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WNBA Adding Six Regular-Season Games Starting in 2027
The new collective bargaining agreement allows up to 50 games for the next two seasons and up to 52 games starting in 2029.
- Starting in 2027, the WNBA will expand its regular-season schedule to 50 games, marking the most games played in the League's 30-year history.
- A collective bargaining agreement ratified earlier this year permits this expansion, responding to growing fan demand and investment in the WNBA, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert stated.
- Securing a $2.2 billion media deal, the CBA establishes the WNBA's first $1 million salaries and raises the salary cap to $7 million per team from $1.5 million in 2025.
- Three expansion teams join the League: Cleveland in 2028, Detroit in 2029, and Philadelphia in 2030, each gaining three additional home games annually.
- The League holds an option to expand to 52 regular-season games beginning in 2029, while the season's end extends to Nov 21 in 2027 and Nov 30 starting in 2028.
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