Sunday, May 28
3:00 p.m. Indiana @ Atlanta USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN360
90–87 Tied (23) N. Smith (12) Tied (4) Gateway Center Arena
3,209
6:00 p.m. Dallas @ Chicago USA: NBA TV
Canada: TSN3
88–94 Ogunbowale (27) A. Smith (12) Tied (6) Wintrust Arena
6,042
9:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Las Vegas CBS Sports Network 73–94 Young (23) Shepard (15) C. Gray (10) Michelob Ultra Arena
7,970
Tuesday, May 30
7:00 p.m. Chicago @ Atlanta Twitter, Meta (VR) 83–65 R. Howard (20) Tied (8) Evans (5) Gateway Center Arena
2,562
7:00 p.m. Indiana @ Connecticut USA: League Pass
Canada: NBA TV Canada
78–81 Hayes (22) A. Thomas (17) Tied (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,317
8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Dallas ESPN3 89–94 N. Howard (25) S. Sabally (11) Burton (9) College Park Center
3,484
9:00 p.m. New York @ Seattle USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada
86–78 Loyd (26) Magbegor (14) Vandersloot (11) Climate Pledge Arena
8,340
June
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location
Thursday, June 1 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Minnesota Amazon Prime Video 89–84 N. Collier (30) Shepard (12) A. Thomas (16) Target Center
8,124
Friday, June 2
6:00 p.m. New York @ Chicago ION 77–76 Copper (20) Stewart (11) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena
7,188
7:00 p.m. Dallas @ Washington ION 74–75 Delle Donne (23) S. Sabally (14) Cloud (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,294
7:30 p.m. Las Vegas @ Atlanta ION 92–87 Ch. Parker (25) Ch. Parker (11) McDonald (7) Gateway Center Arena
3,209
10:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Phoenix ION 99–93 (OT) L. Brown (26) N. Ogwumike (12) Tied (6) Footprint Center
8,815
Saturday, June 3
7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Washington USA: League Pass
Canada: NBA TV Canada
80–78 McBride (24) Austin (10) Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,534
10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 85–92 Loyd (37) N. Ogwumike (14) Canada (7) Crypto.com Arena
6,866
Sunday, June 4
1:00 p.m. Dallas @ Connecticut USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN1
74–80 S. Sabally (26) S. Sabally (14) Burton (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,012
2:00 p.m. Chicago @ New York CBS Sports Network 86–82 Copper (27) Stewart (11) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,225
4:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Indiana CBS Sports Network 84–80 Wilson (27) Tied (10) C. Gray (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6,131
Tuesday, June 6
7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Connecticut League Pass 90–84 Wilson (23) A. Thomas (11) 3 tied (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,368
8:00 p.m. Indiana @ Chicago CBS Sports Network 103–108 (OT) Mabrey (28) Boston (11) E. Wheeler (12) Wintrust Arena
5,201
10:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Seattle CBS Sports Network 63–66 Loyd (25) N. Ogwumike (11) Canada (5) Climate Pledge Arena
7,840
Wednesday, June 7
8:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Dallas League Pass 79–84 Tied (24) K. Brown (15) Taurasi College Park Center
4,242
Thursday, June 8 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Connecticut Amazon Prime Video 77–94 Bonner (41) B. Jones (9) A. Thomas (12) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,147
Friday, June 9
7:30 p.m. New York @ Atlanta ION 106–83 Ionescu (37) Stewart (9) Vandersloot (11) Gateway Center Arena
3,209
8:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Dallas ION 77–90 Ogunbowale (35) S. Sabally (16) Sutton (9) College Park Center
6,251
8:00 p.m. Indiana @ Minnesota ION 71–69 N. Collier (28) N. Collier (14) 3 tied (4) Target Center
8,510
10:00 p.m. Chicago @ Los Angeles ION 62–77 Tied (19) N. Ogwumike (14) Tied (5) Crypto.com Arena
5,431
10:00 p.m. Washington @ Seattle ION 73–66 Magbegor (24) Austin (11) Atkins (6) Climate Pledge Arena
8,397
Sunday, June 11
1:00 p.m. Dallas @ New York USA: ABC
Canada: SN1
93–102 Stewart (32) S. Sabally (11) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,615
3:00 p.m. Washington @ Seattle USA: ABC
Canada: TSN5, NBA TV Canada
71–65 Cloud (19) Austin (9) Tied (5) Climate Pledge Arena
13,213
3:00 p.m. Chicago @ Las Vegas ESPN3 80–93 Wilson (21) Wilson (10) Evans (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,786
4:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Atlanta ESPN3 89–77 Ch. Parker (20) Ch. Parker (14) A. Thomas (8) Gateway Center Arena
2,690
5:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Indiana CBS Sports Network 85–82 Tied (29) Tied (12) E. Wheeler (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
5,013
7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Minnesota League Pass, Meta (VR) 86–91 N. Ogwumike (27) Shepard (13) Canada (8) Target Center
8,025
Tuesday, June 13
7:00 p.m. Washington @ Indiana Twitter, Meta (VR) 66–87 Boston (23) Boston (14) Boston (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,005
7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ New York CBS Sports Network 86–79 Johannès (18) Stewart (13) Tied (6) Barclays Center
5,719
10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Phoenix CBS Sports Network 83–69 Cunningham (21) Horston (14) Peddy (7) Footprint Center
7,044
Wednesday, June 14
1:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Dallas USA: NBA TV
Canada: TSN3/4, NBA TV Canada
79–61 Hamby (23) S. Sabally (13) Canada (6) College Park Center
5,807
Thursday, June 15
7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Connecticut Amazon Prime Video 92–88 (OT) B. Jones (28) B. Jones (13) H. Jones (9) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,316
8:00 p.m. Indiana @ Chicago NBA TV 92–90 Mabrey (36) A. Smith (11) C. Williams (10) Wintrust Arena
6,323
10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Las Vegas Amazon Prime Video 63–96 Young (28) Wilson (12) C. Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,518
Friday, June 16
7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Washington ION 69–88 Onyenwere (20) Onyenwere (9) Sutton (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
N/A
10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Los Angeles ION 77–72 N. Collier (25) Hamby (9) N. Ogwumike (7) Crypto.com Arena
5,265
Saturday, June 17
2:00 p.m. Seattle @ Dallas CBS, Paramount+ 109–103 Ogunbowale (41) Tied (10) Dojkić (7) College Park Center
