Still without an agreement with the players, the VNBA is announcing the dates for its next season

It is in a complete blur yes WNBA announced on Wednesday the main dates for the 2026 season. The league and the players’ union have not yet they did not find a common language about the new collective agreement and the distribution of income, which the players hope will go more in their favor. Despite the uncertainty, and while free agency is frozen, the schedule has been revealedand the start is scheduled for May 8. Each team is slated to play 44 games in the 30th season in women’s league history.

The number of games remains unchanged from the 2025 season despite the debut of two new franchises, Weather in Toronto and the Portland Fireespecially because of the Women’s World Cup.

This will take place next summer and will force the VNBA to take a two and a half week hiatus, from August 31st to September 16th. This new exercise will begin with three dates on Friday 8 May, including the inaugural double bill. Sun – Liberty etc Mystics – Tempo. The next day will be the rematch of the last final in between Phoenix etc vegasclash of two new stars of the league, Caitlin Clark (Indian fever) et Paige Bookers (Dallas Wings) and the first official game in the Fire’s history, in Chicago.

Playoffs, 11 days after the resumption of the World Cup

Training camps will begin on April 19, six days after the Draft. Among other important dates, the Commissioner’s Cup will be held in June, with the final on June 30, while the All-Star Game, which will be played in Chicago, on July 25. The playoffs will begin on September 27. At least in theory, even if it’s impossible to know at this point if the season will actually take place, and if so, when.

« The release of the 2026 calendar is a key step in preparation for this 30th season and allows teams, partners, broadcasters and fans to begin planning for the upcoming season » explained the spokesperson of the VNBA for the Associated Press.

Among the specifics of this calendar, le Connecticut Sun French coach Rashid Mezian will play two of his matches in Hartford and one in Boston, two places considered the future home of the franchise. still on sale. Toronto will play two matches in Montreal and Vancouver.