2021 WNBA season
Official logo used for the WNBA's 25th season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 14 – September 19, 2021
Number of games	32
Number of teams	12
Total attendance	434,906
Average attendance	2,636
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, CBSSN, NBA TV
Top draft pick	Charli Collier
Picked by	Dallas Wings
Season MVP	/ Jonquel Jones (Connecticut)
Finals champions	Chicago Sky
Runners-up	Phoenix Mercury
Finals MVP	Kahleah Copper (Chicago)
WNBA seasons
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 WNBA season was the 25th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Seattle Storm were the defending champions. In the playoffs, the Chicago Sky won in four games over the Phoenix Mercury. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams played a 32-game season (rather than the 36 games agreed to in the original 2020 season schedule) that included mini two-game series to reduce travel.^[1][2] The regular season ran from May 14 to September 19, with a break from July 12 to August 11 for the Olympic Games.^[2]

This season also marked the launch of the WNBA Commissioner's Cup, which had been intended to start in the 2020 season but was delayed due to COVID-19. The first home game and first away game for each team against each of its conference opponents doubled as Cup games; all such games were played before the league took its Olympic break. The Cup final, officially called the Commissioner's Cup Championship Game, featured the conference leaders in the Cup standings and was held on August 12, three days before the rest of the league resumed play, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. A prize pool of $500,000 was provided for the Cup, with players on the winning team guaranteed a minimum bonus of $30,000 and those of the losing team guaranteed $10,000, and the championship game MVP receiving an extra $5,000.^[3] The Seattle Storm defeated the Connecticut Sun 79-57 to win the inaugural cup. Breanna Stewart was named MVP of the game.

The season had 100 games broadcast on national networks, including 25 across ABC and ESPN networks, 40 on CBS networks, and 35 on NBA TV.^[4] The remainder of games were broadcast on local networks and the WNBA's League Pass service; several games were also streamed on Twitter, Amazon Prime,^[5] and Oculus.^[4]

This season saw Wilson take over as the league's ball supplier. Spalding previously held the contract for the league's first 24 seasons.^[6]

The New York Liberty won the first pick in the 2021 WNBA draft in the draft lottery, but the pick was later traded to the Dallas Wings who picked Charli Collier.

• On February 8, 2021, Crystal Langhorne announced her retirement after thirteen seasons of playing in the WNBA. She won the 2018 and 2020 WNBA titles with the Seattle Storm. Langhorne was a two-time All-Star and won the Most Improved Player Award in 2009. She announced her retirement to become the Storm's Director of Community Engagement.^[7][8]
• On February 9, 2021, Renee Montgomery announced her retirement after eleven seasons of playing in the WNBA. She won the 2015 and 2017 WNBA titles with the Minnesota Lynx. Montgomery won the WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year award in 2012 and was a two-time All-Star.^[9][10]
• On March 8, 2021, LaToya Sanders announced her retirement after nine seasons playing in the WNBA. She won the 2019 WNBA title with the Washington Mystics.^[11][12]
• On March 15, 2021, Morgan Tuck announced her retirement after five seasons playing in the WNBA. She won the 2020 WNBA title with the Seattle Storm.^[13][14]
• On May 13, 2021, Seimone Augustus announced her retirement after fifteen seasons playing in the WNBA. She was a four time WNBA Champion, eight time WNBA All-Star, one time WNBA Finals MVP, and she won WNBA Rookie of the Year in her rookie season. In addition to her decorated WNBA career she spent time playing overseas in Russia and Turkey, where she won the EuroCup twice and Turkish Cup once. Augustus joined the Los Angeles Sparks coaching staff.^[15][16]

Free agency negotiations started on January 15, 2021, and the signing period began on February 1, 2021.^[17]

Off-season
Team	2020 season	2021 season	Reference
Dallas Wings	Brian Agler	Vickie Johnson	[18][19]
Atlanta Dream	Nicki Collen	Mike Petersen (interim)	[20]
Mid-season
Team	Departing Coach	New Coach	Reference
Seattle Storm	Dan Hughes	Noelle Quinn	[21]
Atlanta Dream	Mike Petersen (interim)	Darius Taylor (interim)	[22]

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Conf.	Home	Road	Cup
1	x – Connecticut Sun	26	6	.813	–	12–3	15–1	11–5	9–1
2	x – Las Vegas Aces	24	8	.750	2	11–4	13–3	11–5	6–4
3	x – Minnesota Lynx	22	10	.688	4	10–5	13–3	9–7	7–3
4	x – Seattle Storm	21	11	.656	5	9–6	11–5	10–6	8–2
5	x – Phoenix Mercury	19	13	.594	7	6–9	7–9	12–4	5–5
6	x – Chicago Sky	16	16	.500	10	10–5	6–10	10–6	6–4
7	x – Dallas Wings	14	18	.438	12	7–8	7–9	7–9	3–7
8	x – New York Liberty	12	20	.375	14	6–9	7–9	5–11	5–5
9	e – Washington Mystics	12	20	.375	14	7–8	8–8	4–12	4–6
10	e – Los Angeles Sparks	12	20	.375	14	2–13	8–8	4–12	1–9
11	e – Atlanta Dream	8	24	.250	18	6–9	4–12	4–12	4–6
12	e – Indiana Fever	6	26	.188	20	4–11	4–12	2–14	2–8

