The Warriors are reportedly near a deal to bring a WNBA team to the Bay Area.
SAN FRANCISCO – Stanford women’s basketball coaching legend Tara VanDerveer was thrilled when she caught wind Tuesday night that the Bay AreaLike many fans who’ve waited so long for this to happen, though, women’s college basketball’s all-time wins leader had to taper her excitement.
Mitty girls basketball coach Sue Phillips was watching the second round of the WNBA playoffs Tuesday night when a tweet tipped her off that a team may be closer than ever.Ever since the WNBA announced in 2022 its plans to expand in the coming years, the Bay has been seen as a legitimate target market, with the Warriors appearing to be a frontrunner between two Bay Area-based ownership groups vying for a team.
The WNBA acknowledged in a statement that news on the league’s expansion plans is coming “in the near future” but gave no hint as to where it will expand and when a team would start play. If a team is announced in the coming weeks, it could join the league to play in the 2025 season. If the Warriors were to get an expansion team, their WNBA counterpart would practice at the Warriors’ Oakland facility and play at Chase Center, sources said.
The Warriors have repeatedly said that they would be eager to add a WNBA team to their organization if the timing was right and the business made sense. With Chase Center now open and generating revenue and the WNBA open to expansion, it appears now is as good a time as ever for the Warriors to go forward with their plan.
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