5,020
Sunday, June 18
12:00 p.m. Phoenix @ New York CBS, Paramount+ 71–89 Stewart (28) Stewart (14) Sutton (9) Barclays Center
9,278
3:00 p.m. Chicago @ Washington Twitter, Meta (VR) 69–77 Dell Donne (20) A. Smith (13) Cloud (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,009
4:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Indiana CBS Sports Network 100–94 Tied (25) Tied (7) E. Wheeler (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
4,024
7:30 p.m. Connecticut @ Los Angeles USA: League Pass
Canada: NBA TV Canada
83–74 Bonner (20) N. Ogwumike (15) A. Thomas (12) Crypto.com Arena
6,289
9:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Las Vegas NBA TV 62–93 Young (24) Wilson (14) Tied (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,036
Tuesday, June 20
8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Dallas NBA TV 73–85 N. Howard (23) K. Brown (14) Dangerfield (5) College Park Center
3,392
10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 67–61 N. Collier (26) N. Collier (14) L. Allen (8) Crypto.com Arena
4,180
10:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Seattle USA: NBA TV
Canada: TSN1/4
85–79 Loyd (33) A. Thomas (15) A. Thomas (12) Climate Pledge Arena
7,022
Wednesday, June 21
3:30 p.m. Las Vegas @ Phoenix USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN1
99–79 Young (23) Wilson (12) C. Gray (8) Footprint Center
11,580
Thursday, June 22
8:00 p.m. Washington @ Chicago Amazon Prime Video 80–59 Delle Donne (18) Sykes (11) C. Williams (9) Wintrust Arena
6,158
8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Minnesota CBS Sports Network 89–68 Tied (21) A. Thomas (9) L. Allen (7) Target Center
7,024
10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Seattle Amazon Prime Video 80–68 K. Mitchell (25) N. Smith (14) Dojkić (6) Climate Pledge Arena
7,734
Friday, June 23
7:30 p.m. New York @ Atlanta ION 110–80 R. Howard (24) Stewart (11) Vandersloot (11) Gateway Center Arena
3,209
10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Los Angeles ION 74–76 N. Howard (23) N. Howard (12) Canada (6) Crypto.com Arena
5,766
Saturday, June 24
9:00 p.m. Indiana @ Las Vegas USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
88–101 Wilson (28) N. Smith (11) C. Gray (12) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,310
9:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Seattle Twitter, Meta (VR) 74–97 Loyd (24) Loyd (7) Sutton (7) Climate Pledge Arena
9,122
Sunday, June 25
1:00 p.m. Chicago @ Connecticut USA: ESPN3
Canada: NBA TV Canada
72–96 Copper (29) A. Thomas (11) A. Thomas (12) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,517
1:00 p.m. Washington @ New York USA: ABC
Canada: TSN1/4
88–89 (OT) Ionescu J. Jones (10) Cloud (11) Barclays Center
7,285
3:00 p.m. Dallas @ Los Angeles USA: ABC
Canada: NBA TV Canada
83–93 N. Ogwumike (27) N. Ogwumike (12) Canada (9) Crypto.com Arena
6,380
Monday, June 26 10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Las Vegas CBS Sports Network 80–88 C. Gray (25) Tied (14) C. Gray (5) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,143
Tuesday, June 27
7:00 p.m. New York @ Connecticut NBA TV 89–81 Stewart (24) J. Jones (11) A. Thomas (10) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,344
8:00 p.m. Seattle @ Minnesota CBS Sports Network 93–104 N. Collier (33) Juhász (12) Tied (9) Target Center
7,014
10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Phoenix CBS Sports Network 77–62 Ogunbowale (23) S. Sabally (12) S. Sabally (6) Footprint Center
5,652
Wednesday, June 28
12:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Chicago USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN1
63–80 C. Williams (21) N. Ogwumike (11) Canada (5) Wintrust Arena
8,810
7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Washington NBA TV 86–109 Delle Donne (25) Hawkins (11) Sykes (10) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,624
Thursday, June 29
10:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas Amazon Prime Video 81–98 Plum (18) 3 tied (6) Plum (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,587
10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Phoenix NBA TV 63–85 Griner (22) Tied (9) Taurasi (6) Footprint Center
9,047
10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Seattle CBS Sports Network 99–97 (OT) Loyd (41) Magbegor (16) Dojkić (10) Climate Pledge Arena
6,894
Friday, June 30
7:30 p.m. Washington @ Atlanta ION 89–94 Delle Donne (31) Tied (6) R. Howard (8) Gateway Center Arena
3,209
8:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Chicago ION 78–86 A. Smith (18) Hamby (12) C. Williams (13) Wintrust Arena
7,272
July
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location
Saturday, July 1
3:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Las Vegas USA: ABC
Canada: NBA TV Canada
84–102 Plum (25) Wilson (13) A. Thomas (11) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,596
10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Phoenix USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
86–76 D. Miller (25) Turner (13) L. Allen (8) Footprint Center
8,777
Sunday, July 2
3:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Atlanta ESPN3 84–112 R. Howard (43) Hamby (8) Henderson (6) Gateway Center Arena
3,209
3:00 p.m. Washington @ Dallas USA: ABC
Canada: SN1
72–89 S. Sabally (27) S. Sabally (15) Cloud (6) College Park Center
4,544
4:00 p.m. Chicago @ Indiana ESPN3 89–87 C. Williams (28) E. Williams (9) Tied (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
4,004
6:00 p.m. New York @ Seattle CBS Sports Network 81–66 Loyd (27) Magbegor (9) Vanersloot (13) Climate Pledge Arena
9,110
Wednesday, July 5
7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ New York USA: Twitter, Meta (VR)
Canada: TSN3/4
95–99 Stewart (43) Stewart (12) Ionescu (9) Barclays Center
7,151
8:00 p.m. Indiana @ Minnesota League Pass 83–90 N. Collier (32) N. Smith (11) E. Wheeler (7) Target Center
7,624
10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Las Vegas League Pass 82–89 N. Howard (32) Tied (13) Ogunbowale (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,177
10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 90–79 A. Gray (23) Stevens (12) Canada (7) Crypto.com Arena
5,912
Thursday, July 6 7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Connecticut Amazon Prime Video 73–93 Loyd (22) Tied (9) A. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,479
Friday, July 7