Notes

(#) – League Standing

x – Clinched playoff berth

e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

2021 WNBA preseason
Preseason Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists High blocks Location Thursday, April 15 7:00 p.m. 2021 WNBA draft USA: ESPN Canada: TSN2 Virtually Saturday, May 1 3:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Atlanta Dream N/A 61–69 Tied (12) Billings (7) C. Williams (5) Tied (2) Gateway Center Arena Sunday, May 2 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Las Vegas Aces N/A 80–71 Scrimmage Michelob Ultra Arena Wednesday, May 5 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Washington Mystics N/A 87–80 T. Charles (18) Alleyne (12) Cloud (3) 5 tied (1) Entertainment and Sports Arena Saturday, May 8 12:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Dallas Wings N/A 89–76 B. Jones (22) C. Collier (10) Goodman (5) Tied (2) College Park Center 2:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Minnesota Lynx N/A 68–78 Banham (23) Shepard (10) Achonwa (5) Alleyne (3) Target Center 4:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Los Angeles Sparks N/A 85–85 Walker (23) Tied (9) Tied (5) Tied (3) Los Angeles Convention Center 6:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Phoenix Mercury N/A 88–71 Magbegor (17) A. Smith (8) Canada (6) Magbegor (3) Phoenix Suns Arena 1,985 Sunday, May 9 1:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Indiana Fever N/A 65–82 Tied (16) McCwoan (12) T. Mitchell (4) 4 tied (1) Bankers Life Fieldhouse Tuesday, May 11 4:30 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky N/A 70–83 Vivians (15) Tied (6) Boyd-Jones (5) 4 tied (1) Wintrust Arena
2021 WNBA regular season
May Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists High blocks Location Friday, May 14 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ New York Liberty USA: NBA TV, YES Canada: SN1 87–90 Laney (30) McCowan (16) Ionescu (11) McCowan (2) Barclays Center 1,139 7:30 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Atlanta Dream Twitter 78–67 J. Jones (26) Tied (8) Bonner (5) Billings (4) Gateway Center Arena 561 9:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx CBSSN 77–55 Tied (18) Griner (12) Tied (5) 3 Tied (3) Target Center 2,021 10:30 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Los Angeles Sparks Facebook 94–71 A. Gray (23) Thornton (11) Harris (7) Coffey (2) Los Angeles Convention Center No Fans Saturday, May 15 1:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Washington Mystics USA: ABC Canada: TSN5 70–56 Copper (19) Tied (8) DeShields (5) Parker (3) Entertainment and Sports Arena 1,050 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Seattle Storm USA: ABC Canada: SN1 83–97 Stewart (28) Stewart (13) Bird (8) Tied (2) Angel of the Winds Arena 1,031 Sunday, May 16 2:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Indiana Fever CBSSN 73–65 Laney (20) Lavender (15) Robinson (5) Tied (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN 78–86 Bonner (27) J. Jones (13) January (6) Griner (4) Mohegan Sun Arena 2,042 Tuesday, May 18 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ New York Liberty ESPN3 75–86 Tied (26) Fowles (11) Ionescu (12) Powers (2) Barclays Center 815 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN5 91–70 T. Charles (22) Turner (14) L. Mitchell (7) Tied (2) Entertainment and Sports Arena 1,050 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Seattle Storm USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN5 96–80 Stewart (26) Magbegor (13) C. Gray (7) Tied (3) Angel of the Winds Arena 1,001 Wednesday, May 19 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Atlanta Dream Facebook, WCIU 85–77 C. Williams (24) Ndour (11) Vandersloot (8) 3 tied (3) Gateway Center Arena 689 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN 67–88 Hiedeman (19) J. Jones (11) Hiedeman (6) McCowan (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 2,084 Thursday, May 20 8:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Minnesota Lynx USA: NBA TV, JoeTV Canada: TSN1/5 90–78 Loyd (23) Fowles (9) Bird (8) 7 tied (1) Target Center 1,934 Friday, May 21 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Indiana Fever Twitter 83–79 Carter (23) Breland (16) T. Mitchell (6) 3 tied (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Washington Mystics USA: NBC Sports Washington, YES Canada: NBA TV Canada 72–101 T. Charles (34) T. Charles (13) Cloud (8) Atkins (2) Entertainment and Sports Arena 10:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Phoenix Mercury Facebook 84–67 Diggins-Smith (20) J. Jones (11) Bonner (5) Griner (4) Phoenix Suns Arena 4,101 10:30 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Las Vegas Aces CBSSN, MyLVTV, Spectrum SportsNet 69–97 N. Ogwumike (19) Tied (10) C. Gray (6) Tied (3) Michelob Ultra Arena 1,972 Saturday, May 22 8:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Dallas Wings Facebook, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, JoeTV 100–97 (OT) Stewart (36) Thornton (12) Tied (6) Stewart (5) College Park Center 1,491 Sunday, May 23 1:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Chicago Sky USA: ESPN Canada: NBA TV Canada 93–85 DeShields (22) Hebard (10) Vandersloot (16) Hebard (4) Wintrust Arena 1,332 1:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Indiana Fever ESPN3 77–89 T. Charles (31) Tied (10) Robinson (6) Breland (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans 6:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Las Vegas Aces Facebook, MyLVTV 72–65 Bonner (22) J. Jones (11) Tied (5) Cambage (4) Michelob Ultra Arena 1,954 Monday, May 24 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ New York Liberty USA: Twitter, YES Canada: TSN3 81–88 Laney (26) Thornton (11) Harris (7) 4 tied (1) Barclays Center 894 Tuesday, May 25 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Indiana Fever Monumental 85–69 T. Charles (30) Hines-Allen (10) Cloud (7) Breland (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse No Fans 8:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Chicago Sky CBSSN, WCIU 90–83 Hayes (26) Tied (9) Vandersloot (6) 3 tied (2) Wintrust Arena 1,004 10:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Seattle Storm CBSSN, JoeTV, NESN+ 87–90 (OT) J. Jones (28) J. Jones (13) J. Thomas (6) 4 tied (2) Angel of the Winds Arena 1,011 Wednesday, May 26 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN, MyLVTV 85–79 Tied (27) Griner (11) Diggins-Smith (11) Turner (4) Phoenix Suns Arena 4,082 Thursday, May 27 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Atlanta Dream USA: Bally Sports South, Bally Sports South Plus Canada: NBA TV Canada 95–101 Hayes (26) Billings (11) C. Williams (5) 4 tied (1) Gateway Center Arena 711 Friday, May 28 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun Facebook 81–86 T. Charles (29) J. Jones (12) J. Jones (5) T. Charles (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 2,102 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Chicago Sky CBSSN, WCIU, Spectrum SportsNet 