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• WNBA Franchise Values Rise 345 Percent Since 2024, Average Team Now Worth $427MThe average WNBA franchise is now valued at $427 million, a 59% increase from 2025 and a 345% surge from 2024, according to Sportico. The collective value of the league's 13 teams that played in 2025 stand at $5.55 billion, including real estate and related assets. The growth coincides with the league's 30th season, a newly ratified collective bargaining agreement, and lucrative broadcast deals ta...2026See more Indiana Fever -
• Caitlin Clark Exits Fever Preseason Game With Right Ankle Injury After Hard LandingIndiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark left Thursday's preseason game against the Dallas Wings with a right ankle injury in the third quarter. Clark landed on the foot of Dallas forward Alanna Smith after attempting a stepback three-pointer and immediately showed signs of pain. Officials reviewed the play and assessed Smith, the reigning co-Defensive Player of the Year, a flagrant foul for failing to g...2026Visit the page Caitlin Clark -
• Satou Sabally, Jonquel Jones Sign Multiyear Deals With LibertySatou Sabally has agreed to a multiyear deal with the New York Liberty, her agent Zack Miller of WME Basketball confirmed to ESPN. Center Jonquel Jones also agreed to return to New York on a multiyear contract, a separate source confirmed. Sabally's decision was driven by New York's championship culture and her belief the Liberty remain legitimate title contenders, a source told ESPN. The Liberty ...2026Visit the page Satou Sabally -
• Fire Select Bridget Carleton With No. 1 Pick In Expansion DraftThe Portland Fire selected unrestricted free agent Bridget Carleton with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 WNBA expansion draft on Friday. Carleton averaged 6.5 points and 3.6 rebounds for the Lynx last season. The Tempo selected point guard Julie Allemand with their top pick in the draft. With Carleton and Tempo draft pick Marina Mabrey both unrestricted free agents, they could still not sign for their...2026Check it out Bridget Carleton -
• Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu Both Announce Plans To Re-Sign With LibertyTwo-time WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart announced she will remain with the New York Liberty in free agency, keeping the league's most decorated roster largely intact heading into the 2026 season. Teammate Sabrina Ionescu separately confirmed her intention to re-sign with New York on Wednesday at USA Basketball training camp. "I'm gonna just set the record straight here: I will be staying in New York," S...2026See also Breanna Stewart -
• Breanna Stewart Sees Progress In WNBA Labor Talks After 15-Month DisputeBreanna Stewart said she is "just starting to see" a potential resolution to the WNBA labor dispute that has consumed the sport for 15 months. The New York Liberty star and Unrivaled co-founder, who serves as a vice president in the players' union, told Front Office Sports that negotiations have been mentally draining as both sides pursue a new collective bargaining agreement. WNBA players opted o...2026See more Breanna Stewart
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• Warriors Assistant Coaches Prepare For Potential Steve Kerr DepartureSteve Kerr's future with the Golden State Warriors remains uncertain as he enters the final year of his contract without a new agreement in place. Multiple assistant coaches are operating under the assumption that Kerr will not return next season, according to team sources. Several assistants have begun exploring opportunities elsewhere to secure positions for the 2026-27 season. Longtime assistan...2026Visit the page Steve Kerr -
• Caitlin Clark Earns 99.3 Percent Of Record $16.1M From Endorsements, Not WNBA SalaryCaitlin Clark earned an estimated $16.1 million in 2025, setting a new record for WNBA player earnings despite injuries limiting her to just 30 percent of Indiana Fever games during the regular season. The total included $16 million from endorsements and $114,000 from her playing salary and bonuses. Clark's endorsement income accounted for 99.3 percent of her total earnings. She ranked sixth in Sp...2025Check it out Caitlin Clark
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• Toronto Tempo Hire Sandy Brondello As Head CoachThe Toronto Tempo have hired Sandy Brondello as the franchise's first head coach. Brondello received significant interest from multiple WNBA teams after the New York Liberty decided not to renew her contract. Brondello has won WNBA titles as a coach with both the Phoenix Mercury and Liberty. The Tempo are one of two expansion teams to enter the WNBA in 2026....2025See more Sandy Brondello
