Exciting Developments: Dive into the 2025 WNBA Season Launch

After a riveting and landmark 2024 season, the WNBA continues to dominate the headlines even during the offseason. With the introduction of a fresh expansion team, a wave of coaching changes, and a free agency period full of surprising player transfers, excitement is at an all-time high.

The peak of all this excitement arrives this Friday as the 2025 WNBA season, marking the league’s 29th year, officially begins. Training camps have been in full swing since late April and exhibition matches kicked off on May 2, but now it’s time to assess how all 13 teams perform when the stakes are real.

ESPN is keeping a close eye on the most compelling storylines as the season begins. Can the New York Liberty build on their momentum and clinch another championship? Will the Minnesota Lynx return to the WNBA Finals, possibly with a victorious outcome in 2025? Is there another championship in store for the Las Vegas Aces and MVP A’ja Wilson, potentially their third in four years? Can Caitlin Clark lead the Indiana Fever beyond their previous first-round playoff exit? And who will be the eight teams making it to the postseason?

From revamped team rosters to high-flying championship goals, we offer a comprehensive guide to all 13 league teams, highlighting crucial updates. This includes ESPN’s preseason WNBA Power Rankings—determined by experts Kendra Andrews, Kevin Pelton, Alexa Philippou, and Michael Voepel—alongside ESPN fantasy women’s basketball insights and key statistics from ESPN’s WNBA Basketball Power Index (BPI).