The WNBA is indeed expanding and potentially heading to Northern California, but it won’t be in Sacramento, the home of one of the league’s eight original teams.
Reported by Chantel Jennings of The Athletic, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the expansion teams at the end of 2022-23. On the short-list for the association’s newest locations include:
- Portland
- Nashville
- Oakland
- San Francisco
- Philadelphia
- Toronto
Of the finalists for this round of expansion, only one city has been home to a WNBA team in the Portland Fire.