2023 WNBA season

The 2023 WNBA season was the 27th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, repeated as champions after defeating the New York Liberty 3 games to 1 in the Finals.

2023 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 19 – October 18, 2023
Number of games	40
Number of teams	12
Total attendance	1,585,824
Average attendance	6,608
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, CBS, CBSSN, NBA TV, ION Television, Prime Video
Draft
Top draft pick	Aliyah Boston
Picked by	Indiana Fever
Regular season
Season MVP	Breanna Stewart (New York)
Playoffs
Finals champions	Las Vegas Aces (2nd title)
Runners-up	New York Liberty
Finals MVP	A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas)

The regular season was expanded to 40 games per team, becoming the most games scheduled in a single WNBA season.^[1] The 2022 season saw the schedule increase to 36 games and was the previous high for the regular season.^[2] This season was also the second straight year that the playoffs used an all-series format after returning to the format in 2022. The first round used a 2–1 format, with the higher seed hosting the first two games (differing from the 1–1–1 format previously used in 2015). The semifinals and the WNBA Finals remained a best-of-five series.

Arguably the most significant change to the league this season was the enforcement of the so-called "prioritization clause" in the collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players' union. For this season, players with more than two seasons of prior WNBA service who did not report to their teams by the designated start of training camp or May 1, whichever is later, faced mandatory fines. Those who missed the start of the regular season were suspended for the season. From 2024 on, those who miss the start of training camp will be suspended for the season.^[3]

Draft

Main article: 2023 WNBA draft

The Indiana Fever won the first pick in the 2023 WNBA draft in the draft lottery. This was the first time in Indiana's franchise history that they won the first pick. They were followed by the Minnesota Lynx for second, Atlanta Dream for third, and the Washington Mystics for fourth. The Mystics received the fourth pick in the lottery after trading for the Los Angeles Sparks' pick during the 2022 season. The Dream had originally held the Sparks' pick, but traded it to the Mystics prior to the 2022 WNBA draft, when they acquired the first overall pick.^[4][5]

Lottery picks

Pick	Player	Nationality	Team	School / club team
1	Aliyah Boston	United States	Indiana Fever	South Carolina
2	Diamond Miller	United States	Minnesota Lynx	Maryland
3	Maddy Siegrist	United States	Dallas Wings (from Atlanta)[a]	Villanova
4	Stephanie Soares	Brazil	Washington Mystics (from Los Angeles via Atlanta)[b][c]	Iowa State

Media coverage

In March 2023, the WNBA announced that they and ESPN would show up to 52 possible games throughout the regular season and playoffs. The first broadcast happened on May 19, 2023, when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks on ESPN.^[9]

As far as the United States' WNBA television schedule, it showed 10 broadcasts on ABC including the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game, 10 on ESPN, and 5 on ESPN2. The All-Star Game was aired in primetime for the first time ever, as well.

WNBA Countdown is now available throughout the regular season with at least 10 editions immediately preceding game broadcasts.^[10]

On April 20, 2023, Ion Television signed on as a multi-year broadcast partner, with a doubleheader that includes nationally televised games and regional games on Friday nights. Their first broadcast was May 26, 2023, when the Washington Mystics visited the Chicago Sky.^[11]

Transactions

Main article: List of 2023 WNBA season transactions

Retirement

• Sue Bird publicly confirmed on June 16, 2022, that she would retire from playing professional basketball after the 2022 WNBA season.^[12] Her career ended on September 7, 2022, with the Storm's playoff loss to the Las Vegas Aces.^[13] Over her twenty-year career she won the WNBA Finals four times (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020). She was a thirteen-time WNBA All-Star, and named to the All-WNBA Team eight times, with five being first-team selections and three being second-team selections. At the time of her retirement Bird was the career leader in the WNBA in assists, and had also played in more games than any other WNBA player.
• During the 2022 season, Sylvia Fowles announced that she would retire at the end of the season. Over her fifteen-year career, she won the WNBA Finals twice (2015 & 2017) and was named Finals MVP in both victories. She was regular season MVP in 2017. She was an eight-time WNBA All-Star, and named to the All-WNBA Team eight times with three being first-team selections and five being second-team selections. Her eight All-WBA appearances are tied for fifth all-time at the time of her retirement. Fowles was the Defensive Player of the Year four times and named to the WNBA All-Defensive Team in eleven of her fifteen seasons. At the time of her retirement, she was the career leader in the WNBA in rebounds.^[14]
• Briann January returned to her home state of Washington for her final season in 2022, signing with the Seattle Storm for her final year during the free agency period. She stated, "I'm so excited to have the opportunity to come back to my home state for my final season in the W."^[15][16] January retired with one WNBA Championship in 2012, was a five-time WNBA All-Defensive First Team member and a two-time WNBA All-Defensive Second Team member. She was also an All-Star in 2014.
• On January 16, 2023, Maya Moore announced that she was officially retiring from basketball. Moore had not played since the 2018 season and had taken time off to focus on other initiatives.^[17] Over her eight-year career, she won the WNBA Finals four times (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) and was named the Finals MVP in 2013. She was regular season MVP in 2014 and Rookie of the Year in 2011. She was a six-time WNBA All-Star, and named to the All-WNBA Team seven times with five being first-team selections and two being second-team selections. She was also named All-Star Game MVP three times, in 2015, 2017, and 2018.^[18]
• On August 14, 2022, Kia Vaughn announced her retirement. Over her thirteen-year WNBA career she played for five different WNBA teams and was named the most improved player in 2011.^[19]

Free agency

The free agency negotiation period began on January 21, 2023, and teams were able to officially sign players starting February 1.^[20]

Coaching changes

Off-season
Team	2022 season	2023 season	Reference
Los Angeles Sparks	Fred Williams (interim)	Curt Miller	[21]
Indiana Fever	Carlos Knox (interim)	Christie Sides	[22]
Dallas Wings	Vickie Johnson	Latricia Trammell	[23]
Connecticut Sun	Curt Miller	Stephanie White	[24]
Washington Mystics	Mike Thibault	Eric Thibault	[25]
Mid-season
Team	Departing Coach	New Coach	Reference
Phoenix Mercury	Vanessa Nygaard	Nikki Blue	[26]
Chicago Sky	James Wade	Emre Vatansever	[27]

Regular season

All-Star Game

Main article: 2023 WNBA All-Star Game

ABC, TSN4/SN360

July 15, 2023 8:30 p.m. ET

Report

Team Wilson 127, Team Stewart 143
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 36–44, 30–37, 34–33
Pts: Kelsey Plum (30) Rebs: Aliyah Boston (11) Asts: Chelsea Gray (7)		Pts: Jewell Loyd (31) Rebs: Brittney Griner (13) Asts: Breanna Stewart (9)

Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Attendance: 9,472 Referees: Eric Brewton Ashley Gloss Randy Richardson