76–61 Tied (14) Tied (9) Tied (6) 6 tied (1) Wintrust Arena 1,124 10:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Seattle Storm CBSSN, JoeTV 72–82 Tied (15) Stewart (8) N. Collier (6) Tied (2) Angel of the Winds Arena 1,332 10:30 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Las Vegas Aces Twitter, MyLVTV 77–113 Hamby (25) McCowan (10) C. Gray (12) Wilson (2) Michelob Ultra Arena No Fans Saturday, May 29 2:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ New York Liberty Amazon Prime Video 90–87 C. Williams (31) C. Williams (12) Laney (11) Tied (2) Barclays Center 1,235 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Dallas Wings USA: Bally Sports South Plus Canada: TSN5 89–85 Griner (27) Griner (16) Diggins-Smith (7) Turner (4) College Park Center 1,717 Sunday, May 30 6:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Chicago Sky Facebook, WCIU, Spectrum SportsNet 82–79 Vandersloot (28) Ndour-Fall (12) Tied (7) Zahui B (3) Wintrust Arena 1,124 6:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Las Vegas Aces MyLVTV 78–101 Hamby (22) Cambage (13) C. Gray (5) Cambage (5) Michelob Ultra Arena 1,981 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Minnesota Lynx USA: Bally Sports North, NESN Canada: SN1/SN360, NBA TV Canada 74–79 (OT) Fowles (24) Fowles (9) 4 tied (5) Fowles (3) Target Center 2,007
June Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists High blocks Location Tuesday, June 1 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Connecticut Sun ESPN3, NESN+, MyLVTV 67–74 Cambage (28) Tied (8) Tied (6) Tied (3) Mohegan Sun Arena No Fans 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Dallas Wings ESPN3, Bally Sports Southwest Plus 69–79 Harris (18) 3 tied (7) Mabrey (6) Coffey (6) College Park Center 1,372 8:30 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Chicago Sky USA: ESPN Canada: TSN3 84–83 DeShields (26) Hebard (9) Vandersloot (10) Turner (3) Wintrust Arena 1,217 10:30 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Seattle Storm USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN3 73–88 Stewart (28) McCowan (14) Bird (8) McCowan (3) Angel of the Winds Arena 1,215 Thursday, June 3 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ New York Liberty USA: YES, MyLVTV Canada: TSN1 94–82 Wilson (30) Tied (13) Tied (9) Wilson (3) Barclays Center 1,389 10:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN, WCIU 74–77 Diggins-Smith (28) Griner (12) Vandersloot (9) Griner (4) Phoenix Suns Arena 3,819 10:30 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: Spectrum Sportsnet, Canada: NBA TV Canada 63–98 Toliver (22) Robinson (8) Tied (5) Tied (2) Los Angeles Convention Center 301 Friday, June 4 8:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Minnesota Lynx Facebook 84–86 N. Collier (26) Fowles (11) Sims (6) Tied (1) Target Center 2,024 10:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Seattle Storm Amazon Prime Video, JoeTV 102–105 (OT) Loyd (25) Tied (9) Bird (10) Tied (2) Angel of the Winds Arena 1,467 Saturday, June 5 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Washington Mystics USA: ABC Canada: SN360 96–93 Cambage (24) Wilson (15) C. Gray (8) Young (1) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,100 3:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ABC Canada: SN360 63–68 Wheeler (22) Zahui B (10) Wheeler (5) Zahui B (4) Los Angeles Convention Center 430 7:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Connecticut Sun USA: NESN, YES Canada: SN1 64–85 J. Jones (31) J. Jones (13) J. Thomas (9) 3 Tied (1) Mohegan Sun Arena 2,118 Sunday, June 6 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Minnesota Lynx USA: Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Southeast Canada: TSN3 80–100 Hayes (21) Fowles (7) N. Collier (6) Tied (1) Target Center 2,021 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Seattle Storm JoeTV 68–67 Loyd (25) Harrison (8) Bird (5) Tied (2) Angel of the Winds Arena 1,930 Tuesday, June 8 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Washington Mystics USA: Twitter, NBC Sports Washington Canada: NBA TV Canada 81–85 T. Charles (31) N. Collier (9) Cloud (9) Hines-Allen (3) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,100 10:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN, Bally Sports Arizona, Bally Sports Southwest 85–81 Griner (27) Griner (16) Harris (7) 3 tied (2) Phoenix Suns Arena 3,618 Wednesday, June 9 7:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Atlanta Dream USA: Bally Sports Southeast, JoeTV Canada: TSN4 95–71 Hayes (22) E. Williams (12) Canada (7) Stewart (2) Gateway Center Arena 1,014 8:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky CBSSN, WCIU 76–92 K. Mitchell (24) Tied (9) Vandersloot (9) Breland (4) Wintrust Arena 1,090 Thursday, June 10 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Washington Mystics CBSSN, NBC Sports Washington, Spectrum Sportsnet 71–89 Atkins (23) T. Charles (10) Cloud (5) Plaisance (4) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,100 Friday, June 11 8:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Atlanta Dream CBSSN, JoeTV 86–75 Loyd (20) Stewart (13) Bird (7) Tied (1) Gateway Center Arena 1,405 10:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Phoenix Mercury 77–59 Ogunbowale (20) Alarie (9) Diggins-Smith (5) Diggins-Smith (3) Phoenix Suns Arena 4,261 Saturday, June 12 1:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Indiana Fever Amazon Prime Video, WCIU 83–79 Tied (20) Parker (20) L. Allen (6) 3 tied (2) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Minnesota Lynx USA: Bally Sports North Canada: NBA TV Canada 64–80 Cooper (17) Fowles (9) Toliver (5) Fowles (4) Target Center 2,203 Sunday, June 13 2:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Connecticut Sun Facebook, JoeTV 89–66 Stewart (22) Stewart (9) Stewart (5) Magbegor (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 2,248 3:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Atlanta Dream USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports South Canada: TSN2 78–101 C. Williams (21) Tied (7) Tied (6) T. Charles (3) Gateway Center Arena 1,122 6:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Las Vegas Aces MyLVTV, Bally Sports Southwest Plus 78–85 Wilson (28) Wilson (14) Ogunbowale (8) Tied (2) Michelob Ultra Arena No Fans 6:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Phoenix Mercury USA: Bally Sports Arizona Plus, YES Canada: TSN2 85–83 Griner (29) Griner (14) Laney (10) Griner (2) Phoenix Suns Arena 4,476 Tuesday, June 15 7:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Indiana Fever JoeTV 87–70 K. Mitchell (26) Stewart (12) Canada (6)) Breland (3) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 9:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Minnesota Lynx USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 105–89 N. Collier (27) Fowles (9) Vandersloot (13) 5 tied (1) Target Center 2,024 10:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Las Vegas Aces ESPN3, MyLVTV 78–100 Plum (32) Cambage (11) Laney (6) 6 tied (1) Michelob Ultra Arena 2,115 Wednesday, June 16 10:30 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Los Angeles Sparks Amazon Prime Video, Spectrum Sportsnet 80–85 Griner (30) Turner (12) Tied (10) Tied (2) Los Angeles Convention Center 514 Thursday, June 17 7:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Indiana Fever Facebook, JoeTV 79–69 Stewart (21) Stewart (15) Bird (7) Breland (4) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Washington Mystics USA: NBC Sports Washington Canada: TSN2 93–96 Plaisanace (25) Tied (9) Cloud (11) Tied (2) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,100 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Chicago Sky Twitter 75–81 J. Thomas (20) B. Jones (12) Vandersloot (10) Bonner (3) Wintrust Arena 1,293 8:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Dallas Wings CBSSN 85–73 McBride (22) Fowles (12) Clarendon (5) N. Coller (2) College Park Center 1,519 10:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Las Vegas Aces CBSSN 76–103 Laney (20) Hamby (12) Plum (7) Tied (2) Michelob Ultra Arena No Fans Friday, June 18 10:30 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Los Angeles Sparks CBSSN 80–66 Diggins-Smith (21) Tied (8) Tied (4) Tied (2) Los Angeles Convention Center 520 Saturday, June 19 2:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Chicago Sky CBS 81–91 B. Jones (22) Copper (9) Vandersloot (11) Parker (3) Wintrust Arena 1,293 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Washington Mystics USA: NBC Sports Washington Canada: NBA TV Canada 77–82 T. Charles (30) T. Charles (15) Robinson (6) Tied (2) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,100 8:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Dallas Wings USA: Bally Sports Southwest Plus, Bally Sports North Plus Canada: TSN2 77–95 Mabrey (28) Alarie (8) Tied (6) Fowles (2) College Park Center 1,751 Sunday, June 20 4:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: ESPN Canada: SN360 76–73 Wheeler (20) Whitcomb (9) Wheeler (10) R. Allen (3) Los Angeles Convention Center 731 Tuesday, June 22 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Connecticut Sun USA: League Pass Canada: TSN3/5 70–80 B. Jones (26) Bonner (13) Bonner (6) Tied (2) Mohegan Sun Arena 2,076 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ New York Liberty Amazon Prime Video, WCIU 92–72 Parker (23) Parker (12) Vandersloot (10) 3 tied (2) Barclays Center 1,419 10:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Seattle Storm JoeTV, Monmumental 87–83 T. Charles (34) T. Charles (16) Loyd (9) Stewart (5) Angel of the Winds Arena 2,495 Wednesday, June 23 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Atlanta Dream USA: Bally Sports Southeast Extra, Bally Sports North Plus Canada: TSN5 87–85 Fowles (26) Fowles (19) Clarendon (9) Fowles (5) Gateway Center Arena 907 Thursday, June 24 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Indiana Fever CBSSN 89–64 K. Mitchell (24) Sabally (9) Ogunbowale (5) Sabally (2) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ New York Liberty USA: Twitter, YES, WCIU Canada: NBA TV Canada 91–68 Tied (18) Parker (11) Vandersloot (9) Onyenwere (3) Barclays Center 2,148 10:30 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: Spectrum Sportsnet, Monumental Canada: NBA TV Canada 82–89 Tied (26) T. Charles (10) Atkins (7) 3 tied (2) Los Angeles Convention Center 520 Friday, June 25 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Minnesota Lynx Facebook, MyLVTV 89–90 (OT) Fowles (30) Cambage (20) Tied (7) Fowles (4) Target Center 2,734 Saturday, June 26 1:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Dallas Wings CBS 74–85 Ogunbowale (30) T. Charles (10) L. Mitchell (7) Sabally (2) College Park Center 2,055 7:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Atlanta Dream USA: Bally Sports South, YES Canada: SN360 101–78 Whitcomb (30) Shook (11) Ionescu (8) Stokes (2) Gateway Center Arena 1,605 Sunday, June 27 2:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Connecticut Sun NESN+, WCIU 58–74 Bonner (23) Mompremier (11) Vandersloot (7) Dolson (2) Mohegan Sun Arena 2,014 4:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN Canada: SN360 92–95 (OT) Stewart (35) 3 tied (11) C. Gray (7) Stewart (3) Michelob Ultra Arena 3,766 6:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury Facebook, Bally Sports Arizona Plus 79–88 Taurasi (25) Griner (15) 3 tied (4) Griner (2) Phoenix Suns Arena 7,304 Tuesday, June 29 7:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Atlanta Dream USA: ESPN3, Bally Sports Southeast Canada: NBA TV Canada 69–73 C. Williams (18) Shook (8) Laney (7) Tied (2) Gateway Center Arena 1,131 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN3 90–71 T. Charles (26) J. Jones (16) Bonner (7) T. Charles (3) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,100 Wednesday, June 30 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Dallas Wings CBSSN, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, WCIU 91–81 Harrison (23) Parker (10) Vandersloot (12) Tied (2) College Park Center 1,778 10:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN, Bally Sports Arizona, Bally Sports North Plus 82–76 Griner (28) Tied (11) Tied (7) Fowles (2) Phoenix Suns Arena 4,122 10:30 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Los Angeles Sparks Amazon Prime Video, Spectrum Sportsnet, MyLVTV 99–75 Zahui B (22) Cambage (11) Gray (8) Tied (2) Los Angeles Convention Center 746
July Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists High blocks Location Thursday, July 1 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Indiana Fever Amazon Prime Video, NESN 86–80 B. Jones (34) McCowan (8) Tied (7) J. Jones (2) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans Friday, July 2 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Dallas Wings CBSSN, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, WCIU 91–100 Mabrey (28) Sabally (9) Vandersloot (9) Sabally (3) College Park Center 2,187 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Los Angeles Sparks CBSSN, Spectrum Sportsnet, MyLVTV 66–58 Wilson (20) Zahui B (12) Wheeler (5) Coffey (4) Los Angeles Convention Center 959 10:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Seattle Storm Twitter, JoeTV 88–91 C. Williams (20) Tied (8) Tied (7) Stewart (3) Angel of the Winds Arena 3,011 Saturday, July 3 1:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Indiana Fever USA: NBA TV, NESN+ Canada: SN1 67–73 Robinson (19) McCowan (12) Tied (4) Breland (3) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 1:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ New York Liberty CBSSN, YES, Monumental 79–82 T. Charles (31) T. Charles (16) Tied (5) T. Charles (3) Barclays Center 1,615 10:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury Facebook, Bally Sports Arizona Plus, Bally Sports North Plus 99–68 McBride (24) Fowles (10) Tied (6) Fowles (3) Phoenix Suns Arena 8,182 Sunday, July 4 6:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Las Vegas Aces USA: NBA TV, MyLVTV, Canada: TSN5 95–118 Plum (23) Tied (10) Sims (13) 3 tied (1) Michelob Ultra Arena 2,705 9:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Antenna TV Canada: SN360 84–74 Stewart (21) Sykes (10) 3 tied (5) Zahui B (3) Los Angeles Convention Center 716 Monday, July 5 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ New York Liberty Facebook, YES 96–99 Whitcomb (26) Shook (8) Ionescu (12) Sabally (3) Barclays Center 1,677 Wednesday, July 7 8:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Minnesota Lynx USA: ESPN2 Canada: NBA TV Canada 79–85 McBride (25) Fowles (11) Clarendon (8) Collier (4) Target Center 2,321 10:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Las Vegas Aces Amazon Prime Video, MyLVTV 99–90 (OT) Griner (33) Tied (12) Diggins-Smith (8) Griner (3) Michelob Ultra Arena 3,013 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Seattle Storm CBSSN, Antenna TV 62–71 Stewart (27) Stewart (11) Bird (5) Tied (2) Angel of the Winds Arena 2,730 Friday, July 9 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN, NESN+ 72–84 J. Jones (24) J. Jones (16) Hiedeman (5) E. Williams (2) Mohegan Sun Arena 2,286 7:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Indiana Fever USA: NBA TV, YES Canada: TSN4 69–82 Laney (23) Laney (8) Tied (5) McCowan (4) Indiana Farmers Coliseum No Fans 9:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Phoenix Mercury USA: ESPN Canada: TSN3/4 77–85 Griner (29) Griner (15) Diggins-Smith (6) Diggins-Smith (2) Phoenix Suns Arena 7,554 10:30 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Las Vegas Aces ESPN3, MyLVTV 77–67 Tied (18) Stokes (12) Clarendon (9) Wilson (3) Michelob Ultra Arena No Fans Saturday, July 10 8:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Chicago Sky Amazon Prime Video, WCIU 89–85 (OT) T. Charles (34) T. Charles (17) Vandersloot (15) Paker (2) Wintrust Arena 8,331 Sunday, July 11 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Dallas Wings USA: ABC Canada: TSN5 95–79 Tied (22) Wilson (13) Wilson (8) Tied (3) College Park Center 2,533 2:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ New York Liberty USA: ESPN3, NESN+, YES Canada: SN360 71–54 J. Jones (17) J. Jones (17) J. Jones (5) Tied (1) Barclays Center 1,988 5:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Atlanta Dream Facebook, Bally Sports Southeast 79–68 McCowan (21) McCowan (14) Robinson (9) McCowan (3) Gateway Center Arena 1,897 6:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Seattle Storm CBSSN, JoeTV 75–82 Nurse (28) Russell (10) Peddy (7) 3 tied (1) Angel of the Winds Arena 5,110 9:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: Bally Sports North Plus, Spectrum Sportsnet Canada: SN360 86–61 N. Collier (27) Tied (8) Clarendon (8) Fowles (3) Los Angeles Convention Center 892 Wednesday, July 14 7:00 p.m. Team USA @ Team WNBA USA: ESPN Canada: TSN3/5, SN 85–93 Ogunbowale (26) J. Jones (14) Bird (8) Tied (2) Michelob Ultra Arena 5,175
August Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists High blocks Location Thursday, August 12 9:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Seattle Storm Amazon Prime Video 57–79 Stewart (17) J. Jones (11) Bird (5) Stewart (3) Footprint Center 5,006 Sunday, August 15 4:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Chicago Sky ABC 85–87 Loyd (26) Russell (11) Vandersloot (11) Magbegor (3) Wintrust Arena 6,231 4:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Dallas Wings ESPN3, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, NESN+ 80–59 Ogunbowale (20) J. Jones (15) Tied (5) K. Charles (2) College Park Center 2,399 6:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Las Vegas Aces MyLVTV, Monumental 83–84 3 tied (20) Wilson (14) C. Gray (11) 3 tied (1) Michelob Ultra Arena 3,024 6:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Phoenix Mercury CBSSN 81–92 C. Williams (30) Turner (17) Diggins-Smith (7) Turner (4) Footprint Center 7,491 7:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Minnesota Lynx Facebook, YES 78–88 Howard (30) Fowles (11) Clarendon (8) N. Collier (5) Target Center 3,534 9:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: Spectrum Sportsnet Canada: SN 70–75 K. Mitchell (20) Zahui B (9) Tied (6) Zahui B (3) Staples Center 2,029 Tuesday, August 17 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Connecticut Sun Amazon Prime Video, NESN+ 60–72 J. Thomas (19) J. Jones (13) J. Thomas (5) 4 tied (1) Mohegan Sun Arena 3,488 8:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Chicago Sky CBSSN, WCIU 80–76 Quigley (27) Thornton (10) Vandersloot (12) Dolson Wintrust Arena 3,902 10:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Las Vegas Aces CBSSN, MyLVTV 83–93 T. Charles (30) Wilson (14) Cloud (8) Wilson (3) Michelob Ultra Arena 3,241 10:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Phoenix Mercury Facebook, Bally Sports Arizona Plus 80–84 Griner (25) Turner (11) Taurasi (7) Griner (4) Footprint Center 4,089 10:30 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum Overflow Canada: NBA TV Canada 80–85 (OT) Sims (26) Tied (9) N. Ogwumike (9) Tied (2) Staples Center 2,200 Wednesday, August 18 7:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ New York Liberty CBSSN, JoeTV 79–83 Loyd (35) Tied (7) Laney (8) Tied (2) Barclays Center 2,103 Thursday, August 19 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Connecticut Sun USA: NBA TV, NESN Canada: TSN1/4 71–82 Bonner (31) Tied (11) Clarendon (8) N. Collier (2) Mohegan Sun Arena 3,536 10:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Phoenix Mercury USA: Twitter, Bally Sports Arizona Canada: NBA TV Canada 64–77 Griner (30) Turner (14) Griner (5) 3 tied (2) Footprint Center 5,113 10:30 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet Canada: SN360 64–66 C. Williams (23) C. Williams (11) Toliver (5) Tied (2) Staples Center 1,885 Friday, August 20 7:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ New York Liberty Amazon Prime Video, JoeTV 99–83 Loyd (29) Stewart (14) Whitcomb (8) Howard (3) Barclays Center 3,889 8:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Dallas Wings CBSSN, Bally Sports Southwest Plus 83–81 Harrison (22) Harrison (7) Ogunbowale (6) Tied (3) College Park Center 2,017 Saturday, August 21 12:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Atlanta Dream USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN3/5 84–69 Diggins Smith (25) Griner (12) Diggins Smith (7) 4 tied (2) Gateway Center Arena 2,073 8:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Chicago Sky USA: NBA TV, WCIU Canada: SN1 101–95 Tied (27) Tied (7) Vandersloot (8) Tied (3) Wintrust Arena 5,036 Sunday, August 22 2:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ New York Liberty USA: ESPN3, YES, Spectrum Sportsnet Canada: SN1 86–83 3 tied (17) Howard (11) Laney (9) Tied (2) Barclays Center N/A 3:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN Canada: NBA TV Canada 85–78 Tied (20) Hines-Allen (17) Cloud (9) Stewart (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,114 Tuesday, August 24 7:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Minnesota