WNBA eyeing expanded 44-game season in 2025

PHOENIX -- The WNBA is considering expanding its regular season to 44 games for the 2025 campaign, commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Saturday before the league's All-Star Game.

"We're looking at the footprint for next year," Engelbert said. "We don't have an international competition like the FIBA World Cup or the Olympics next year, so we'll be able to look at our footprint without any interruption or break, like we're breaking this year."

Forty-four games per team are the most allowed under the current collective bargaining agreement, although in the long term, Engelbert has discussed the vision for extending the season even longer. More total games also are on the horizon for the next two seasons with expansion franchises in Golden State (2025) and Toronto (2026) beginning play.

The regular season currently is 40 games per team.




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