Standings

#	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Conf.	Home	Road	Cup
1	x – Las Vegas Aces	34	6	.850	–	18–2	19–1	15–5	9–1
2	x – New York Liberty	32	8	.800	2	16–4	15–5	17–3	7–3
3	x – Connecticut Sun	27	13	.675	7	14–6	13–7	14–6	7–3
4	x – Dallas Wings	22	18	.550	12	11–9	11–9	11–9	6–4
5	x – Atlanta Dream	19	21	.475	15	11–9	11–9	8–12	6–4
6	x – Minnesota Lynx	19	21	.475	15	12–8	9–11	10–10	5–5
7	x – Washington Mystics	19	21	.475	15	9–11	12–8	7–13	5–5
8	x – Chicago Sky	18	22	.450	16	5–15	7–13	11–9	3–7
9	e – Los Angeles Sparks	17	23	.425	17	9–11	10–10	7–13	5–5
10	e – Indiana Fever	13	27	.325	21	5–15	6–14	7–13	2–8
11	e – Seattle Storm	11	29	.275	23	8–12	4–16	7–13	4–6
12	e – Phoenix Mercury	9	31	.225	25	2–18	8–12	1–19	1–9

Notes

(#) – League Standing

x – Clinched playoff berth

e – Eliminated from postseason contention

Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Schedule

2023 WNBA preseason
Preseason Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Monday, April 10 7:00 p.m. 2023 WNBA draft USA: ESPN Canada: TSN3/5 New York Friday, May 5 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Minnesota 69–72 D. Miller (19) Juhász (10) Cloud (7) Target Center 5,001 Chicago @ Dallas 70–75 McCowan (17) Tied (8) Burton (4) College Park Center 2,004 Sunday, May 7 6:00 p.m. Indiana @ Chicago 56–81 I. Harrison (15) Gardner (5) C. Williams (4) Wintrust Arena 2,024 Monday, May 8 10:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Seattle 77–71 Sutton (11) Mendjiadeu (9) Sissoko (4) Climate Pledge Arena 5,119 Wednesday, May 10 11:00 a.m. New York @ Connecticut 57–63 Tied (10) Thornton (8) A. Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun Arena N/A 11:30 a.m. Atlanta @ Washingtion 76–88 Delle Donne (17) Hawkins (10) H. Jones (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,612 Friday, May 12 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Phoenix 90–71 Tied (13) Gustafson (6) 3 tied (5) Footprint Center N/A Saturday, May 13 1:00 p.m. Dallas @ Indiana 83–90 K. Mitchell (29) Tied (9) E. Wheeler (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 2,084 4:00 p.m. Chicago vs Minnesota USA: League Pass Canada: TSN1/4/5 (TSN3 JIP at 6:00 p.m.), SN360 82–74 T. Mitchell (19) Copper (9) T. Mitchell (6) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 5:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas 77–84 Plum (22) C. Gray (8) Stewart (5) Michelob Ultra Arena 4,460 Sunday, May 14 3:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Atlanta 85–68 Hayes (20) A. Thomas (9) A. Thomas (5) Gateway Center Arena N/A
2023 WNBA regular season
May Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Friday, May 19 7:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Indiana League Pass 70–61 K. Mitchell (20) A. Thomas (11) A. Thomas (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 7,356 7:00 p.m. New York @ Washington USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 64–80 Ionescu (18) Stewart (11) Tied (6) Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200 8:00 p.m. Chicago @ Minnesota League Pass, Meta (VR) 77–66 Copper (20) Shepard (8) Shepard (7) Target Center 8,024 10:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Los Angeles USA: ESPN, ESPN+ Canada: NBA TV Canada 71–94 Griner (18) 3 tied (7) Tied (5) Crypto.com Arena 10,396 Saturday, May 20 1:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Dallas ABC 78–85 Ogunbowale (27) Ch. Parker (11) A. Gray (7) College Park Center 5,588 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Seattle USA: ABC Canada: TSN1 105–64 Tied (23) Wilson (13) C. Gray (6) Climate Pledge Arena 11,229 Sunday, May 21 1:00 p.m. Washington @ Connecticut League Pass 74–80 Tied (21) A. Thomas (16) Tied (6) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,048 2:00 p.m. Indiana @ New York Twitter, Meta (VR) 73–90 Stewart (45) Tied (12) Tied (8) Barclays Center 8,575 4:00 p.m. Chicago @ Phoenix USA: ESPN, ESPN+ Canada: SN360 75–69 Griner (27) Tied (10) C. Williams (7) Footprint Center 14,040 Tuesday, May 23 7:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Washington League Pass 88–81 Delle Donne (27) A. Thomas (10) Hayes (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,383 8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Minnesota Twitter, Meta (VR) 83–77 A. Gray (26) Tied (10) Tied (6) Target Center 7,803 Thursday, May 25 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 94–85 Young (30) Wilson (13) C. Gray (8) Crypto.com Arena 7,314 10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Phoenix Amazon Prime Video 81–90 Taurasi (23) Turner (11) Taurasi (10) Footprint Center 6,057 Friday, May 26 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Chicago ION 71–69 Delle Donne (25) Austin (11) Cloud (7) Wintrust Arena 7,304 10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Seattle ION 95–91 Loyd (30) Magbegor (12) Ogunbowale (6) Climate Pledge Arena 8,277 Saturday, May 27 1:00 p.m. Connecticut @ New York CBS, Paramount+ 65–81 Stewart (21) Tied (8) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center 7,102 9:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Las Vegas NBA TV 65–93 Wilson (23) Stokes (9) C. Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena 10,191 Sunday, May 28 3:00 p.m. Indiana @ Atlanta USA: NBA TV Canada: SN360 90–87 Tied (23) N. Smith (12) Tied (4) Gateway Center Arena 3,209 6:00 p.m. Dallas @ Chicago USA: NBA TV Canada: TSN3 88–94 Ogunbowale (27) A. Smith (12) Tied (6) Wintrust Arena 6,042 9:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Las Vegas CBS Sports Network 73–94 Young (23) Shepard (15) C. Gray (10) Michelob Ultra Arena 7,970 Tuesday, May 30 7:00 p.m. Chicago @ Atlanta Twitter, Meta (VR) 83–65 R. Howard (20) Tied (8) Evans (5) Gateway Center Arena 2,562 7:00 p.m. Indiana @ Connecticut USA: League Pass Canada: NBA TV Canada 78–81 Hayes (22) A. Thomas (17) Tied (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,317 8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Dallas ESPN3 89–94 N. Howard (25) S. Sabally (11) Burton (9) College Park Center 3,484 9:00 p.m. New York @ Seattle USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 86–78 Loyd (26) Magbegor (14) Vandersloot (11) Climate Pledge Arena 8,340
June Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Thursday, June 1 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Minnesota Amazon Prime Video 89–84 N. Collier (30) Shepard (12) A. Thomas (16) Target Center 8,124 Friday, June 2 6:00 p.m. New York @ Chicago ION 77–76 Copper (20) Stewart (11) Vandersloot (8) Wintrust Arena 7,188 7:00 p.m. Dallas @ Washington ION 74–75 Delle Donne (23) S. Sabally (14) Cloud (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,294 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas @ Atlanta ION 92–87 Ch. Parker (25) Ch. Parker (11) McDonald (7) Gateway Center Arena 3,209 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Phoenix ION 99–93 (OT) L. Brown (26) N. Ogwumike (12) Tied (6) Footprint Center 8,815 Saturday, June 3 7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Washington USA: League Pass Canada: NBA TV Canada 80–78 McBride (24) Austin (10) Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,534 10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 85–92 Loyd (37) N. Ogwumike (14) Canada (7) Crypto.com Arena 6,866 Sunday, June 4 1:00 p.m. Dallas @ Connecticut USA: NBA TV Canada: SN1 74–80 S. Sabally (26) S. Sabally (14) Burton (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,012 2:00 p.m. Chicago @ New York CBS Sports Network 86–82 Copper (27) Stewart (11) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center 7,225 4:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Indiana CBS Sports Network 84–80 Wilson (27) Tied (10) C. Gray (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 6,131 Tuesday, June 6 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Connecticut League Pass 90–84 Wilson (23) A. Thomas (11) 3 tied (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,368 8:00 p.m. Indiana @ Chicago CBS Sports Network 103–108 (OT) Mabrey (28) Boston (11) E. Wheeler (12) Wintrust Arena 5,201 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Seattle CBS Sports Network 63–66 Loyd (25) N. Ogwumike (11) Canada (5) Climate Pledge Arena 7,840 Wednesday, June 7 8:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Dallas League Pass 79–84 Tied (24) K. Brown (15) Taurasi College Park Center 4,242 Thursday, June 8 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Connecticut Amazon Prime Video 77–94 Bonner (41) B. Jones (9) A. Thomas (12) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,147 Friday, June 9 7:30 p.m. New York @ Atlanta ION 106–83 Ionescu (37) Stewart (9) Vandersloot (11) Gateway Center Arena 3,209 8:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Dallas ION 77–90 Ogunbowale (35) S. Sabally (16) Sutton (9) College Park Center 6,251 8:00 p.m. Indiana @ Minnesota ION 71–69 N. Collier (28) N. Collier (14) 3 tied (4) Target Center 8,510 10:00 p.m. Chicago @ Los Angeles ION 62–77 Tied (19) N. Ogwumike (14) Tied (5) Crypto.com Arena 5,431 10:00 p.m. Washington @ Seattle ION 73–66 Magbegor (24) Austin (11) Atkins (6) Climate Pledge Arena 8,397 Sunday, June 11 1:00 p.m. Dallas @ New York USA: ABC Canada: SN1 93–102 Stewart (32) S. Sabally (11) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center 7,615 3:00 p.m. Washington @ Seattle USA: ABC Canada: TSN5, NBA TV Canada 71–65 Cloud (19) Austin (9) Tied (5) Climate Pledge Arena 13,213 3:00 p.m. Chicago @ Las Vegas ESPN3 80–93 Wilson (21) Wilson (10) Evans (8) Michelob Ultra Arena 9,786 4:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Atlanta ESPN3 89–77 Ch. Parker (20) Ch. Parker (14) A. Thomas (8) Gateway Center Arena 2,690 5:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Indiana CBS Sports Network 85–82 Tied (29) Tied (12) E. Wheeler (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 5,013 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Minnesota League Pass, Meta (VR) 86–91 N. Ogwumike (27) Shepard (13) Canada (8) Target Center 8,025 Tuesday, June 13 7:00 p.m. Washington @ Indiana Twitter, Meta (VR) 66–87 Boston (23) Boston (14) Boston (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 3,005 7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ New York CBS Sports Network 86–79 Johannès (18) Stewart (13) Tied (6) Barclays Center 5,719 10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Phoenix CBS Sports Network 83–69 Cunningham (21) Horston (14) Peddy (7) Footprint Center 7,044 Wednesday, June 14 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Dallas USA: NBA TV Canada: TSN3/4, NBA TV Canada 79–61 Hamby (23) S. Sabally (13) Canada (6) College Park Center 5,807 Thursday, June 15 7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Connecticut Amazon Prime Video 92–88 (OT) B. Jones (28) B. Jones (13) H. Jones (9) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,316 8:00 p.m. Indiana @ Chicago NBA TV 92–90 Mabrey (36) A. Smith (11) C. Williams (10) Wintrust Arena 6,323 10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Las Vegas Amazon Prime Video 63–96 Young (28) Wilson (12) C. Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena 8,518 Friday, June 16 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Washington ION 69–88 Onyenwere (20) Onyenwere (9) Sutton (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena N/A 10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Los Angeles ION 77–72 N. Collier (25) Hamby (9) N. Ogwumike (7) Crypto.com Arena 5,265 Saturday, June 17 2:00 p.m. Seattle @ Dallas CBS, Paramount+ 109–103 Ogunbowale (41) Tied (10) Dojkić (7) College Park Center 5,020 Sunday, June 18 12:00 p.m. Phoenix @ New York CBS, Paramount+ 71–89 Stewart (28) Stewart (14) Sutton (9) Barclays Center 9,278 3:00 p.m. Chicago @ Washington Twitter, Meta (VR) 69–77 Dell Donne (20) A. Smith (13) Cloud (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,009 4:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Indiana CBS Sports Network 100–94 Tied (25) Tied (7) E. Wheeler (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 4,024 7:30 p.m. Connecticut @ Los Angeles USA: League Pass Canada: NBA TV Canada 83–74 Bonner (20) N. Ogwumike (15) A. Thomas (12) Crypto.com Arena 6,289 9:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Las Vegas NBA TV 62–93 Young (24) Wilson (14) Tied (5) Michelob Ultra Arena 8,036 Tuesday, June 20 8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Dallas NBA TV 73–85 N. Howard (23) K. Brown (14) Dangerfield (5) College Park Center 3,392 10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 67–61 N. Collier (26) N. Collier (14) L. Allen (8) Crypto.com Arena 4,180 10:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Seattle USA: NBA TV Canada: TSN1/4 85–79 Loyd (33) A. Thomas (15) A. Thomas (12) Climate Pledge Arena 7,022 Wednesday, June 21 3:30 p.m. Las Vegas @ Phoenix USA: NBA TV Canada: SN1 99–79 Young (23) Wilson (12) C. Gray (8) Footprint Center 11,580 Thursday, June 22 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Chicago Amazon Prime Video 80–59 Delle Donne (18) Sykes (11) C. Williams (9) Wintrust Arena 6,158 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Minnesota CBS Sports Network 89–68 Tied (21) A. Thomas (9) L. Allen (7) Target Center 7,024 10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Seattle Amazon Prime Video 80–68 K. Mitchell (25) N. Smith (14) Dojkić (6) Climate Pledge Arena 7,734 Friday, June 23 7:30 p.m. New York @ Atlanta ION 110–80 R. Howard (24) Stewart (11) Vandersloot (11) Gateway Center Arena 3,209 10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Los Angeles ION 74–76 N. Howard (23) N. Howard (12) Canada (6) Crypto.com Arena 5,766 Saturday, June 24 9:00 p.m. Indiana @ Las Vegas USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 88–101 Wilson (28) N. Smith (11) C. Gray (12) Michelob Ultra Arena 8,310 9:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Seattle Twitter, Meta (VR) 74–97 Loyd (24) Loyd (7) Sutton (7) Climate Pledge Arena 9,122 Sunday, June 25 1:00 p.m. Chicago @ Connecticut USA: ESPN3 Canada: NBA TV Canada 72–96 Copper (29) A. Thomas (11) A. Thomas (12) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,517 1:00 p.m. Washington @ New York USA: ABC Canada: TSN1/4 88–89 (OT) Ionescu J. Jones (10) Cloud (11) Barclays Center 7,285 3:00 p.m. Dallas @ Los Angeles USA: ABC Canada: NBA TV Canada 83–93 N. Ogwumike (27) N. Ogwumike (12) Canada (9) Crypto.com Arena 6,380 Monday, June 26 10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Las Vegas CBS Sports Network 80–88 C. Gray (25) Tied (14) C. Gray (5) Michelob Ultra Arena 8,143 Tuesday, June 27 7:00 p.m. New York @ Connecticut NBA TV 89–81 Stewart (24) J. Jones (11) A. Thomas (10) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,344 8:00 p.m. Seattle @ Minnesota CBS Sports Network 93–104 N. Collier (33) Juhász (12) Tied (9) Target Center 7,014 10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Phoenix CBS Sports Network 77–62 Ogunbowale (23) S. Sabally (12) S. Sabally (6) Footprint Center 5,652 Wednesday, June 28 12:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Chicago USA: NBA TV Canada: SN1 63–80 C. Williams (21) N. Ogwumike (11) Canada (5) Wintrust Arena 8,810 7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Washington NBA TV 86–109 Delle Donne (25) Hawkins (11) Sykes (10) Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,624 Thursday, June 29 10:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas Amazon Prime Video 81–98 Plum (18) 3 tied (6) Plum (8) Michelob Ultra Arena 9,587 10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Phoenix NBA TV 63–85 Griner (22) Tied (9) Taurasi (6) Footprint Center 9,047 10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Seattle CBS Sports Network 99–97 (OT) Loyd (41) Magbegor (16) Dojkić (10) Climate Pledge Arena 6,894 Friday, June 30 7:30 p.m. Washington @ Atlanta ION 89–94 Delle Donne (31) Tied (6) R. Howard (8) Gateway Center Arena 3,209 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Chicago ION 78–86 A. Smith (18) Hamby (12) C. Williams (13) Wintrust Arena 7,272
July Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Saturday, July 1 3:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Las Vegas USA: ABC Canada: NBA TV Canada 84–102 Plum (25) Wilson (13) A. Thomas (11) Michelob Ultra Arena 8,596 10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Phoenix USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 86–76 D. Miller (25) Turner (13) L. Allen (8) Footprint Center 8,777 Sunday, July 2 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Atlanta ESPN3 84–112 R. Howard (43) Hamby (8) Henderson (6) Gateway Center Arena 3,209 3:00 p.m. Washington @ Dallas USA: ABC Canada: SN1 72–89 S. Sabally (27) S. Sabally (15) Cloud (6) College Park Center 4,544 4:00 p.m. Chicago @ Indiana ESPN3 89–87 C. Williams (28) E. Williams (9) Tied (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 4,004 6:00 p.m. New York @ Seattle CBS Sports Network 81–66 Loyd (27) Magbegor (9) Vanersloot (13) Climate Pledge Arena 9,110 Wednesday, July 5 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ New York USA: Twitter, Meta (VR) Canada: TSN3/4 95–99 Stewart (43) Stewart (12) Ionescu (9) Barclays Center 7,151 8:00 p.m. Indiana @ Minnesota League Pass 83–90 N. Collier (32) N. Smith (11) E. Wheeler (7) Target Center 7,624 10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Las Vegas League Pass 82–89 N. Howard (32) Tied (13) Ogunbowale (7) Michelob Ultra Arena 10,177 10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 90–79 A. Gray (23) Stevens (12) Canada (7) Crypto.com Arena 5,912 Thursday, July 6 7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Connecticut Amazon Prime Video 73–93 Loyd (22) Tied (9) A. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,479 Friday, July 7 7:00 p.m. Indiana @ Washington ION 88–96 Sykes (29) Atkins (10) E. Wheeler (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200 8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Chicago ION 82–68 A. Gray (21) Ch. Parker (10) C. Williams (7) Wintrust Arena 7,911 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Dallas ION 78–80 Tied (21) McCowan (12) Tied (6) College Park Center 6,251 8:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Minnesota ION 64–75 Onyenwere (24) N. Collier (12) Sutton (10) Target Center 7,714 Saturday, July 8 2:00 p.m. Seattle @ New York USA: ESPN Canada: NBA TV Canada 76–80 Stewart (25) Mendjiadeu (14) Ionescu (8) Barclays Center 6,789 Sunday, July 9 3:00 p.m. Washington @ Connecticut ESPN 84–92 Bonner (28) A. Thomas (9) Sykes (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,558 4:00 p.m. Dallas @ Indiana ESPN3 77–76 Ogunbowale (28) Tied (8) 3 tied (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 3,612 6:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Phoenix League Pass, Meta (VR) 72–78 Griner (29) Ogwumike (14) Jefferson (8) Footprint Center 9,206 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Minnesota League Pass 113–89 Plum (40) Wilson (10) C. Gray (10) Target Center 7,701 8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Chicago League Pass 88–77 R. Howard (32) Ch. Parker (11) C. Willimas (7) Wintrust Arena 7,325 Tuesday, July 11 7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Washington League Pass 86–93 Loyd (39) Fankam Mendjiadeu (11) Cloud (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,571 10:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Las Vegas CBS Sports Network 72–98 Young (23) Turner (9) C. Gray (11) Michelob Ultra Arena 10,281 Wednesday, July 12 12:00 p.m. New York @ Indiana USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 95–87 (OT) Ionescu (34) Stewart (10) Vandersloot (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 6,123 12:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Chicago League Pass 84–72 Tied (22) Tied (8) A. Thomas (10) Wintrust Arena 9,025 1:00 p.m. Dallas @ Minnesota USA: Twitter, Meta (VR) Canada: SN360 107–67 N. Howard (28) N. Howard (14) Ogunbowale (11) Target Center 13,531 7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Atlanta USA: League Pass Canada: TSN3/4 75–85 Horston (23) Horston (10) 3 tied (5) Gateway Center Arena 2,546 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 97–78 Wilson (25) Tied (12) Samuelson (6) Crypto.com Arena 8,085 Saturday, July 15 8:30 p.m. WNBA All-Star Game USA: ABC Canada: TSN4, SN360 143–127 Loyd (31) Griner (13) Stewart (9) Michelob Ultra Arena 9,472 Tuesday, July 18 7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Atlanta USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 73–82 N. Collier (35) Juhász (12) R. Howard (7) Gateway Center Arena 2,394 10:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Phoenix CBS Sports Network 66–72 Bonner (19) Bonner (10) A. Thomas (7) Footprint Center 7,788 Wednesday, July 19 11:30 a.m. Indiana @ Washington League Pass 82–76 Cloud (19) Hawkins (9) Sykes (7) Capital One Arena 14,406 1:00 p.m. Dallas @ New York USA: NBA TV Canada: SN1 98–88 Tied (25) McCowan (12) 3 tied (7) Barclays Center 9,012 Thursday, July 20 11:30 a.m. Atlanta @ Connecticut USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 71–82 Hiedeman (24) Coffey (13) Tied (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 8,054 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Minnesota Amazon Prime Video 70–73 N. Collier (22) Juhász (10) D. Miller (9) Target Center 7,014 10:00 p.m. Chicago @ Phoenix USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 62–80 Peddy (20) Griner (11) Cunningham (7) Footprint Center 11,292 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Seattle Amazon Prime Video 79–63 Wilson (23) Wilson (15) C. Gray (8) Climate Pledge Arena 7,873 Friday, July 21 7:00 p.m. New York @ Washington ION 96–87 Sykes (29) Tied (11) Ionescu (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200 Saturday, July 22 1:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Atlanta USA: ESPN Canada: TSN3/5 86–78 R. Howard (22) A. Thomas (11) A. Thomas (8) Gateway Center Arena 3,209 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Minnesota USA: ESPN Canada: NBA TV Canada 98–81 Wilson (35) Wilson (14) C. Gray (11) Target Center 7,801 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Dallas Twitter, Meta (VR) 84–98 N. Howard (28) Tied (11) Canada (7) College Park Center 5,041 9:00 p.m. Chicago @ Seattle USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 90–75 Copper (29) A. Smith (17) Mabrey (6) Climate Pledge Arena 8,655 Sunday, July 23 1:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Washington CBS, Paramount+ 69–84 Tied (23) Tied (7) Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200 3:00 p.m. Indiana @ New York USA: NBA TV Canada: TSN4 83–101 Laney (22) J. Jones (11) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center 7,371 Tuesday, July 25 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Atlanta ESPN3 65–78 Gustafson (19) Gustafson (8) H. Jones (5) Gateway Center Arena 3,209 7:00 p.m. Seattle @ New York ESPN3 82–86 Loyd (32) J. Jones (17) Ionescu (12) Barclays Center 6,118 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Chicago ESPN 107–95 Copper (37) Stokes (17) C. Williams (11) Wintrust Arena 9,025 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Dallas USA: ESPN3 Canada: NBA TV Canada 88–83 Bonner (32) McCowan (15) A. Thomas (7) College Park Center 4,222 10:00 p.m. Indiana @ Los Angeles USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 78–79 N. Ogwumike (30) N. Ogwumike (8) Canada (10) Crypto.com Arena 5,565 Wednesday, July 26 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Minnesota USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 92–97 Tied (24) N. Collier (11) D. Miller (9) Target Center 7,024 Thursday, July 27 3:30 p.m. Indiana @ Los Angeles USA: NBA TV Canada: SN1 68–81 N. Ogwumike (25) N. Ogwumike (9) Tied (7) Crypto.com Arena 11,970 7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ New York Amazon Prime Video 84–95 Stewart (33) J. Jones (13) Ionescu (9) Barclays Center 6,206 Friday, July 28 8:00 p.m. Seattle @ Chicago ION 83–74 3 tied (17) Whitcomb (10) Loyd (6) Wintrust Arena 7,213 8:00 p.m. Washington @ Dallas ION 62–90 Tied (18) S. Sabally (11) S. Sabally (10) College Park Center 4,048 8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ New York ION 88–83 Ionescu (31) J. Jones (11) Ionescu (7) Barclays Center 6,129 Sunday, July 30 1:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Connecticut CBS Sports Network 87–83 Bonner (31) Tied (14) A. Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena 8,275 3:00 p.m. Washington @ Atlanta ESPN3 73–80 A. Gray (27) Hawkins (10) Tied (5) Gateway Center Arena 3,209 4:00 p.m. New York @ Los Angeles USA: ESPN Canada: NBA TV Canada 87–79 Stewart (25) J. Jones (13) Vandersloot (9) Crypto.com Arena 8,139 4:00 p.m. Seattle @ Indiana ESPN3 85–62 Loyd (26) Boston (7) Loyd (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 5,196 4:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Chicago ESPN3 85–104 Tied (24) Gustafson (8) C. Williams (9) Wintrust Arena 8,914 6:00 p.m. Dallas @ Las Vegas CBS Sports Network 91–104 Plum (28) McCowan (14) C. Gray (8) Michelob Ultra Arena 10,213
August Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Tuesday, August 1 7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Connecticut USA: ESPN Canada: TSN5 69–79 A. Thomas (21) A. Thomas (20) A. Thomas (12) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,894 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Indiana ESPN3 71–72 Taurasi (29) Boston (11) Tied (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 3,018 10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Las Vegas League Pass 72–93 Young (24) Wilson (11) C. Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena 8,366 10:00 p.m. New York @ Los Angeles USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 76–69 Vandersloot (23) Stewart (12) Tied (6) Crypto.com Arena 6,498 Wednesday, August 2 10:30 p.m. Dallas @ Seattle CBS Sports Network 76–65 Loyd (31) N. Howard (12) G. Williams (5) Climate Pledge Arena 7,421 Thursday, August 3 10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Phoenix Amazon Prime Video 71–91 Taurasi (42) Tied (8) McDonald (5) Footprint Center 7,564 Friday, August 4 7:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Indiana ION 88–72 Boston (19) Nelson-Ododa (10) A. Thomas (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 3,498 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Washington ION 77–79 Stevens (19) Tied (9) Sykes (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,747 8:00 p.m. Chicago @ Dallas ION 104–89 N. Howard (28) N. Howard (12) N. Howard (11) College Park Center 3,762 8:00 p.m. New York @ Minnesota ION 76–66 Tied (18) J. Jones (17) L. Allen (10) Target Center 7,631 Saturday, August 5 10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Phoenix USA: NBA TV Canada: SN360 97–91 Loyd (32) Russell (8) Sutton (8) Footprint Center 9,411 Sunday, August 6 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ New York USA: ABC Canada: TSN3/4 61–99 Ionescu (31) J. Jones (14) Ionescu (7) Barclays Center 11,418 3:00 p.m. Indiana @ Atlanta ESPN3 73–82 Boston (25) Boston (10) Wheeler (5) Gateway Center Arena 3,209 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Washington ESPN3 91–83 Hawkins (23) N. Ogwumike (10) Tied (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,073 4:00 p.m. Chicago @ Dallas ESPN3 104–96 Mabrey (32) McCowan (9) Tied (8) College Park Center 4,057 Tuesday, August 8 3:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Seattle USA: NBA TV Canada: SN360 81–69 Bonner (21) Tied (12) A. Thomas (8) Climate Pledge Arena 10,212 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Indiana League Pass, Meta (VR) 87–80 K. Mitchell (21) N. Ogwumike (11) Tied (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 3,006 8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Chicago USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 88–79 N. Collier (29) D. Miller (11) McBride (7) Wintrust Arena 5,099 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Dallas CBS Sports Network 104–84 Wilson (28) Wilson (14) Plum (8) College Park Center 5,193 10:00 p.m. Washington @ Phoenix CBS Sports Network 72–91 Sykes (24) Turner (9) Hines-Allen (7) Footprint Center 6,610 Thursday, August 10 7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Indiana Amazon Prime Video 73–91 K. Mitchell (24) Boston (13) Wheeler (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 2,551 10:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Phoenix Amazon Prime Video 84–90 R. Allen (24) A. Thomas (11) A. Thomas (8) Footprint Center 7,186 10:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Seattle USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 67–68 R. Howard (20) Tied (11) Whitcomb (5) Climate Pledge Arena 7,649 Friday, August 11 8:00 p.m. Chicago @ New York ION 73–89 Stewart (21) Stewart (12) Ionescu (8) Barclays Center 8,070 10:00 p.m. Washington @ Las Vegas ION 89–113 Wilson (40) Wilson (12) Tied (10) Michelob Ultra Arena 9,364 Saturday, August 12 7:30 p.m. Atlanta @ Los Angeles League Pass 74–85 Canada (20) Stevens (8) Canada (8) Crypto.com Arena 7,119 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Dallas League Pass 81–91 S. Sabally (28) A. Thomas (10) Tied (6) College Park Center 4,179 Sunday, August 13 3:00 p.m. New York @ Indiana USA: ESPN Canada: NBA TV Canada 100–89 Stewart (42) J. Jones (12) Vandersloot (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 5,019 3:00 p.m. Chicago @ Washington ESPN3 76–83 Sykes (30) E. Williams (12) C. Williams (7) Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,796 6:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Seattle USA: NBA TV Canada: SN360 71–81 Cunningham (25) Tied (10) Whitcomb (8) Climate Pledge Arena 10,107 9:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Las Vegas CBS Sports Network 65–86 Wilson (21) Stokes (12) C. Gray (6) Michelob Ultra Arena 8,564 Tuesday, August 15 9:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas Amazon Prime Video 82–63 Johannès (17) J. Jones (15) Vandersloot (10) Michelob Ultra Arena 8,967 Thursday, August 17 10:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas Amazon Prime Video 75–88 Tied (22) C. Gray (11) C. Gray (11) Michelob Ultra Arena 9,230 Friday, August 18 7:00 p.m. Dallas @ Connecticut ION 95–75 Ogunbowale (30) Bonner (12) A. Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,584 7:00 p.m. Washington @ Indiana ION 83–79 Sykes (30) Boston (10) K. Mitchell (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 3,506 7:30 p.m. Chicago @ Atlanta ION 67–78 Ch. Parker (29) A. Smith (12) Tied (7) Gateway Center Arena 2,957 10:00 p.m. New York @ Phoenix ION 85–63 Laney (22) Tied (8) Vandersloot (8) Footprint Center 9,652 10:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Seattle ION 78–70 N. Collier (24) Juhász (12) 3 tied (4) Climate Pledge Arena 8,865 Saturday, August 19 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Las Vegas USA: ABC Canada: TSN4 78–72 Wilson (25) N. Ogwumike (11) C. Gray (7) Michelob Ultra Arena 10,348 Sunday, August 20 3:00 p.m. Dallas @ Washington USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 97–84 Cloud (22) McCowan (13) S. Sabally (10) Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200 5:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Chicago USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 79–73 A. Thomas (22) R. Allen (9) A. Thomas (8) Wintrust Arena 6,901 6:00 p.m. Indiana @ Phoenix League Pass, Meta (VR) 83–73 K. Mitchell (28) N. Smith (11) Berger (5) Footprint Center 11,807 7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Minnesota USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 88–74 Loyd (31) Mendjiadeu (15) D. Miller (6) Target Center 6,525 Tuesday, August 22 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Atlanta CBS Sports Network 112–110 Wilson (53) C. Gray (9) C. Gray (12) Gateway Center Arena 3,209 7:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Washington USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 68–64 A. Thomas (24) A. Thomas (10) Tied (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,058 8:00 p.m. Seattle @ Chicago USA: League Pass Canada: TSN1/4 79–102 Loyd (26) Horston (11) Evans (8) Wintrust Arena 4,822 8:00 p.m. Dallas @ Minnesota Twitter, Meta (VR) 86–91 N. Collier (29) McCowan (16) 3 tied (7) Target Center 6,921 Wednesday, August 23 10:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 62–91 Stevens (20) Stevens (9) Canada (7) Crypto.com Arena 3,469 Thursday, August 24 7:00 p.m. New York @ Connecticut Amazon Prime Video 95–90 (OT) Bonner (30) J. Jones (14) A. Thomas (12) Mohegan Sun Arena 9,168 7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Indiana Twitter, Meta (VR) 86–90 K. Mitchell (36) Magbegor (13) Wallace (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 2,644 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Chicago USA: NBA TV Canada: SN360 94–87 Young Tied (10) C. Gray (10) Wintrust Arena 8,084 8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Dallas League Pass 90–81 N. Collier (25) McCowan (18) T. Mitchell (7) College Park Center 3,931 Friday, August 25 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Atlanta ION 83–78 N. Ogwumike (29) N. Ogwumike (12) Canada (9) Gateway Center Arena 2,957 Saturday, August 26 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Washington USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 62–78 Tied (21) Wilson (11) Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200 8:00 p.m. New York @ Minnesota League Pass, Meta (VR) 111–76 Stewart (38) Stewart (11) Vandersloot (9) Target Center 7,101 Sunday, August 27 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Connecticut CBS Sports Network 68–83 Tied (17) Nelson-Ododa (11) A. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,783 4:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Indiana USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 80–83 Ch. Parker (24) N. Smith (13) K. Mitchell (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 4,034 6:00 p.m. Dallas @ Phoenix USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 77–74 Ogunbowale (29) Turner (10) Jefferson (5) Footprint Center 12,163 6:00 p.m. Chicago @ Seattle League Pass 90–85 E. Williams (23) Magbegor (14) 3 tied (6) Climate Pledge Arena 9,893 Monday, August 28 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ New York USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN4/5 85–94 Ionescu (25) Stewart (12) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center 11,615 Tuesday, August 29 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Atlanta CBS Sports Network 76–94 Ch. Parker (25) 3 tied (7) Jefferson (9) Gateway Center Arena 2,785 7:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Washington USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 72–83 Miller (25) N. Collier (10) Cloud (9) Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,708 10:00 p.m. Chicago @ Los Angeles CBS Sports Network 76–75 Copper (22) N. Ogwumike (11) Canada (9) Crypto.com Arena 6,041 Thursday, August 31 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Connecticut Amazon Prime Video 74–84 Tied (18) A. Thomas (13) A. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena 7,794 10:00 p.m. Washington @ Las Vegas Amazon Prime Video 75–84 Wilson (26) Wilson (11) Plum (10) Michelob Ultra Arena 8,619 10:00 p.m. Seattle @ Los Angeles USA: League Pass Canada: SN1 72–61 Loyd (25) Tied (8) Loyd (7) Crypto.com Arena 6,101
September Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Friday, September 1 7:00 p.m. Dallas @ Indiana ION 110–100 S. Sabally (40) Tied (11) Wheeler (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 3,137 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ New York ION 58–89 Laney (19) Stewart (10) Stewart (7) Barclays Center 8,276 8:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Minnesota ION 85–91 (OT) N. Collier (27) N. Collier (17) 3 tied (6) Target Center 7,114 Saturday, September 2 9:00 p.m. Seattle @ Las Vegas USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 77–103 Wilson (30) Stokes (11) C. Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena 9,319 Sunday, September 3 3:00 p.m. New York @ Chicago USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN3/5 86–69 Stewart (26) Stewart (14) Vandersloot (10) Wintrust Arena 8,223 4:00 p.m. Indiana @ Dallas ESPN3 97–84 (OT) Tied (30) Boston (11) Wheeler (11) College Park Center 5,058 7:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Minnesota USA: NBA TV Canada: SN360 73–86 Jefferson (32) N. Collier (16) Juhász (8) Target Center 7,314 7:30 p.m. Washington @ Los Angeles League Pass 64–72 Clarendon (15) Hamby (10) Cloud (5) Crypto.com Arena 2,550 Tuesday, September 5 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Connecticut Twitter 76–90 A. Thomas (27) A. Thomas (12) A. Thomas (14) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,783 7:00 p.m. Chicago @ Indiana USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 96–69 Copper (25) C. Williams (8) Tied (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 2,450 8:00 p.m. New York @ Dallas CBS Sports Network 94–93 Stewart (40) McCowan (12) Vandersloot (10) College Park Center 4,195 10:00 p.m. Washington @ Phoenix CBS Sports Network 100–77 Delle Donne (24) Hines-Allen (8) Cloud (10) Footprint Center 7,038 Wednesday, September 6 7:00 p.m. Seattle @ Atlanta USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 68–79 Loyd (26) Billings (14) Tied (7) Gateway Center Arena 2,731 Thursday, September 7 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ New York Amazon Prime Video 89–96 Clarendon (30) J. Jones (9) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center 6,275 Friday, September 8 7:00 p.m. Indiana @ Connecticut ION 59–76 K. Mitchell (15) A. Thomas (14) A. Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,064 7:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Washington ION 80–75 Sykes (27) R. Howard (12) Cloud (15) Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,210 8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Chicago ION 87–92 N. Collier (28) Tied (10) C. Williams (11) Wintrust Arena 7,994 8:00 p.m. Seattle @ Dallas ION 91–106 Loyd (33) Magbegor (9) Ogunbowale (10) College Park Center 4,546 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ Phoenix ION 94–73 Wilson (30) Sutton (11) C. Gray (12) Footprint Center 13,206 Sunday, September 10 1:00 p.m. Dallas @ Atlanta League Pass 94–77 Ogunbowale (32) McCowan (10) S. Sabally (5) Gateway Center Arena 3,207 1:00 p.m. Chicago @ Connecticut CBS Sports Network 102–91 (OT) C. Williams (23) C. Williams (16) C. Williams (13) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,377 1:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Indiana USA: League Pass Canada: TSN4 72–87 Tied (24) Boston (12) 3 tied (3) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 4,009 1:00 p.m. Washington @ New York USA: NBA TV Canada: SN360 90–88 Tied (20) J. Jones (9) Ionescu (7) Barclays Center 8,306 3:00 p.m. Phoenix @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 85–100 Wilson (36) Wilson (8) C. Gray (8) T-Mobile Arena 17,406 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles @ Seattle ESPN3 91–89 Loyd (28) Hamby (12) Tied (7) Climate Pledge Arena 10,728
2023 WNBA playoffs
Round One Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Wednesday, September 13 8:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Connecticut USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN4/5 60–90 Bonner (17) Bonner (15) A. Thomas (10) Mohegan Sun Arena 5,056 10:00 p.m. Chicago @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN Canada: SN360 59–87 C. Gray (20) Stokes (15) C. Gray (7) T-Mobile Arena 12,927 Friday, September 15 7:30 p.m. Washington @ New York USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 90–75 Ionescu (29) J. Jones (12) Cloud (8) Barclays Center 8,789 9:30 p.m. Atlanta @ Dallas USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 82–94 R. Howard (36) McCowan (14) Ogunbowale (7) College Park Center 5,053 Sunday, September 17 1:00 p.m. Minnesota @ Connecticut USA: ESPN Canada: SN360 82–75 McBride (28) N. Collier (13) Tied (6) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,673 3:00 p.m. Chicago @ Las Vegas USA: ABC Canada: NBA TV Canada 70–92 Wilson (38) Wilson (16) C. Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena 9,000 Tuesday, September 19 7:00 p.m. Washington @ New York USA: ESPN Canada: TSN4 85–90 (OT) Cloud (33) J. Jones (14) Vandersloot (10) Barclays Center 9,256 9:00 p.m. Atlanta @ Dallas USA: ESPN Canada: NBA TV Canada 74–101 R. Howard (21) McCowan (16) Ogunbowale (7) College Park Center 4,798 Wednesday, September 20 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ Minnesota USA: ESPN Canada: NBA TV Canada 90–75 N. Collier (31) Bonner (10) A. Thomas (12) Target Center 8,724
Semifinals Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Sunday, September 24 1:00 p.m. Connecticut @ New York USA: ESPN Canada: NBA TV Canada 78–63 Bonner (20) J. Jones (11) A. Thomas (10) Barclays Center 9,442 5:00 p.m. Dallas @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN2 Canada: SN360 83–97 Wilson (34) Young (10) Tied (7) Michelob Ultra Arena 9,784 Tuesday, September 26 8:00 p.m. Connecticut @ New York USA: ESPN Canada: NBA TV Canada 77–84 Hayes (30) J. Jones (13) A. Thomas (9) Barclays Center 10,009 10:00 p.m. Dallas @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN Canada: TSN4 84–91 Wilson (30) Wilson (11) C. Gray (8) Michelob Ultra Arena 9,286 Friday, September 29 7:30 p.m. New York @ Connecticut USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 92–81 Stewart (25) J. Jones (12) A. Thomas (14) Mohegan Sun Arena 9,162 9:30 p.m. Las Vegas @ Dallas USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 64–61 Ogunbowale (18) McCowan (15) Plum (7) College Park Center 6,251 Sunday, October 1 3:00 p.m. New York @ Connecticut USA: ABC Canada: NBA TV Canada 87–84 Stewart (27) Tied (15) A. Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena 8,196
WNBA Finals Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location Sunday, October 8 3:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas USA: ABC Canada: SN1 82–99 Tied (26) J. Jones (10) C. Gray (9) Michelob Ultra Arena 10,300 Wednesday, October 11 9:00 p.m. New York @ Las Vegas USA: ESPN Canada: TSN1/4/5 76–104 Wilson (26) Wilson (15) C. Gray (11) Michelob Ultra Arena 10,232 Sunday, October 15 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ New York USA: ABC Canada: SN1 73–87 Plum (29) Stewart (12) Ionescu (11) Barclays Center 17,143 Wednesday, October 18 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas @ New York USA: ESPN Canada: TSN1/3/4/5 70–69 Wilson (24) Wilson (16) Young (7) Barclays Center 16,851

