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Most Total selections to the All-WNBA Team; Diana Taurasi with 14 selections; Most First-team selections to the All-WNBA Team; Diana Taurasi with 10 selections; Most MVPs; Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, Lauren Jackson and A’ja Wilson with 3 selections; Most Total selections to the All-Defensive Team; Tamika Catchings with 11 selections
Year with team does not include 2021 season. Records are from time at current team and are through the end of the 2020 regular season. Playoff appearances are from time at current team only. WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams. Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2021 season as head coach of each team.
On the heels of a much-publicized gold medal run by the 1996 USA Basketball Women's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, the WNBA then began its first season on June 21, 1997. The first WNBA game featured the New York Liberty facing the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles. The Liberty defeated the Sparks 67-57.
The league's 12 teams are organized into the Eastern and Western conferences; [1] a 13th team is scheduled to begin play in the 2025 season. [7] The number of WNBA teams has varied since the league's original eight in 1997 due to expansions and later contractions; the first expansion teams were added in 1998 and were followed by two more rounds ...
The Sparks hold the record for most wins (530), while the Wings have the most losses (514). [4] In regards to playoff win–loss records, the Minnesota Lynx have the highest winning percentage, with a 43–27 (.614) record. [6] The Mystics hold the lowest winning percentage among active franchises, with an 18–34 (.346) record. [6] Meanwhile ...
The top eight teams in the regular season, without regard to conference affiliation, advance to the playoffs, which are seeded based strictly on regular-season record (with tiebreakers as needed). The bottom four playoff teams play single-elimination games (5 vs. 8, 6 vs. 7) in the first round, with the higher seeds (5 and 6) hosting the games.
The WNBA regular season is over and the ... 5 p.m., ESPN) Game 1: Seattle at Las Vegas (10 p.m., ESPN) ... appearance but are still in search of their first title. The team reached the WNBA Finals ...
Originally the team had planned to be elsewhere for the 2021 season, but renovations were finished ahead of schedule. [2] The start to the season was a mixed bag for the Mercury. They went 3–3 during the first month of the season. June was a streaky month for the team as they won the first two games, but then went on a four game losing streak.