Lynx USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN2 70–76 Fowles (29) Fowles (20) Bird (7) Tied (3) Target Center 3,634 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Atlanta Dream USA: ESPN3, Bally Sports Southeast, WCIU Canada: SN1 86–79 Quigley (21) Parker (9) Vandersloot (10) E. Williams (4) Gateway Center Arena 1,292 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Connecticut Sun ESPN3, NESN+, MyLVTV 62–76 January (19) J. Jones (10) J. Thomas (6) Bonner (2) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,012 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN3, NBC Sports Washington, Spectrum Sportsnet Canada: NBA TV Canada 68–78 Hines-Allen (19) Tied (8) Cloud (8) McCall (3) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,620 Wednesday, August 25 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ New York Liberty USA: NBA TV, YES Canada: SN1 106–79 Diggins-Smith (27) Turner (15) Taurasi (9) Tied (2) Barclays Center 1,872 Thursday, August 26 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Atlanta Dream USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports Southeast, MyLVTV Canada: TSN2 78–71 Tied (21) Wilson (12) Plum (8) Billings (4) Gateway Center Arena 2,182 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Connecticut Sun USA: NESN+, Spectrum Sportsnet Canada: SN1 72–76 B. Jones (23) J. Jones (11) Wheeler (9) Coffey Mohegan Sun Arena 3,702 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Washington Mystics Amazon Prime Video, NBC Sports Washington, Bally Sports Southwest Plus 82–77 Ogunbowale (26) Harrison (10) Ogunbowale (9) 6 tied (1) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,465 Friday, August 27 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ New York Liberty CBSSN 80–64 Diggins-Smith (27) Vaughn (11) Ionescu (9) R. Allen (3) Barclays Center 2,315 10:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Seattle Storm USA: NBA TV, JoeTV, WCIU Canada: NBA TV Canada 73–69 Copper (26) Stevens (10) Vandersloot (8) Magbegor (2) Angel of the Winds Arena 3,650 Saturday, August 28 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Indiana Fever USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports Indiana, MyLVTV Canada: SN 87–71 Tied (15) McCowan (13) McCowan (7) Cambage (3) Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Connecticut Sun USA: NBA TV, NESN+, Spectrum Sportsnet Canada: SN1 61–76 B. Jones (16) B. Jones (15) Wheeler (7) 6 tied (1) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,434 7:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Washington Mystics Facebook, NBC Sports Washington, Bally Sports Southwest Plus 75–76 Ogunbowale (25) Harrison (9) Tied (5) Zellous (2) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,410 Sunday, August 29 6:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Seattle Storm Facebook, KCPQ, WCIU 107–75 Parker (25) Tied (9) Vandersloot (10) Tied (2) Angel of the Winds Arena 3,750 Tuesday, August 31 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Indiana Fever Twitter, Bally Sports Indiana 72–74 K. Mitchell (25) McCowan (19) Wheeler (7) 4 tied (1) Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics NBA TV, NBC Sports Washington, NESN+ 85–75 J. Jones (31) J. Jones (14) Cloud (12) J. Jones (3) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,269 8:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Minnesota Lynx Amazon Prime Video, Bally Sports North Plus 66–74 McBride (25) N. Collier (14) Ionescu (6) R. Allen (3) Target Center 3,221 10:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Phoenix Mercury USA: NBA TV, Bally Sportsnet Arizona Plus, WCIU Canada: NBA TV Canada 83–103 Nurse (21) Stevens (9) Diggins-Smith (10) Copper (3) Footprint Center 5,838
September Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists High blocks Location Thursday, September 2 8:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Dallas Wings Facebook, Bally Sports Southwest, Bally Sports South 68–72 C. Williams (25) Billings (11) C. Williams (7) E. Williams (4) College Park Center 1,975 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Minnesota Lynx USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports North Canada: SN360 57–66 McBride (17) Fowles (17) Wheeler (7) Tied (2) Target Center 3,121 10:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Las Vegas Aces USA: NBA TV, MyLVTV, WCIU Canada: SN360 83–90 Parker (30) Parker (14) Vandersloot (8) Tied (3) Michelob Ultra Arena N/A 10:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Seattle Storm Amazon Prime Video, JoeTV, YES 75–85 Stewart (33) Stewart (8) Ionescu (7) Tied (2) Angel of the Winds Arena 3,592 Saturday, September 4 1:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Indiana Fever USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports Indiana, Bally Sports Arizona Canada: TSN5 87–65 Griner (22) Turner (11) Taurasi (7) Breland (3) Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A 8:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Minnesota Lynx USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports North Canada: SN1 75–93 Atkins (25) N. Collier (9) Banham (8) Fowles (3) Target Center 3,403 Sunday, September 5 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Chicago Sky USA: ABC Canada: SN1 84–92 Plum (23) Parker (13) Parker (8) Stokes (3) Wintrust Arena 5,210 4:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Dallas Wings CBSSN, Bally Sports Southwest Plus 69–64 Hayes (22) Tied (14) Harris (6) E. Williams (3) College Park Center 2,386 Monday, September 6 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Indiana Fever USA: NBA TV Canada: TSN2 86–81 K. Mitchell (23) McCowan (15) Allen (7) Diggins-Smith (3) Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A Tuesday, September 7 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Dallas Wings Amazon Prime Video, Bally Sports Southwest Plus, NESN+ 83–56 B. Jones (18) B. Jones (10) J. Thomas (6) J. Jones (3) College Park Center 1,945 10:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Seattle Storm CBSSN, JoeTV 71–105 Loyd (20) Gustafson (8) Bird (7) Tied (1) Angel of the Winds Arena 2,390 Wednesday, September 8 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Atlanta Dream USA: NBA TV Canada: SN360 76–75 C. Williams (20) Turner (15) Tied (5) 6 tied (1) Gateway Center Arena 1,215 9:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN3 81–102 Young (29) Fowles (11) Gray (14) 7 tied (1) Michelob Ultra Arena 5,663 Thursday, September 9 10:30 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet, NESN Canada: TSN2 75–57 J. Jones (21) J. Jones (14) Bonner (5) J. Jones (2) Staples Center 1,695 Friday, September 10 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Washington Mystics USA: NBA TV, NBC Sports Washington: NBA TV Canada 74–82 Charles (26) Charles (16) 3 tied (6) Tied (2) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,320 8:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Minnesota Lynx Twitter 72–89 Powers (20) McCowan (9) Allen (6) Fowles (5) Target