Note: Games highlighted in ██ represent Commissioner's Cup games.
All times Eastern

Statistical leaders

The following shows the leaders in each statistical category during the 2023 regular season.^[28][29][30]

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Jewell Loyd	Seattle Storm	24.7 ppg
Rebounds per game	Alyssa Thomas	Connecticut Sun	9.9 rpg
Assists per game	Courtney Vandersloot	New York Liberty	8.1 apg
Steals per game	Jordin Canada	Los Angeles Sparks	2.3 spg
Blocks per game	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	2.2 bpg
Field goal percentage	Aliyah Boston	Indiana Fever	57.8%
Three point FG percentage	Tyasha Harris	Connecticut Sun	46.4%
Free throw percentage	Elena Delle Donne	Washington Mystics	93.8%
Points per game (team)	Las Vegas Aces		92.8 ppg
Field goal percentage (team)	Las Vegas Aces		48.6%

Playoffs

Main article: 2023 WNBA playoffs

See also: 2023 WNBA Finals

	First round Best-of-3					Semifinals Best-of-5					Finals Best-of-5
	1	Las Vegas Aces	2
	8	Chicago Sky	0
						1	Las Vegas Aces	3
						4	Dallas Wings	0
	4	Dallas Wings	2
	5	Atlanta Dream	0
											1	Las Vegas Aces	3
											2	New York Liberty	1
	2	New York Liberty	2
	7	Washington Mystics	0
						2	New York Liberty	3
						3	Connecticut Sun	1
	3	Connecticut Sun	2
	6	Minnesota Lynx	1

