WNBA Expansion Draft Tracker 2026: Live Picks, Results, Roster Updates For Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo
Follow every pick in the 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft with live results, roster updates and a quick explainer on how the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo can build their inaugural rosters.
WNBA Expansion Draft Tracker 2026: Live Picks, Results, Roster Updates For Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The WNBA’s newest era is here, with the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo officially beginning the process of building their first-ever rosters in the 2026 expansion draft.
It’s the first big roster-building step for both franchises ahead of their debut season, and it should give fans a much clearer idea of how each front office wants to shape its team. Toronto won the coin toss for the top expansion pick, but deferred and decided to give Portland the top pick , taking the higher pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft instead. Toronto will still have plenty of chances to add talent thanks to the draft’s snake format .
WNBA expansion draft live tracker: Picks and roster updates The 2026 WNBA expansion draft features Portland and Toronto selecting from the pool of unprotected players made available by the league’s 13 current teams. Each existing team was allowed to protect up to five players, with the rest eligible to be picked. Portland Fire roster This section will be updated with each pick as it happens.
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