The biggest takeaways from the first three games of the 2026 WNBA season

Breanna Stewart. | NBAE via Getty Images The first three games of the WNBA season provided a little bit of everything. There were blowouts, dominant performances by stars, a close contest and a franchise making its inaugural debut.

This was just the beginning of what will be a 44-game season for every team, but if Friday night was any indication, Year 30 of the WNBA will be an exciting one. Here are all the key moments that occurred on the first night of the season. Toronto makes history as Washington gets the win Regardless of the result, Friday was a win for Toronto.

The Tempo had their very first home game, and the sold-out crowd of 8,210 packed the Coca-Cola Coliseum for their matchup against the Washington Mystics. The basketball wasn’t pretty. Toronto shot 27 percent from the field and had 16 turnovers and the game was low scoring with neither team cracking 70 points.

But when Brittney Sykes made the first basket in Tempo history, the crowd erupted as if it were a game-winning basket. HISTORY 🚨 Brittney Sykes drains the mid-range jumper for the first basket in Tempo history! 🇨🇦 #WNBA pic.