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Women’s National Basketball Association (1997-Today)

Milestones

Formed: April 24, 1996
Status: Active

First Game: June 21, 1997

Seasons: 26 & counting (as of 1/1/2023)
States: 18 plus District of Columbia
(AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NC, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA)

Leadership

Attendance

Trophy Case

WNBA Most Valuable Player

Year Player Position Team
1997 Cynthia Cooper Guard Houston Comets
1998 Cynthia Cooper Guard Houston Comets
1999 Yolanda Griffith Center Sacramento Monarchs
2000 Sheryl Swoopes Forward Houston Comets
2001 Lisa Leslie Center Los Angeles Sparks
2002 Sheryl Swoopes Forward Houston Comets
2003 Lauren Jackson Forward Seattle Storm
2004 Lisa Leslie Center Los Angeles Sparks
2005 Sheryl Swoopes Forward Houston Comets
2006 Lisa Leslie Center Los Angeles Sparks
2007 Lauren Jackson Center Seattle Storm
2008 Candace Parker Forward Los Angeles Sparks
2009 Diana Taurasi Forward Phoenix Mercury
2010 Lauren Jackson Forward-Center Seattle Storm
2011 Tamika Catchings Forward Indiana Fever
2012 Tina Charles Center Connecticut Sun
2013 Candace Parker Forward Los Angeles Sparks
2014 Maya Moore Forward Minnesota Lynx
2015 Elena Delle Donne Forward Chicago Sky
2016 Nneka Ogwumike Forward Los Angeles Sparks
2017 Sylvia Fowles Center Minnesota Lynx
2018 Breanna Stewart Forward Seattle Storm
2019 Elena Delle Donne Forward Washington Mystics
2020 A'ja Wilson Forward Las Vegas Aces
2021 Jonquel Jones Forward Connecticut Sun
2022 A'ja Wilson Forward Las Vegas Aces

 

Women’s National Basketball Association Franchise List

FRANCHISEYEARS ACTIVEWNBA CHAMPIONS
Atlanta Dream2008-PresentNever
Charlotte Sting1997-2006Never
Chicago Sky2006-Present2021
Cleveland Rockers1997-2003Never
Connecticut Sun2003-PresentNever
Dallas Wings2016-PresentNever
Detroit Shock1998-20092003, 2006 & 2008
Houston Comets1997-20081997, 1998, 1999 & 2000
Indiana Fever2000-Present2012
Las Vegas Aces2018-Present2022
Los Angeles Sparks1997-Present2001, 2002 & 2016
Miami Sol2000-2002Never
Minnesota Lynx1999-Present2011, 2013, 2015 & 2017
New York Liberty1997-PresentNever
Orlando Miracle1999-2002Never
Phoenix Mercury1997-Present2007, 2009 & 2014
Portland Fire2000-2002Never
Sacramento Monarchs1997-20092005
San Antonio Silver Stars2003-2013Never
San Antonio Stars2014-2017Never
Seattle Storm2000-Present2004, 2010, 2018 & 2020
Tulsa Shock2010-2015Never
Utah Starzz1997-2002Never
Washington Mystics1998-Present2019

 

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