Center 3,503 Saturday, September 11 8:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Dallas Wings USA: Bally Sports Southwest Plus Canada: SN1 76–77 Mabrey (21) Tied (11) 3 tied (6) Ionescu (2) College Park Center 2,888 10:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Phoenix Mercury USA: NESN+ Canada: SN1 76–67 Griner (25) J. Jones (16) Tied (5) Griner (3) Footprint Center 9,811 Sunday, September 12 3:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ Chicago Sky USA: ABC Canada: NBA TV Canada 79–71 Charles (31) Parker (11) Cloud (8) Plaisance (1) Wintrust Arena 4,707 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Minnesota Lynx USA: NBA TV Canada: NBA TV Canada 80–90 K. Mitchell (25) Tied (8) Tied (7) McCowan Target Center 3,434 9:00 p.m. Seattle Storm @ Los Angeles Sparks USA: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet, JoeTV Canada: SN 53–81 Cooper (19) Sykes (10) Wheeler (4) Coffey (2) Staples Center 4,181 Monday, September 13 3:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Las Vegas Aces USA: NBA TV, MyLVTV, Bally Sports Southwest Plus Canada: TSN3/5 75–85 Plum (30) Wilson (12) Mabrey (7) Kuier (3) Michelob Ultra Arena N/A Tuesday, September 14 7:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Atlanta Dream USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports Southeast Canada: SN1 78–85 Hayes (31) McCowan (14) McDonald (6) McCowan (5) Gateway Center Arena 1,208 Wednesday, September 15 7:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Connecticut Sun CBSSN, NESN+ 69–98 Howard (25) J. Jones (13) Tied (5) Howard (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,012 Thursday, September 16 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Atlanta Dream Amazon Prime Video, Bally Sports Southeast 74–68 Hayes (25) Tied (10) Wheeler (4) Tied (1) Gateway Center Arena 2,537 Friday, September 17 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Indiana Fever CBSSN, Bally Sports North Plus 92–73 K. Mitchell (26) McCowan (12) Allen (7) Tied (2) Indiana Farmers Coliseum N/A 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics @ New York Liberty Twitter, YES 91–80 Atkins (29) Howard (10) Laney (11) T. Charles (3) Barclays Center 3,615 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Chicago Sky USA: NBA TV, WCIU, MyLVTV Canada: NBA TV Canada 103–70 R. Williams (22) Stokes (13) Tied (7) Parker (4) Wintrust Arena 4,911 10:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Seattle Storm USA: NBA TV, JoeTV Canada: TSN2 85–94 Loyd (37) Griner (13) Bird (7) Griner (2) Angel of the Winds Arena 6,000 Sunday, September 19 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream @ Connecticut Sun USA: NBA TV, NESN+ Canada: NBA TV Canada 64–84 C. Williams (18) B. Jones (12) Tied (4) J. Jones (2) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,724 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Phoenix Mercury USA: ABC Canada: SN1 84–83 Plum (23) Turner (8) Diggins-Smith (7) Park (2) Footprint Center 9,724 3:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx @ Washington Mystics USA: ESPN3, NBC Sports Washington Canada: TSN2 83–77 Powers (27) Tied (13) Clarendon (6) N. Collier (2) Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,854 5:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks @ Dallas Wings USA: NBA TV, Bally Sports Southwest Plus Canada: TSN2 84–87 Cooper (24) N. Ogwumike (10) Wheeler (7) N. Ogwumike (2) College Park Center 3,604 6:00 p.m. Indiana Fever @ Chicago Sky CBSSN, WCIU 87–98 K. Mitchell (32) McCowan (9) Allen (10) 6 tied (1) Wintrust Arena N/A
2021 WNBA postseason
First Round Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists High blocks Location Thursday, September 23 8:00 p.m. Dallas Wings @ Chicago Sky USA: ESPN2 Canada: SN1 64–81 Copper (23) Parker (15) Parker (7) 5 tied (1) Wintrust Arena 4,672 10:00 p.m. New York Liberty @ Phoenix Mercury USA: ESPN2 Canada: SN1, NBA TV Canada 82–83 Laney (25) Tied (10) Ionescu (11) Tied (3) Grand Canyon University Arena 5,827
Second Round Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists High blocks Location Sunday, September 26 3:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Seattle Storm USA: ABC Canada: TSN5, NBA TV Canada 85–80 (OT) Griner (23) Griner (16) Diggins-Smith (6) Turner (3) Angel of the Winds Arena N/A 5:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Minnesota Lynx USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN5 89–76 Powers (24) Copper (10) Vandersloot (5) Fowles (2) Target Center 4,334
Semifinals Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists High blocks Location Tuesday, September 28 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Connecticut Sun USA: EPSN2 Canada: SN1 101–95 (2OT) J. Jones (26) J. Jones (11) Vandersloot (18) 4 tied (2) Mohegan Sun Arena 4,720 10:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2 Canada: SN1, NBA TV Canada 90–96 R. Williams (26) Wilson (9) Gray (12) 3 tied (2) Michelob Ultra Arena 7,009 Thursday, September 30 8:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Connecticut Sun USA: EPSN2 Canada: SN360 68–79 Tied (15) A. Thomas (11) Tied (6) Parker (3) Mohegan Sun Arena 6,088 10:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN5, NBA TV Canada 117–91 Taurasi (37) Wilson (9) Tied (7) 3 tied (2) Michelob Ultra Arena 6,432 Sunday, October 3 1:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Chicago Sky USA: ESPN Canada: TSN2 83–86 Copper (26) Stevens (11) Vandersloot (13) J. Jones (4) Wintrust Arena 7,421 3:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Phoenix Mercury USA: ABC Canada: TSN2 60–87 Turner (23) Turner (17) Diggins-Smith (9) Griner (3) Desert Financial Arena 7,090 Wednesday, October 6 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun @ Chicago Sky USA: ESPN Canada: TSN4 69–79 J. Jones (25) J. Jones (11) Parker (7) 4 tied (2) Wintrust Arena 10:00 p.m. Las Vegas Aces @ Phoenix Mercury USA: ESPN Canada: TSN4 93–76 Gray (22) Wilson (12) Tied (6) Turner (3) Footprint Center 11,255 Friday, October 8 9:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Las Vegas Aces USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN4 87–84 Griner (28) Tied (11) Diggins-Smith (8) Turner (3) Michelob Ultra Arena 9,680
Finals Date Time (ET) Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists High blocks Location October 10 3:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Phoenix Mercury USA: ABC Canada: SN, NBA TV Canada 91–77 Copper (21) Copper (10) Vandersloot (11) Parker (2) Footprint Center 10,191 October 13 9:00 p.m. Chicago Sky @ Phoenix Mercury USA: ESPN Canada: TSN2 86–91 (OT) Griner (29) 5 tied (9) Vandersloot (14) Stevens (4) Footprint Center 13,685 October 15 9:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Chicago Sky USA: ESPN2 Canada: TSN2 50–86 Copper (22) Turner (7) Vandersloot (10) Tied (2) Wintrust Arena 10,378 October 17 3:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury @ Chicago Sky USA: ESPN Canada: SN, NBA TV Canada 74–80 Griner (28) Parker (13) Vandersloot (15) Tied (2) Wintrust Arena 10,378