7:00 p.m. Indiana @ Washington ION 88–96 Sykes (29) Atkins (10) E. Wheeler (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Chicago ION 82–68 A. Gray (21) Ch. Parker (10) C. Williams (7) Wintrust Arena
7,911
8:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Dallas ION 78–80 Tied (21) McCowan (12) Tied (6) College Park Center
6,251
8:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Minnesota ION 64–75 Onyenwere (24) N. Collier (12) Sutton (10) Target Center
7,714
Saturday, July 8 2:00 p.m. Seattle @ New York USA: ESPN
Canada: NBA TV Canada
76–80 Stewart (25) Mendjiadeu (14) Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
6,789
Sunday, July 9
3:00 p.m. Washington @ Connecticut ESPN 84–92 Bonner (28) A. Thomas (9) Sykes (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,558
4:00 p.m. Dallas @ Indiana ESPN3 77–76 Ogunbowale (28) Tied (8) 3 tied (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,612
6:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Phoenix League Pass, Meta (VR) 72–78 Griner (29) Ogwumike (14) Jefferson (8) Footprint Center
9,206
7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Minnesota League Pass 113–89 Plum (40) Wilson (10) C. Gray (10) Target Center
7,701
8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Chicago League Pass 88–77 R. Howard (32) Ch. Parker (11) C. Willimas (7) Wintrust Arena
7,325
Tuesday, July 11
7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Washington League Pass 86–93 Loyd (39) Fankam Mendjiadeu (11) Cloud (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,571
10:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Las Vegas CBS Sports Network 72–98 Young (23) Turner (9) C. Gray (11) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,281
Wednesday, July 12
12:00 p.m. New York @ Indiana USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
95–87 (OT) Ionescu (34) Stewart (10) Vandersloot (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
6,123
12:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Chicago League Pass 84–72 Tied (22) Tied (8) A. Thomas (10) Wintrust Arena
9,025
1:00 p.m. Dallas @ Minnesota USA: Twitter, Meta (VR)
Canada: SN360
107–67 N. Howard (28) N. Howard (14) Ogunbowale (11) Target Center
13,531
7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Atlanta USA: League Pass
Canada: TSN3/4
75–85 Horston (23) Horston (10) 3 tied (5) Gateway Center Arena
2,546
10:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 97–78 Wilson (25) Tied (12) Samuelson (6) Crypto.com Arena
8,085
Saturday, July 15 8:30 p.m. WNBA All-Star Game USA: ABC
Canada: TSN4, SN360
143–127 Loyd (31) Griner (13) Stewart (9) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,472
Tuesday, July 18
7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Atlanta USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
73–82 N. Collier (35) Juhász (12) R. Howard (7) Gateway Center Arena
2,394
10:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Phoenix CBS Sports Network 66–72 Bonner (19) Bonner (10) A. Thomas (7) Footprint Center
7,788
Wednesday, July 19
11:30 a.m. Indiana @ Washington League Pass 82–76 Cloud (19) Hawkins (9) Sykes (7) Capital One Arena
14,406
1:00 p.m. Dallas @ New York USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN1
98–88 Tied (25) McCowan (12) 3 tied (7) Barclays Center
9,012
Thursday, July 20
11:30 a.m. Atlanta @ Connecticut USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
71–82 Hiedeman (24) Coffey (13) Tied (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,054
8:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Minnesota Amazon Prime Video 70–73 N. Collier (22) Juhász (10) D. Miller (9) Target Center
7,014
10:00 p.m. Chicago @ Phoenix USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
62–80 Peddy (20) Griner (11) Cunningham (7) Footprint Center
11,292
10:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Seattle Amazon Prime Video 79–63 Wilson (23) Wilson (15) C. Gray (8) Climate Pledge Arena
7,873
Friday, July 21 7:00 p.m. New York @ Washington ION 96–87 Sykes (29) Tied (11) Ionescu (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
Saturday, July 22
1:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Atlanta USA: ESPN
Canada: TSN3/5
86–78 R. Howard (22) A. Thomas (11) A. Thomas (8) Gateway Center Arena
3,209
3:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Minnesota USA: ESPN
Canada: NBA TV Canada
98–81 Wilson (35) Wilson (14) C. Gray (11) Target Center
7,801
8:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Dallas Twitter, Meta (VR) 84–98 N. Howard (28) Tied (11) Canada (7) College Park Center
5,041
9:00 p.m. Chicago @ Seattle USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
90–75 Copper (29) A. Smith (17) Mabrey (6) Climate Pledge Arena
8,655
Sunday, July 23 1:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Washington CBS, Paramount+ 69–84 Tied (23) Tied (7) Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
3:00 p.m. Indiana @ New York USA: NBA TV
Canada: TSN4
83–101 Laney (22) J. Jones (11) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
7,371
Tuesday, July 25 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Atlanta ESPN3 65–78 Gustafson (19) Gustafson (8) H. Jones (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,209
7:00 p.m. Seattle @ New York ESPN3 82–86 Loyd (32) J. Jones (17) Ionescu (12) Barclays Center
6,118
7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Chicago ESPN 107–95 Copper (37) Stokes (17) C. Williams (11) Wintrust Arena
9,025
8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Dallas USA: ESPN3
Canada: NBA TV Canada
88–83 Bonner (32) McCowan (15) A. Thomas (7) College Park Center
4,222
10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Los Angeles USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
78–79 N. Ogwumike (30) N. Ogwumike (8) Canada (10) Crypto.com Arena
5,565
Wednesday, July 26 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Minnesota USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
92–97 Tied (24) N. Collier (11) D. Miller (9) Target Center
7,024
Thursday, July 27
3:30 p.m. Indiana @ Los Angeles USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN1
68–81 N. Ogwumike (25) N. Ogwumike (9) Tied (7) Crypto.com Arena
11,970
7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ New York Amazon Prime Video 84–95 Stewart (33) J. Jones (13) Ionescu (9) Barclays Center
6,206
Friday, July 28
8:00 p.m. Seattle @ Chicago ION 83–74 3 tied (17) Whitcomb (10) Loyd (6) Wintrust Arena
7,213
