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Report: Rockets Owners in Talks to Buy, Relocate WNBA's Sun
The Houston Rockets' potential purchase would expand NBA ownership in the WNBA and follow a previous record $325 million Boston offer, league sources said.
- Dec 19, 2025: Houston Rockets ownership is in substantive talks to buy and relocate the Connecticut Sun, sources described discussions as `positive` and said no exclusivity agreement has been signed.
- The Mohegan Tribe put the Sun up for sale in May to capitalize on the WNBA’s boom, and an early July $325 million sale to a Steve Pagliuca-led group to move the team to Boston was blocked by the WNBA Board of Governors.
- WNBA leadership has publicly targeted Houston and singled out Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, while expansion to Toronto, Portland next year and Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia by 2030 creates priority markets.
- A sale to Rockets ownership would accelerate the trend of WNBA teams with NBA owners, with parties hoping to decide before free agency begins as all but two Sun players lack contracts amid CBA talks.
- Houston’s WNBA legacy—anchored by the Comets’ early championships and 2008 disbanding—shapes the market’s appeal, and multiple $250 million offers this year reflect rising franchise valuations, sources said.
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The News-GazetteReport: Rockets ownership deeply involved as talks to purchase, relocate Sun heat up
HARTFORD, Conn. — After months of uncertainty, the Connecticut Sun are progressing toward a deal to sell and relocate the team to Houston, according to a report from ESPN.
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