Note: Games highlighted in ██ represent Commissioner’s Cup games.

The following shows the leaders in each statistical category during the 2021 regular season.^[23][24][25]

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Tina Charles	Washington Mystics	23.4 ppg
Rebounds per game	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut Sun	11.2 rpg
Assists per game	Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago Sky	8.6 apg
Steals per game	Brittney Sykes	Los Angeles Sparks	1.8 spg
Blocks per game	Brittney Griner	Phoenix Mercury	1.9 bpg
Field goal percentage	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota Lynx	64.0% (208/325)
Three point FG percentage	Allie Quigley	Chicago Sky	45.4% (54/119)
Free throw percentage	Kelsey Plum	Las Vegas Aces	94.4% (85/90)
Points per game (team)	Las Vegas Aces		89.3 ppg
Field goal percentage (team)	Las Vegas Aces		47.2%

The WNBA continued its current playoff format for 2021. The top eight teams, regardless of conference, make the playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a bye to the semi-finals. The remaining six teams play in two single-elimination playoff rounds, with the third and fourth seeds receiving a bye to the second round.^[26]

Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.

Date Awarded	Eastern Conference		Western Conference		Reference
	Player	Team	Player	Team
May 24	Sabrina Ionescu	New York	Breanna Stewart	Seattle	[27]
June 1	Betnijah Laney	New York	Brittney Griner	Phoenix	[28]
June 7	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut	Jewell Loyd	Seattle	[29]
June 14	Tina Charles	Washington	Breanna Stewart (2)	Seattle	[30]
June 21	Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago	Breanna Stewart (3)	Seattle	[31]
June 28	DeWanna Bonner	Connecticut	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota	[32]
July 6	Brionna Jones	Connecticut	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas	[33]
July 12	Jonquel Jones (2)	Connecticut	Brittney Griner (2)	Phoenix	[34]
August 23	Jonquel Jones (3)	Connecticut	Brittney Griner (3)	Phoenix	[35]
August 30	Brionna Jones (2)	Connecticut	Skylar Diggins-Smith	Phoenix	[36]
September 6	Jonquel Jones (4)	Connecticut	Brittney Griner (4)	Phoenix	[37]
September 13	Tina Charles (2)	Washington	Brittney Griner (5)	Phoenix	[38]
September 20	Natasha Howard	New York	Kelsey Plum	Las Vegas	[39]

Month	Eastern Conference		Western Conference		Reference
	Player	Team	Player	Team
May	Jonquel Jones	Connecticut	Breanna Stewart	Seattle	[40]
June	Tina Charles	Washington	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas	[41]
August	Jonquel Jones (2)	Connecticut	Sylvia Fowles	Minnesota	[42]
September	Jonquel Jones (3)	Connecticut	Kelsey Plum	Las Vegas	[43]

Month	Player	Team	Reference
May	Michaela Onyenwere	New York	[44]
June	Michaela Onyenwere (2)	New York	[45]
August	Michaela Onyenwere (3)	New York	[46]
September	Michaela Onyenwere (4)	New York	[47]

Month	Coach	Team	Reference
May	Walt Hopkins	New York	[48]
June	James Wade	Chicago	[49]
August	Curt Miller	Connecticut	[50]
September	Curt Miller (2)	Connecticut	[51]

The award previously titled "Sixth Woman of the Year" was changed to "Sixth Player" starting with this season.

Award		Winner	Position	Team	Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award		Jonquel Jones	Forward/Center	Connecticut Sun	48 of 49[52]
Finals MVP Award		Kahleah Copper	Guard/Forward	Chicago Sky	[53]
Rookie of the Year Award		Michaela Onyenwere	Forward	New York Liberty	47 of 49[54]
Most Improved Player Award		Brionna Jones	Forward	Connecticut Sun	38 of 49[55]
Defensive Player of the Year Award		Sylvia Fowles	Center	Minnesota Lynx	31 of 49[56]
Sixth Player of the Year Award		Kelsey Plum	Guard	Las Vegas Aces	41 of 49[57]
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award		Nneka Ogwumike	Forward	Los Angeles Sparks	19 of 46[58]
Peak Performer: Points		Tina Charles	Center	Washington Mystics	23.4 ppg[59]
Peak Performer: Rebounds		Jonquel Jones	Forward/Center	Connecticut Sun	11.2 rpg[59]
Peak Performer: Assists		Courtney Vandersloot	Guard	Chicago Sky	8.6 apg[59]
Coach of the Year Award		Curt Miller	Coach	Connecticut Sun	41 of 49[60]
Basketball Executive of the Year Award		Dan Padover	General manager	Las Vegas Aces	9 ballots[61]
Team	Guard	Guard	Forward	Forward	Center
All-WNBA First Team[62]	Skylar Diggins-Smith	Jewell Loyd	Jonquel Jones	Breanna Stewart	Brittney Griner
All-WNBA Second Team[62]	Arike Ogunbowale	Courtney Vandersloot	A'ja Wilson	Tina Charles	Sylvia Fowles
All-Defensive First Team[63]	Brittney Sykes	Briann January	Jonquel Jones	Brianna Turner	Sylvia Fowles
All-Defensive Second Team[63]	Jasmine Thomas	Ariel Atkins	Breanna Stewart	Brionna Jones	Brittney Griner
All-Rookie Team[64]	Dana Evans	Aari McDonald	DiDi Richards	Michaela Onyenwere	Charli Collier

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
Atlanta Dream	Mike Petersen (interim)	Atlanta Dream (assistant)	0	0–0	0	0	0
Chicago Sky	James Wade	UMMC Ekaterinburg (assistant)	2	32–24	2	0	0
Connecticut Sun	Curt Miller	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	5	89–69	4	1	0
Indiana Fever	Marianne Stanley	Washington Mystics (assistant)	1	6–16	0	0	0
New York Liberty	Walt Hopkins	Minnesota Lynx (assistant)	1	2–20	0	0	0
Washington Mystics	Mike Thibault	Connecticut Sun	8	139–121	7	2	1

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
Dallas Wings	Vickie Johnson	Las Vegas Aces (assistant)	0	0–0	0	0	0
Las Vegas Aces	Bill Laimbeer	New York Liberty	3	53–37	2	1	0
Los Angeles Sparks	Derek Fisher	New York Knicks	2	37–19	2	0	0
Minnesota Lynx	Cheryl Reeve	Detroit Shock (assistant)	11	245–117	10	6	4
Phoenix Mercury	Sandy Brondello	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	7	131–95	7	1	1
Seattle Storm	Dan Hughes	San Antonio Stars	3	62–28	3	2	2

Notes:

• Year with team does not include 2021 season.
• Records are from time at current team and are through the end of the 2020 regular season.
• Playoff appearances are from time at current team only.
• WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams.
• Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2021 season as head coach of each team.