On April 3, the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo will draft their expansion teams
The expansion draft for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo will be held on Friday, April 3.
The Toronto Tempo. | Toronto Star via Getty Images The first order of business in the forthcoming WNBA offseason frenzy is officially on the calendar. WNBA Expansion Draft 2026 will be held on Friday, April 3 at 3:30 p.
m. ET. The draft will be broadcast on ESPN.
The 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft presented by @StateStreetETFs SPY is set ‼️ The @ThePortlandFire and @TempoBasketball will make their picks on April 3rd. Tune in on ESPN at 3:30pm/ET to see who they select 👀 pic. twitter.
com/GWFVPyahJO — WNBA (@WNBA) March 25, 2026 A coin toss will be held between the two expansion teams, the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo, but not simply to determine which franchise will pick first in the expansion draft. The winner of the coin toss can choose to pick first in the expansion draft and then receive the No. 7 pick in the college draft, or the winner can defer to the second pick in the expansion draft and gain the No.