• Bold – Series winner
• Italic – Team with home-court advantage

Awards

Reference:^[31]

Individual

Award		Winner	Team	Position	Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player (MVP)		Breanna Stewart	New York Liberty	Forward	20 out of 60[32][d]
Finals MVP		A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	Forward	[33]
Rookie of the Year		Aliyah Boston	Indiana Fever	Forward	60 out of 60[34]
Most Improved Player		Satou Sabally	Dallas Wings	Forward	37 out of 60[35]
Defensive Player of the Year		A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	Forward	32 out of 60[36]
Sixth Player of the Year		Alysha Clark		Forward	35 out of 60[37]
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award		Elizabeth Williams	Chicago Sky	Center	15 out of 60[38]
Season-Long Community Assist Award		Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury	Center
Peak Performers	Points	Jewell Loyd	Seattle Storm	Guard	24.7 ppg[39]
	Rebounds	Alyssa Thomas	Connecticut Sun	Forward	9.9 rpg[40]
	Assists	Courtney Vandersloot	New York Liberty	Guard	8.1 apg[41]
Coach of the Year		Stephanie White	Connecticut Sun	Coach	36 out of 60[42]
Basketball Executive of the Year		Jonathan Kolb	New York Liberty	General manager	20 points (6 out of 11 first-place votes)[43]

Team

On August 30, shortly before the end of the regular season, the WNBA announced that it would adopt a "positionless" format for the All-Defensive Team, mirroring its adoption of a positionless format for the All-WNBA Team in 2022.^[44]

Award		Members
All-WNBA First Team[45]	First Team	Breanna Stewart (F)	Alyssa Thomas (F)	A'ja Wilson (F)	Napheesa Collier (F)	Satou Sabally (F)
	Second Team	Nneka Ogwumike (F)	Jackie Young (G)	Chelsea Gray (G)	Jewell Loyd (G)	Sabrina Ionescu (G)
All-Defensive First Team[46]	First Team	A'ja Wilson (F)	Alyssa Thomas (F)	Brittney Sykes (G)	Breanna Stewart (F)	Jordin Canada (G)
	Second Team	Betnijah Laney (G/F)	Ezi Magbegor (C)	Nneka Ogwumike (F)	Napheesa Collier (F)	Elizabeth Williams (C)
All-Rookie Team[34]		Aliyah Boston (F/C)	Jordan Horston (F)	Dorka Juhász (F)	Diamond Miller (F)	Li Meng (G)

Players of the Week

Date Awarded	Eastern Conference		Western Conference		Reference
	Player	Team	Player	Team
May 30	Breanna Stewart	New York Liberty	Arike Ogunbowale	Dallas Wings	[47]
June 6	Alyssa Thomas	Connecticut Sun	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks	[48][49]
June 13	Breanna Stewart (2)	New York Liberty	Satou Sabally	Dallas Wings	[50]
June 20	Aliyah Boston	Indiana Fever	Jewell Loyd	Seattle Storm	[51]
June 27	Alyssa Thomas (2)	Connecticut Sun	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	[52]
July 5	Courtney Williams	Chicago Sky	Napheesa Collier	Minnesota Lynx	[53][54]
July 13	Breanna Stewart (3)	New York Liberty	Natasha Howard	Dallas Wings	[55][56]
July 25	Jonquel Jones		A'ja Wilson (2)	Las Vegas Aces	[57][58]
August 1	Breanna Stewart (4)		Chelsea Gray		[59][60]
August 8	Alyssa Thomas (3)	Connecticut Sun	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury	[61][62]
August 15	Breanna Stewart (5)	New York Liberty	A'ja Wilson (4)	Las Vegas Aces	[63][64]
August 29	Kelsey Mitchell	Indiana Fever			[65][66]
September 4	Breanna Stewart (6)	New York Liberty	Napheesa Collier (2)	Minnesota Lynx	[67]

Players of the Month

Month	Eastern Conference		Western Conference		Reference
	Player	Team	Player	Team
May	Breanna Stewart	New York Liberty	Arike Ogunbowale	Dallas Wings	[68][69]
June	Alyssa Thomas	Connecticut Sun	A'ja Wilson (3)	Las Vegas Aces	[70][71]
July	Breanna Stewart (3)	New York Liberty			[72]
August					[73][74]

Rookies of the Month

Month	Player	Team	Reference
May	Aliyah Boston (2)	Indiana Fever	[75]
June			[76]
July	Diamond Miller	Minnesota Lynx	[72]
August	Aliyah Boston (3)	Indiana Fever	[77]

Coaches of the Month

Month	Coach	Team	Reference
May	Stephanie White	Connecticut Sun	[78]
June	Becky Hammon	Las Vegas Aces	[71]
July	Tanisha Wright	Atlanta Dream	[72]
August	Sandy Brondello	New York Liberty	[79]

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff Appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
Atlanta Dream	Tanisha Wright	Las Vegas Aces (assistant)	1	14–22	0	0	0
Chicago Sky	James Wade	UMMC Ekaterinburg (assistant)	4	74–50	4	1	1
Connecticut Sun	Stephanie White	Vanderbilt	0	0–0	0	0	0
Indiana Fever	Christie Sides	Atlanta Dream (assistant)	0	0–0	0	0	0
New York Liberty	Sandy Brondello	Phoenix Mercury	1	16–20	1	0	0
Washington Mystics	Eric Thibault	Washington Mystics (associate HC)	0	0–0	0	0	0

Western Conference

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff Appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
Dallas Wings	Latricia Trammell	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	0	0–0	0	0	0
Las Vegas Aces	Becky Hammon	San Antonio Spurs (assistant)	1	26–10	1	1	1
Los Angeles Sparks	Curt Miller	Connecticut Sun	0	0–0	0	0	0
Minnesota Lynx	Cheryl Reeve	Detroit Shock (assistant)	13	281–149	11	6	4
Phoenix Mercury	Vanessa Nygaard	Las Vegas Aces (assistant)	1	15–21	1	0	0
Seattle Storm	Noelle Quinn	Seattle Storm (associate head coach)	2	38–24	2	0	0

Notes:

• Year with team does not include 2023 season.
• Records are from time at current team and are through the end of the 2022 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 2023 season as head coach of each team.

Notes

1. January 21, 2023: Atlanta to Dallas^[6]

   • Atlanta acquired Allisha Gray
   • Dallas acquired 2023 and 2025 first-round picks
2. February 5, 2022: Los Angeles to Atlanta^[7]

   • Atlanta acquired Erica Wheeler, a 2022 second-round pick, and a 2023 first-round pick
   • Los Angeles acquired Chennedy Carter and the rights to Li Yueru
3. April 6, 2022: Atlanta to Washington^[8]

   • Atlanta acquired a 2022 first-round pick (1st overall) and a 2023 first-round pick
   • Washington acquired a 2022 first-round pick (3rd overall), 2022 second-round pick (14th overall), and option to swap its own 2023 first-round pick with the 2023 first-round pick Atlanta acquired from Los Angeles
4. Second-place finisher Alyssa Thomas received more first-place votes (23 to 20), but Stewart earned 446 total points to Thomas' 439.