Even though it isn't fair, the league would probably be better served assigning marketable picks like Bueckers to marketable teams so that the Liberty and Sparks maybe could amass marketable talent. Keep Caitlyn on Indiana. Although several of the teams are drawing well, the league now needs national eyes to survive and advance. Breanna on NY is great. But they really need Beckers in LA or NY and not in Dallas. Only talking about the top 5 marketable players. Not even the top 5 players.
Still waiting for the Comets to come back, but maybe it will happen sooner than later. I think Paige will thrive in Dallas. Interesting to see how Van Lith will do with the Sky
WNBA just announced three more expansion teams (Cleveland 2028, Detroit 2029, Philly 2030). This is on top of Portland and Toronto 2026. It's just baffling that Houston gets passed over again and again despite the prior success of the Comets
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6466451/2025/07/01/wnba-houston-team-expansion/ The WNBA may have announced expansion franchises in three new cities Tuesday but Houston is not giving up on landing a WNBA team. Gretchen Sheirr, the Houston Rockets president of business operations, said that a group led by Tilman Fertitta will continue to pursue a team for the city. Houston bid for a franchise in the recent expansion round but the WNBA decided to award teams to Philadelphia, Detroit and Cleveland instead. “The addition of three WNBA expansion teams is a testament to the trajectory of the league and the excitement surrounding women’s basketball,” Sheirr said in a statement. “While we are disappointed not to have been awarded a team at this time, we remain optimistic about the future. The Houston Comets played a vital role in shaping the league’s history, and Houston’s passion for basketball remains as strong as ever.” On Monday, commissioner Cathy Engelbert left the door open for more franchises and said Houston was high on that list. “One of those I wanted to shout out because they have such a strong history in this league, and they’re a great ownership group — Houston. … That’s the one we have our eye on,” Engelbert said. “Tilman has been a great supporter of the WNBA, and we’ll stay tuned on that.” She added, “Houston would be up next for sure. There might be opportunities there.” Engelbert said having first-class arenas for franchises to play in was important in each of the three cities they selected being awarded teams. Houston would have played its games at the Toyota Center, home of the Rockets. Outside of expansion, there are other opportunities for Fertitta to bring a WNBA team back to Houston. The Connecticut Sun are currently exploring a sale, including one that could bring in a new controlling owner, and Fertitta could choose to take the route of buying the Sun and relocating them to Houston.