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• Liberty Part Ways With Sandy Brondello As Head CoachSandy Brondello will not be retained as head coach of the New York Liberty with her contract expiring. Brondello helped guide the Liberty to their first WNBA championship last season. The Liberty were eliminated by the Phoenix Mercury in their first round series last week. "We would like to thank Sandy Brondello for her everlasting impact," Liberty GM Jonathan Kolb said in a statement. "Sandy fini...2025Read about Sandy Brondello
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• Lynx Acquire DiJonai Carrington From WingsThe Minnesota Lynx have acquired DiJonai Carrington from the Dallas Wins for forward Diamond Miller, guard Karlie Samuelson and the Lynx's 2027 second-round draft pick. Carrington was averaging 10.4 points and a career-high 5.1 rebounds per game after joining Dallas in a February trade from the Connecticut Sun. Carrington was an all-defensive first team selection in 2024 as well as the WNBA's Most...2025Check it out Minnesota Lynx -
• 13 WNBA Franchises Collectively Worth $3.5 Billion
The 13 current WNBA franchise are worth a total of $3.5 billion, according to Sportico. The average WNBA team is worth an estimated $269 million. The Golden State Valkyries rank first at $500 million. The Valkyries sold over 10,000 season tickets for their home games and have sold out all of their home games. The New York Liberty, Indiana Fever, Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm round out the top-5...2025See more articles Seattle Storm
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• Caitlin Clark Could Return From Quad Strain On Tuesday
Caitlin Clark could return from her left quadriceps strain as early as Tuesday when the Indiana Fever play the Atlanta Dream. Clark suffered the injury in Indian's 90-88 loss to the New York Liberty on May 24th. The Fever have a 1-2 record without Clark. Clark said she is taking her rehab day by day and she will be reevaluated this weekend. Clark will not play in Saturday's game against the Chicag...2025Read about Caitlin Clark
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• New York Liberty Sell Stake In Franchise At $450M Valuation
The New York Liberty have raised capital at a record valuation for a professional women's sports franchise of $450 million. The total size of the shares sold in the team's capital raise is a percentage in the "mid-teens," according to one of the sources. Last summer, the Dallas Wings sold two half-percent stakes in the franchise at a $208 million valuation. Earlier this month, entrepreneur Alexis ...2025See also Dallas Wings
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• Breanna Stewart Re-Signs With Liberty
Breanna Stewart re-signed with the New York Liberty on Saturday, the team announced. The move wasn't a surprise after she helped lead the franchise to its first WNBA championship last year. Stewart has won three league titles, the first two coming with Seattle. She earned WNBA MVP honors twice and was Finals MVP twice. "Bringing Stewie back to the Liberty was our top priority this offseason," New ...2025Visit the page Breanna Stewart
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• SLAM’s Nike Sabrina 2 Collab Celebrates The Future Of The Gamewords, photography & design // Nick DePaula A year after being selected #1 overall in the 2020 WNBA draft, SLAM stamped New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu as “The Next Queen of NY” for the mag’s Future Issue. Two years after SLAM #231, Sabrina was launching her very own signature shoe with Nike — just […] The post SLAM’s Nike Sabrina 2 Collab Celebrates The Future Of The Game ap...2024Visit the page Nick DePaula -
• Average WNBA Franchise Valuation Reaches $96MThe valuation of the average WNBA team has hit $96 million, according to Sportico. The Las Vegas Aces headline the valuations at $140 million, followed by the Seattle Storm at $135 million, and the New York Liberty at $130 million. The teams are collectively worth $1.16 billion, including real estate and assets related to the franchises, such as practice facilities. Mark Davis purchased the Aces ...2024Read about Seattle Storm -
• From New York to Indiana, Fever Rookie Celeste Taylor Talks Adjusting to the WNBA and Playing Against the Stars She’s Always AdmiredThe day before the 2024 WNBA Draft, future second-round pick Celeste Taylor was with us at SLAM HQ, reminiscing about her childhood memories of going to New York Liberty games with her dad. It was during those moments when she got to see legends, champions and MVPs like Sugar Rodgers, Essence Carson, Cappie Pondexter and […] The post From New York to Indiana, Fever Rookie Celeste Taylor Talk...2024Click for news about Indiana Fever -
• WNBA Draft: Caitlin Clark Goes No. 1 To Fever, Angel Reese Selected No. 7 By SkyThe Indiana Fever selected Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. Clark will join last year's No. 1 pick, Aliyah Boston, on the Fever. First Round1. Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark, Iowa2. Los Angeles Sparks: Cameron Brink, Stanford3. Chicago Sky: Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina4. Los Angeles Sparks: Rickea Jackson, Tennessee5. Dallas Wings: Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State6. Washi...2024See more articles Caitlin Clark -
• Reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart takes pay cut to re-sign with New York LibertyBreanna Stewart signed a one-year, non-guaranteed deal at less than the WNBA super maximum salary of nearly $242,000....2024See more Breanna Stewart
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• Breanna Stewart reportedly re-signs with Liberty on deal to help teamBreanna Stewart has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal to stay with the New York Liberty, accepting a deal meant to help round out the roster....2024Continue with Breanna Stewart -
• Breanna Stewart Re-Signs With Liberty On Below Max
Breanna Stewart has agreed to re-sign with the New York Liberty on a one-year, non-guaranteed deal below the maximum. Stewart's contract allows the Liberty to keep their starting lineup from last season intact. Stewart signed with the Liberty last offseason after leaving the Seattle Storm. Stewart was named MVP last season....2024Visit the page Breanna Stewart
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• Sabrina Ionescu’s getting married soon and hasn’t planned a single thingThe New York Liberty All-Star guard — the No. 1 pick overall in the 2020 WNBA Draft — was cool and calm while discussing her impending nuptials in an exclusive interview with The Post....2023Read about Sabrina Ionescu -
• Mikal Bridges reveals he expected – and wanted – Knicks to draft him in 2018Mikal Bridges was just as upset as Knicks fans were when the team picked Kevin Knox in the 2018 NBA Draft. The current Brooklyn Net opened up about his draft day experience to the Tidal League podcast recently, admitting that not only did he think the Knicks were going to take him, but that New York was also his preferred destination. "I thought I was going to go to New York at 9," Bridges s...2023Click for news about Mikal Bridges -
• Dallas Wings Acquire All-Star Diamond DeShields and Multiple First-Round Draft Selections in Four-Team Trade
The Dallas Wings have acquired All-Star guard Diamond DeShields, the Chicago Sky’s first round selection (fifth overall) in the 2023 WNBA Draft, Chicago’s first round selection in the 2024 WNBA Draft and the rights to swap first round selections with Chicago in the 2025 WNBA Draft in a four-team trade with the Chicago Sky, Phoenix Mercury and New York Liberty, the team announced today. The post Da...2023Continue with Dallas Wings
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• Han Xu’s Unparalleled Journey from China to the New York Liberty
When the entire world was on halt during the pandemic, New York Liberty’s Han Xu found herself returning to China with a goal in mind: be prepared for the WNBA. Han, who was drafted 14th overall by the New York Liberty in the 2019 WNBA Draft—making her the youngest in her draft class and the […] The post Han Xu’s Unparalleled Journey from China to the New York Liberty appeared first on SLAM....2022
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• New York Liberty Announce Nyara Sabally Will Miss 2022 Season
During a post-draft press conference, the New York Liberty announced that Nyara Sabally, the fifth overall selection of the 2022 WNBA Draft, would miss the 2022 season. #BREAKING: Nyara Sabally will miss the 2022 season, per New York Liberty GM Johnathan Kolb. “We knew heading into the selection for Nyara that there’s a very strong […] The post New York Liberty Announce Nyara Sabally Will Mi...2022
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• Report: WNBA fined New York Liberty $500,000 for private flightsThe Nets, owned by Joe Tsai, have been accused of what sounds like salary-cap circumvention to benefit their stars....2022See more articles Joe Tsai -
• REPORT: Phoenix Mercury Hire Vanessa Nygaard as Next Head Coach
The Phoenix Mercury have got themselves a new head coach, with The Athletic’s Chantel Jennings reporting that former Las Vegas Aces assistant Vanessa Nygaard will be hired as the Mercury’s next head coach. Nygaard replaces Sandy Brondello, who was hired as the New York Liberty’s head coach in early January after her contract expired following […] The post REPORT: Phoenix Me...2022Continue with Sandy Brondello
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• Mercury Acquires All-Star Wing Kia Nurse And Wing Megan Walker
Phoenix Mercury Official Release Former Connecticut Huskies headed to Phoenix from New York in exchange for draft assets PHOENIX – The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury today acquired 24-year-old All-Star wing Kia Nurse and wing Megan Walker from the New York Liberty, the team announced today. In exchange, Phoenix has sent its 2021 first-round pick […] The post Mercury Acquires All-Star Win...2021See also Connecticut Huskies