8:00 p.m. Washington @ Dallas ION 62–90 Tied (18) S. Sabally (11) S. Sabally (10) College Park Center
4,048
8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ New York ION 88–83 Ionescu (31) J. Jones (11) Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
6,129
Sunday, July 30
1:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Connecticut CBS Sports Network 87–83 Bonner (31) Tied (14) A. Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,275
3:00 p.m. Washington @ Atlanta ESPN3 73–80 A. Gray (27) Hawkins (10) Tied (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,209
4:00 p.m. New York @ Los Angeles USA: ESPN
Canada: NBA TV Canada
87–79 Stewart (25) J. Jones (13) Vandersloot (9) Crypto.com Arena
8,139
4:00 p.m. Seattle @ Indiana ESPN3 85–62 Loyd (26) Boston (7) Loyd (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
5,196
4:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Chicago ESPN3 85–104 Tied (24) Gustafson (8) C. Williams (9) Wintrust Arena
8,914
6:00 p.m. Dallas @ Las Vegas CBS Sports Network 91–104 Plum (28) McCowan (14) C. Gray (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,213
August
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location
Tuesday, August 1
7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Connecticut USA: ESPN
Canada: TSN5
69–79 A. Thomas (21) A. Thomas (20) A. Thomas (12) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,894
7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Indiana ESPN3 71–72 Taurasi (29) Boston (11) Tied (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,018
10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Las Vegas League Pass 72–93 Young (24) Wilson (11) C. Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,366
10:00 p.m. New York @ Los Angeles USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
76–69 Vandersloot (23) Stewart (12) Tied (6) Crypto.com Arena
6,498
Wednesday, August 2 10:30 p.m. Dallas @ Seattle CBS Sports Network 76–65 Loyd (31) N. Howard (12) G. Williams (5) Climate Pledge Arena
7,421
Thursday, August 3 10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Phoenix Amazon Prime Video 71–91 Taurasi (42) Tied (8) McDonald (5) Footprint Center
7,564
Friday, August 4
7:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Indiana ION 88–72 Boston (19) Nelson-Ododa (10) A. Thomas (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,498
7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Washington ION 77–79 Stevens (19) Tied (9) Sykes (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,747
8:00 p.m. Chicago @ Dallas ION 104–89 N. Howard (28) N. Howard (12) N. Howard (11) College Park Center
3,762
8:00 p.m. New York @ Minnesota ION 76–66 Tied (18) J. Jones (17) L. Allen (10) Target Center
7,631
Saturday, August 5 10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Phoenix USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN360
97–91 Loyd (32) Russell (8) Sutton (8) Footprint Center
9,411
Sunday, August 6
3:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ New York USA: ABC
Canada: TSN3/4
61–99 Ionescu (31) J. Jones (14) Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
11,418
3:00 p.m. Indiana @ Atlanta ESPN3 73–82 Boston (25) Boston (10) Wheeler (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,209
3:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Washington ESPN3 91–83 Hawkins (23) N. Ogwumike (10) Tied (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,073
4:00 p.m. Chicago @ Dallas ESPN3 104–96 Mabrey (32) McCowan (9) Tied (8) College Park Center
4,057
Tuesday, August 8
3:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Seattle USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN360
81–69 Bonner (21) Tied (12) A. Thomas (8) Climate Pledge Arena
10,212
7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Indiana League Pass, Meta (VR) 87–80 K. Mitchell (21) N. Ogwumike (11) Tied (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,006
8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Chicago USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
88–79 N. Collier (29) D. Miller (11) McBride (7) Wintrust Arena
5,099
8:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Dallas CBS Sports Network 104–84 Wilson (28) Wilson (14) Plum (8) College Park Center
5,193
10:00 p.m. Washington @ Phoenix CBS Sports Network 72–91 Sykes (24) Turner (9) Hines-Allen (7) Footprint Center
6,610
Thursday, August 10
7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Indiana Amazon Prime Video 73–91 K. Mitchell (24) Boston (13) Wheeler (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2,551
10:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Phoenix Amazon Prime Video 84–90 R. Allen (24) A. Thomas (11) A. Thomas (8) Footprint Center
7,186
10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Seattle USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
67–68 R. Howard (20) Tied (11) Whitcomb (5) Climate Pledge Arena
7,649
Friday, August 11
8:00 p.m. Chicago @ New York ION 73–89 Stewart (21) Stewart (12) Ionescu (8) Barclays Center
8,070
10:00 p.m. Washington @ Las Vegas ION 89–113 Wilson (40) Wilson (12) Tied (10) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,364
Saturday, August 12
7:30 p.m. Atlanta @ Los Angeles League Pass 74–85 Canada (20) Stevens (8) Canada (8) Crypto.com Arena
7,119
8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Dallas League Pass 81–91 S. Sabally (28) A. Thomas (10) Tied (6) College Park Center
4,179
Sunday, August 13
3:00 p.m. New York @ Indiana USA: ESPN
Canada: NBA TV Canada
100–89 Stewart (42) J. Jones (12) Vandersloot (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
5,019
3:00 p.m. Chicago @ Washington ESPN3 76–83 Sykes (30) E. Williams (12) C. Williams (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,796
6:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Seattle USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN360
71–81 Cunningham (25) Tied (10) Whitcomb (8) Climate Pledge Arena
10,107
9:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Las Vegas CBS Sports Network 65–86 Wilson (21) Stokes (12) C. Gray (6) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,564
Tuesday, August 15 9:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas Amazon Prime Video 82–63 Johannès (17) J. Jones (15) Vandersloot (10) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,967
Thursday, August 17 10:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas Amazon Prime Video 75–88 Tied (22) C. Gray (11) C. Gray (11) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,230
