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In May 2023, the WNBA held a preseason exhibition game between the Minnesota Lynx and Chicago Sky at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto; the sellout crowd and accompanying enthusiasm led to speculation on whether the city could host a women's team alongside the existing men's Toronto Raptors. [2] On 10 May 2024, reports emerged that the WNBA and ...
Golden State Valkyries: Announced in 2023 with an expansion draft held on Dec. 6, 2024, the newest team will start playing when the 2025 WNBA season begins. Owned by Joe Lacob, Peter Guber and the ...
— WNBA_Toronto (@WNBA_Toronto) May 23, 2024. ... was announced as an expansion team in October 2023, and it announced its team name and logo earlier this month. ... the W doesn't have enough ...
Toronto has been awarded the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026. Larry Tanenbaum-led Kilmer Sports Ventures is paying $115 ...
About WNBA Toronto: In May 2024, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced its expansion into Canada by awarding Toronto an expansion team, the league’s first outside the United States. The new team, which will be owned and operated by Kilmer Sports Ventures, will begin play in the 2026 season as the WNBA’s 14th franchise.
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) expansion draft is an event hosted by the WNBA as needed that allows expansion teams to select from a pool of existing WNBA players to build their debut rosters. Pre-existing WNBA teams are allowed to protect six players on their current rosters from being drafted.
Team Outgoing general manager Reason for departure Hire date Incoming general manager Last managerial position Ref. January 5, 2024 Los Angeles Sparks: Karen Bryant: Stepped down January 5, 2024 Raegan Pebley — [5] N/A Golden State Valkyries: 2025 expansion team: May 6, 2024 Ohemaa Nyanin: New York Liberty Assistant General Manager (2022 ...
CBC report: WNBA plans expansion team in Toronto. Jill Martin, CNN. May 10, 2024 at 11:15 AM. Steph Chambers/Getty Images. The WNBA is planning on adding an expansion franchise in Toronto, ...