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WNBA to add 3 more teams by 2030

April 11, 2026

WNBA Press Release;

NEW YORK, April 9, 2026 – The WNBA and NBA Board of Governors have formally approved WNBA expansion teams in Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia, the WNBA announced today. Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029, and Philadelphia in 2030.

This coming season WNBA currently have 15 teams, this will be the inaugural season of Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire. Each WNBA team is set to feature 44 games per team and by 2030, with 18 teams, we could see an increase in games played to 52 to 55 games per team.

A 52-game schedule would allow for a more balanced rotation, potentially seeing every team play each other exactly four times (2 home, 2 away) in an 14-team league, or adjusted “rivalry” scheduling as the league hits 18 teams.

WNBA expanding to Three New Cities; Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia

July 1, 2025

The WNBA will soon be expanding to 3 new cities with 3 new teams. This was announced in a news conference “WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announces Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia to join the league in historic expansion.”

  • Cleveland – coming 2028
  • Detroit – coming 2029
  • Philadelphia – coming 2030

The three new teams will be in addition to the two other teams that was announced, Portland and the Toronto Tempo, both team will join the league in 2026 season of WNBA.

Blake Griffin Traded to Detroit Pistons

January 30, 2018

LA has agreed to trade Forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, and a first- and second-round draft pick. Along Griffin, the clippers will also be sending Brice Johnson and Willie Reed to Detroit.

Team owner Steve Ballmer said in a tweet that, “Thanks so much to @blakegriffin32 for all he did for the @LAClippers He is an incredible player and an incredible person. He made our team into a real franchise and deserves a ton of credit.”

Last July, Griffin signed a five-year $171 million contract with the Clippers, since he does not have the “no-trade” clause, it was just a matter of time before the Clippers ship Griffin to a team willing to absorb his contract.

LA Clippers could be freeing up cap space for the the 2018 – 2019 free agents that includes some of the best talents in the NBA.

Source: SPIN