Friday, August 18
7:00 p.m. Dallas @ Connecticut ION 95–75 Ogunbowale (30) Bonner (12) A. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,584
7:00 p.m. Washington @ Indiana ION 83–79 Sykes (30) Boston (10) K. Mitchell (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,506
7:30 p.m. Chicago @ Atlanta ION 67–78 Ch. Parker (29) A. Smith (12) Tied (7) Gateway Center Arena
2,957
10:00 p.m. New York @ Phoenix ION 85–63 Laney (22) Tied (8) Vandersloot (8) Footprint Center
9,652
10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Seattle ION 78–70 N. Collier (24) Juhász (12) 3 tied (4) Climate Pledge Arena
8,865
Saturday, August 19 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Las Vegas USA: ABC
Canada: TSN4
78–72 Wilson (25) N. Ogwumike (11) C. Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,348
Sunday, August 20
3:00 p.m. Dallas @ Washington USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
97–84 Cloud (22) McCowan (13) S. Sabally (10) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
5:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Chicago USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
79–73 A. Thomas (22) R. Allen (9) A. Thomas (8) Wintrust Arena
6,901
6:00 p.m. Indiana @ Phoenix League Pass, Meta (VR) 83–73 K. Mitchell (28) N. Smith (11) Berger (5) Footprint Center
11,807
7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Minnesota USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
88–74 Loyd (31) Mendjiadeu (15) D. Miller (6) Target Center
6,525
Tuesday, August 22
7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Atlanta CBS Sports Network 112–110 Wilson (53) C. Gray (9) C. Gray (12) Gateway Center Arena
3,209
7:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Washington USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
68–64 A. Thomas (24) A. Thomas (10) Tied (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,058
8:00 p.m. Seattle @ Chicago USA: League Pass
Canada: TSN1/4
79–102 Loyd (26) Horston (11) Evans (8) Wintrust Arena
4,822
8:00 p.m. Dallas @ Minnesota Twitter, Meta (VR) 86–91 N. Collier (29) McCowan (16) 3 tied (7) Target Center
6,921
Wednesday, August 23 10:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 62–91 Stevens (20) Stevens (9) Canada (7) Crypto.com Arena
3,469
Thursday, August 24
7:00 p.m. New York @ Connecticut Amazon Prime Video 95–90 (OT) Bonner (30) J. Jones (14) A. Thomas (12) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,168
7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Indiana Twitter, Meta (VR) 86–90 K. Mitchell (36) Magbegor (13) Wallace (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2,644
8:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Chicago USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN360
94–87 Young Tied (10) C. Gray (10) Wintrust Arena
8,084
8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Dallas League Pass 90–81 N. Collier (25) McCowan (18) T. Mitchell (7) College Park Center
3,931
Friday, August 25 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Atlanta ION 83–78 N. Ogwumike (29) N. Ogwumike (12) Canada (9) Gateway Center Arena
2,957
Saturday, August 26 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Washington USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
62–78 Tied (21) Wilson (11) Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,200
8:00 p.m. New York @ Minnesota League Pass, Meta (VR) 111–76 Stewart (38) Stewart (11) Vandersloot (9) Target Center
7,101
Sunday, August 27
1:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Connecticut CBS Sports Network 68–83 Tied (17) Nelson-Ododa (11) A. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,783
4:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Indiana USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
80–83 Ch. Parker (24) N. Smith (13) K. Mitchell (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
4,034
6:00 p.m. Dallas @ Phoenix USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
77–74 Ogunbowale (29) Turner (10) Jefferson (5) Footprint Center
12,163
6:00 p.m. Chicago @ Seattle League Pass 90–85 E. Williams (23) Magbegor (14) 3 tied (6) Climate Pledge Arena
9,893
Monday, August 28 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ New York USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN4/5
85–94 Ionescu (25) Stewart (12) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
11,615
Tuesday, August 29
7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Atlanta CBS Sports Network 76–94 Ch. Parker (25) 3 tied (7) Jefferson (9) Gateway Center Arena
2,785
7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Washington USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
72–83 Miller (25) N. Collier (10) Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,708
10:00 p.m. Chicago @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 76–75 Copper (22) N. Ogwumike (11) Canada (9) Crypto.com Arena
6,041
Thursday, August 31
7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Connecticut Amazon Prime Video 74–84 Tied (18) A. Thomas (13) A. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,794
10:00 p.m. Washington @ Las Vegas Amazon Prime Video 75–84 Wilson (26) Wilson (11) Plum (10) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,619
10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Los Angeles USA: League Pass
Canada: SN1
72–61 Loyd (25) Tied (8) Loyd (7) Crypto.com Arena
6,101
September
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location
Friday, September 1
7:00 p.m. Dallas @ Indiana ION 110–100 S. Sabally (40) Tied (11) Wheeler (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,137
8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ New York ION 58–89 Laney (19) Stewart (10) Stewart (7) Barclays Center
8,276
8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Minnesota ION 85–91 (OT) N. Collier (27) N. Collier (17) 3 tied (6) Target Center
7,114
Saturday, September 2 9:00 p.m. Seattle @ Las Vegas USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
77–103 Wilson (30) Stokes (11) C. Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,319
Sunday, September 3
3:00 p.m. New York @ Chicago USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN3/5
86–69 Stewart (26) Stewart (14) Vandersloot (10) Wintrust Arena
8,223
4:00 p.m. Indiana @ Dallas ESPN3 97–84 (OT) Tied (30) Boston (11) Wheeler (11) College Park Center
5,058
