WNBA 2026 predictions: will anyone stop the Aces in the league’s 30th season?
The new campaign tips off on Friday. Our team of writers look at the rookies to watch, the surprise teams and who will rule the roost at the end of the year
The WNBA is set for its 30th season. Composite: Getty Images What I’m most looking forward to … A summer of basketball without the specter of CBA uncertainty . There’s no doubt last season had highs – the Aces’ third title , the Liberty’s star power, breakout rookies and the emergence of the Golden State Valkyries – but the possibility of a shortened, delayed or even cancelled 2026 season loomed over so much of 2025.
After 17 months of negotiations and hard-earned, deserved wins by the players, here we are. My second answer: getting Jordan Robinson’s WNBA 30 newsletter in my inbox every Tuesday! EB As a Canadian, I can’t not say the Toronto Tempo .
The expansion team have aggressively built a competitive roster by securing major assets: Marina Mabrey and Nyara Sabally via the expansion draft; Brittney Sykes, Temi Fágbénlé, and Canada’s Kia Nurse in free agency; and the NCAA champion Kiki Rice with the sixth overall pick. Plus the two-time WNBA champion coach Sandy Brondello, who has a perfect playoff record, brings immediate credibility and a winning culture to the optimistic new franchise. YE How the expansion teams do this season .
The Tempo and Fire represent new life and energy in the W and are such different teams – it’s pretty special that we get to enjoy them together. SK Related: ‘I’m getting my mama a new house’: what happens when a huge pay boost changes WNBA players’ lives? The pre-game catwalks .
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