7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Minnesota USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN360
73–86 Jefferson (32) N. Collier (16) Juhász (8) Target Center
7,314
7:30 p.m. Washington @ Los Angeles League Pass 64–72 Clarendon (15) Hamby (10) Cloud (5) Crypto.com Arena
2,550
Tuesday, September 5
7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Connecticut Twitter 76–90 A. Thomas (27) A. Thomas (12) A. Thomas (14) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,783
7:00 p.m. Chicago @ Indiana USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
96–69 Copper (25) C. Williams (8) Tied (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2,450
8:00 p.m. New York @ Dallas CBS Sports Network 94–93 Stewart (40) McCowan (12) Vandersloot (10) College Park Center
4,195
10:00 p.m. Washington @ Phoenix CBS Sports Network 100–77 Delle Donne (24) Hines-Allen (8) Cloud (10) Footprint Center
7,038
Wednesday, September 6 7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Atlanta USA: NBA TV
Canada: NBA TV Canada
68–79 Loyd (26) Billings (14) Tied (7) Gateway Center Arena
2,731
Thursday, September 7 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ New York Amazon Prime Video 89–96 Clarendon (30) J. Jones (9) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
6,275
Friday, September 8
7:00 p.m. Indiana @ Connecticut ION 59–76 K. Mitchell (15) A. Thomas (14) A. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,064
7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Washington ION 80–75 Sykes (27) R. Howard (12) Cloud (15) Entertainment and Sports Arena
4,210
8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Chicago ION 87–92 N. Collier (28) Tied (10) C. Williams (11) Wintrust Arena
7,994
8:00 p.m. Seattle @ Dallas ION 91–106 Loyd (33) Magbegor (9) Ogunbowale (10) College Park Center
4,546
10:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Phoenix ION 94–73 Wilson (30) Sutton (11) C. Gray (12) Footprint Center
13,206
Sunday, September 10
1:00 p.m. Dallas @ Atlanta League Pass 94–77 Ogunbowale (32) McCowan (10) S. Sabally (5) Gateway Center Arena
3,207
1:00 p.m. Chicago @ Connecticut CBS Sports Network 102–91 (OT) C. Williams (23) C. Williams (16) C. Williams (13) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,377
1:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Indiana USA: League Pass
Canada: TSN4
72–87 Tied (24) Boston (12) 3 tied (3) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
4,009
1:00 p.m. Washington @ New York USA: NBA TV
Canada: SN360
90–88 Tied (20) J. Jones (9) Ionescu (7) Barclays Center
8,306
3:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada
85–100 Wilson (36) Wilson (8) C. Gray (8) T-Mobile Arena
17,406
3:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Seattle ESPN3 91–89 Loyd (28) Hamby (12) Tied (7) Climate Pledge Arena
10,728
2023 WNBA playoffs
Round One
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location
Wednesday, September 13 8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Connecticut USA: ESPN2
Canada: TSN4/5
60–90 Bonner (17) Bonner (15) A. Thomas (10) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,056
10:00 p.m. Chicago @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN
Canada: SN360
59–87 C. Gray (20) Stokes (15) C. Gray (7) T-Mobile Arena
12,927
Friday, September 15 7:30 p.m. Washington @ New York USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada
90–75 Ionescu (29) J. Jones (12) Cloud (8) Barclays Center
8,789
9:30 p.m. Atlanta @ Dallas USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada
82–94 R. Howard (36) McCowan (14) Ogunbowale (7) College Park Center
5,053
Sunday, September 17 1:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Connecticut USA: ESPN
Canada: SN360
82–75 McBride (28) N. Collier (13) Tied (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,673
3:00 p.m. Chicago @ Las Vegas USA: ABC
Canada: NBA TV Canada
70–92 Wilson (38) Wilson (16) C. Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,000
Tuesday, September 19 7:00 p.m. Washington @ New York USA: ESPN
Canada: TSN4
85–90 (OT) Cloud (33) J. Jones (14) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center
9,256
9:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Dallas USA: ESPN
Canada: NBA TV Canada
74–101 R. Howard (21) McCowan (16) Ogunbowale (7) College Park Center
4,798
Wednesday, September 20 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Minnesota USA: ESPN
Canada: NBA TV Canada
90–75 N. Collier (31) Bonner (10) A. Thomas (12) Target Center
8,724
Semifinals
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location
Sunday, September 24 1:00 p.m. Connecticut @ New York USA: ESPN
Canada: NBA TV Canada
78–63 Bonner (20) J. Jones (11) A. Thomas (10) Barclays Center
9,442
5:00 p.m. Dallas @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN2
Canada: SN360
83–97 Wilson (34) Young (10) Tied (7) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,784
Tuesday, September 26 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ New York USA: ESPN
Canada: NBA TV Canada
77–84 Hayes (30) J. Jones (13) A. Thomas (9) Barclays Center
10,009
10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN
Canada: TSN4
84–91 Wilson (30) Wilson (11) C. Gray (8) Michelob Ultra Arena
9,286
Friday, September 29 7:30 p.m. New York @ Connecticut USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada
92–81 Stewart (25) J. Jones (12) A. Thomas (14) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,162
9:30 p.m. Las Vegas @ Dallas USA: ESPN2
Canada: NBA TV Canada
64–61 Ogunbowale (18) McCowan (15) Plum (7) College Park Center
6,251
Sunday, October 1 3:00 p.m. New York @ Connecticut USA: ABC
Canada: NBA TV Canada
87–84 Stewart (27) Tied (15) A. Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,196
WNBA Finals
Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location
Sunday, October 8 3:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas USA: ABC
Canada: SN1
82–99 Tied (26) J. Jones (10) C. Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,300
Wednesday, October 11 9:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN
Canada: TSN1/4/5
76–104 Wilson (26) Wilson (15) C. Gray (11) Michelob Ultra Arena
10,232
Sunday, October 15 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ New York USA: ABC
Canada: SN1
73–87 Plum (29) Stewart (12) Ionescu (11) Barclays Center
17,143
Wednesday, October 18 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ New York USA: ESPN
Canada: TSN1/3/4/5
70–69 Wilson (24) Wilson (16) Young (7) Barclays Center
16,851

Note: Games highlighted in ██ represent Commissioner's Cup games.
All times Eastern

Statistical leaders

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The following shows the leaders in each statistical category during the 2023 regular season.[28][29][30]

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Jewell Loyd Seattle Storm 24.7 ppg
Rebounds per game Alyssa Thomas Connecticut Sun 9.9 rpg
Assists per game Courtney Vandersloot New York Liberty 8.1 apg
Steals per game Jordin Canada Los Angeles Sparks 2.3 spg
Blocks per game A'ja Wilson Las Vegas Aces 2.2 bpg
Field goal percentage Aliyah Boston Indiana Fever 57.8%
Three point FG percentage Tyasha Harris Connecticut Sun 46.4%
Free throw percentage Elena Delle Donne Washington Mystics 93.8%
Points per game (team) Las Vegas Aces 92.8 ppg
Field goal percentage (team) Las Vegas Aces 48.6%

Playoffs and Finals

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Round One:
Best-of-3
Semifinals:
Best-of-5
Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Chicago Sky 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Dallas Wings 0
4 Dallas Wings 2
5 Atlanta Dream 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
2 New York Liberty 1
2 New York Liberty 2
7 Washington Mystics 0
2 New York Liberty 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Minnesota Lynx 1

Bold Series winner

Season award winners

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Player of the Week Award

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Date Awarded Eastern Conference Western Conference Reference
Player Team Player Team
May 30 Breanna Stewart New York Arike Ogunbowale Dallas [31]
June 6 Alyssa Thomas Connecticut Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles [32][33]
June 13 Breanna Stewart (2) New York Satou Sabally Dallas [34]
June 20 Aliyah Boston Indiana Jewell Loyd Seattle [35]
June 27 Alyssa Thomas (2) Connecticut A'ja Wilson Las Vegas [36]
July 5 Courtney Williams Chicago Sky Napheesa Collier Minnesota [37][38]
July 13 Breanna Stewart (3) New York Natasha Howard Dallas [39][40]
July 25 Jonquel Jones New York A'ja Wilson (2) Las Vegas [41][42]
August 1 Breanna Stewart (4) New York Chelsea Gray Las Vegas [43][44]
August 8 Alyssa Thomas (3) Connecticut Diana Taurasi Phoenix [45][46]
August 15 Breanna Stewart (5) New York A'ja Wilson (3) Las Vegas [47][48]
August 29 Kelsey Mitchell Indiana A'ja Wilson (4) Las Vegas [49][50]
September 4 Breanna Stewart (6) New York Napheesa Collier (2) Minnesota [51]

Player of the Month Award

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Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Reference
Player Team Player Team
May Breanna Stewart New York Liberty Arike Ogunbowale Dallas Wings [52][53]
June Alyssa Thomas Connecticut Sun A'ja Wilson Las Vegas Aces [54][55]
July Breanna Stewart (2) New York Liberty A'ja Wilson (2) Las Vegas Aces [56]
August Breanna Stewart (3) New York Liberty A'ja Wilson (3) Las Vegas Aces [57][58]

Rookie of the Month Award

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Month Player Team Reference
May Aliyah Boston Indiana Fever [59]
June Aliyah Boston (2) Indiana Fever [60]
July Diamond Miller Minnesota Lynx [56]
August Aliyah Boston (3) Indiana Fever [61]

Coach of the Month Award

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Month Coach Team Reference
May Stephanie White Connecticut Sun [62]
June Becky Hammon Las Vegas Aces [55]
July Tanisha Wright Atlanta Dream [56]
August Sandy Brondello New York Liberty [63]

Postseason awards

[edit]

On August 30, shortly before the end of the regular season, the WNBA announced that it would adopt a "positionless" format for the All-Defensive Team, mirroring its adoption of a positionless format for the All-WNBA Team in 2022.[64]

Award Winner Position Team Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award Breanna Stewart Forward New York 20 out of 60[65][d]
Finals MVP Award A'ja Wilson Forward Las Vegas [66]
Rookie of the Year Award Aliyah Boston Forward Indiana 60 out of 60[67]
Most Improved Player Award Satou Sabally Forward Dallas 37 out of 60[68]
Defensive Player of the Year Award A'ja Wilson Forward Las Vegas 32 out of 60[69]
Sixth Player of the Year Award Alysha Clark Forward Las Vegas 35 out of 60[70]
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Elizabeth Williams Center Chicago 15 out of 60[71]
Peak Performer: Points Jewell Loyd Guard Seattle 24.7 ppg[72]
Peak Performer: Rebounds Alyssa Thomas Forward Connecticut 9.9 rpg[73]
Peak Performer: Assists Courtney Vandersloot Guard New York 8.1 apg[74]
Coach of the Year Award Stephanie White Coach Connecticut 36 out of 60[75]
Basketball Executive of the Year Award Jonathan Kolb General manager New York 20 points (6 out of 11 first-place votes)[76]
Team Members
All-WNBA First Team[77] Breanna Stewart (F) Alyssa Thomas (F) A'ja Wilson (F) Napheesa Collier (F) Satou Sabally (F)
All-WNBA Second Team[77] Nneka Ogwumike (F) Jackie Young (G) Chelsea Gray (G) Jewell Loyd (G) Sabrina Ionescu (G)
All-Defensive First Team[78] A'ja Wilson (F) Alyssa Thomas (F) Brittney Sykes (G) Breanna Stewart (F) Jordin Canada (G)
All-Defensive Second Team[79] Betnijah Laney (G/F) Ezi Magbegor (C) Nneka Ogwumike (F) Napheesa Collier (F) Elizabeth Williams (C)
All-Rookie Team[67] Aliyah Boston (F/C) Jordan Horston (F) Dorka Juhász (F) Diamond Miller (F) Li Meng (G)

Coaches

[edit]

Eastern Conference

[edit]
Team Head coach Previous job Years with team Record with team Playoff Appearances Finals Appearances WNBA Championships
Atlanta Dream Tanisha Wright Las Vegas Aces (assistant) 1 14–22 0 0 0
Chicago Sky James Wade UMMC Ekaterinburg (assistant) 4 74–50 4 1 1
Connecticut Sun Stephanie White Vanderbilt 0 0–0 0 0 0
Indiana Fever Christie Sides Atlanta Dream (assistant) 0 0–0 0 0 0
New York Liberty Sandy Brondello Phoenix Mercury 1 16–20 1 0 0
Washington Mystics Eric Thibault Washington Mystics (associate HC) 0 0–0 0 0 0

Western Conference

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Team Head coach Previous job Years with team Record with team Playoff Appearances Finals Appearances WNBA Championships
Dallas Wings Latricia Trammell Los Angeles Sparks (assistant) 0 0–0 0 0 0
Las Vegas Aces Becky Hammon San Antonio Spurs (assistant) 1 26–10 1 1 1
Los Angeles Sparks Curt Miller Connecticut Sun 0 0–0 0 0 0
Minnesota Lynx Cheryl Reeve Detroit Shock (assistant) 13 281–149 11 6 4
Phoenix Mercury Vanessa Nygaard Las Vegas Aces (assistant) 1 15–21 1 0 0
Seattle Storm Noelle Quinn Seattle Storm (associate head coach) 2 38–24 2 0 0

Notes:

  • Year with team does not include 2023 season.
  • Records are from time at current team and are through the end of the 2022 regular season.
  • Playoff appearances are from time at current team only.
  • WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams.
  • Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2023 season as head coach of each team.

Notes

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  1. ^ January 21, 2023: Atlanta to Dallas[6]
    • Atlanta acquired Allisha Gray
    • Dallas acquired 2023 and 2025 first-round picks
  2. ^ February 5, 2022: Los Angeles to Atlanta[7]
  3. ^ April 6, 2022: Atlanta to Washington[8]
    • Atlanta acquired a 2022 first-round pick (1st overall) and a 2023 first-round pick
    • Washington acquired a 2022 first-round pick (3rd overall), 2022 second-round pick (14th overall), and option to swap its own 2023 first-round pick with the 2023 first-round pick Atlanta acquired from Los Angeles
  4. ^ Second-place finisher Alyssa Thomas received more first-place votes (23 to 20), but Stewart earned 446 total points to Thomas' 439.

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