2018 WNBA season explained

2018 WNBA season
League:	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	May 18 – September 12
No Of Games:	34
No Of Teams:	12
Average Attendance:	6,721^[1]
Tv:	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV
Top Pick:	A'ja Wilson
Picked By:	Las Vegas Aces
Mvp:	Breanna Stewart (Seattle)
Conf1:	Eastern
Conf1 Link:	Eastern Conference (WNBA)
Conf1 Champ:	Atlanta Dream
Conf1 Runner-Up:	Washington Mystics
Conf2:	Western
Conf2 Link:	Western Conference (WNBA)
Conf2 Champ:	Seattle Storm
Conf2 Runner-Up:	Phoenix Mercury
Finals Champ:	Seattle Storm
Finals Runner-Up:	Washington Mystics
Finals Mvp:	Breanna Stewart (Seattle)
Seasonslist:	List of WNBA seasons
Seasonslistnames:	WNBA
Prevseason Link:	2017 WNBA season
Prevseason Year:	2017
Nextseason Link:	2019 WNBA season
Nextseason Year:	2019

The 2018 WNBA season was the 22nd season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Minnesota Lynx are the defending champions. The regular season began on May 18, with the Phoenix Mercury hosting the Dallas Wings. The season ended with the Seattle Storm defeating the Washington Mystics 3-0 in the WNBA Finals. This was the third championship for the Storm. Seattle's Breanna Stewart was named regular season and finals MVP.

2018 WNBA draft

See main article: 2018 WNBA draft.

The Las Vegas Aces selected A'ja Wilson first in the 2018 WNBA Draft.^[2] The draft was televised nationally on the ESPN networks (Round 1 on ESPN2, Rounds 2 and 3 on ESPNU).

Transactions

See main article: List of 2018 WNBA season transactions.

Retirement

• On August 21, 2017, Plenette Pierson announced her retirement at the conclusion of the 2017 season. Pierson played 15 seasons and won three championships with the Detroit Shock and Minnesota Lynx.^[3]
• On February 3, 2018, Jia Perkins announced her retirement from the WNBA. Perkins played 14 seasons and won one championship with the Minnesota Lynx.^[4]

Free agency

Free agency negotiations began on February 1.

Coaching changes

Off-season

Team	2017 season	2018 season
Seattle Storm	Gary Kloppenburg	Dan Hughes
New York Liberty	Bill Laimbeer	Katie Smith
Las Vegas Aces	Vickie Johnson	Bill Laimbeer
Atlanta Dream	Michael Cooper	Nicki Collen
Mid-season
Team	Outgoing coach	Incoming coach
Dallas Wings	Fred Williams	Taj McWilliams-Franklin

Arena changes

In addition to the relocated Las Vegas Aces, two other teams announced permanent moves to new arenas for the 2018 season.

• The Chicago Sky moved from Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont, Illinois to the newly opened Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place exhibition center on Chicago's Near South Side. The move was initially announced by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, owner and operator of McCormick Place, on July 25, 2017.^[5] The Sky did not make their formal announcement until February 2, 2018.^[6]
• The New York Liberty announced on February 8, 2018 that they would move their primary home from Madison Square Garden, where they had played since the league's first season in 1997, to the Westchester County Center in suburban White Plains, New York. The team planned to play 15 of its 17 home games in White Plains, with the remaining two at the Garden.^[7]

Regular season

All-Star Game

See main article: 2018 WNBA All-Star Game.

The 2018 WNBA All-Star Game was hosted by the Minnesota Lynx on July 28 at the Target Center. Coverage of the game began at 3:30pm. This is the first time the Lynx have hosted the annual event. This season a new selection format was used. Fans, coaches, media and players would all vote for players to be selected to the All-Star Game. The top 22 players receiving votes based on this weighting were selected to the All-Star Game. There was not a restriction on number of players from one conference. The top 2 vote getters were captains of the two All-Star teams and selected their teams from the pool of the remaining 20 players. The 22 All-Stars were revealed on July 17, 2018. The rosters were revealed on July 19, 2018.^[8]

Standings

Source:^[9]

Statistic leaders

The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 2018 regular season.^[10]

width=32%	Category	width=25%	Player	width=30%	Team	width=20%	Statistic
Points per game			23.0 PPG
Rebounds per game			11.9 RPG
Assists per game			8.6 APG
Steals per game			1.7 SPG
Blocks per game			2.6 BPG
Field goal percentage			61.9% (237–383)
Three point FG percentage			47.0% (77–182)
Free throw percentage			92.5% (172–186)
Points per game	Team Stat		87.6 PPG
Field goal percentage	Team Stat		46.8%

Schedule

|-| rowspan=2|Thu April 12 || colspan=3| 2018 WNBA draft: first round ||colspan=4| ESPN2 || New York City|-| colspan=3| 2018 WNBA draft: later rounds ||colspan=4| ESPNU || New York City|-| rowspan=3|Sun May 6 || Washington Mystics || vs. || Minnesota Lynx || 85–90 MIN || Robinson (18) || Tied (6) || Wright (4) || Wells Fargo Arena
4,203|-| Atlanta Dream || @ || Chicago Sky || 78–61 ATL || Hayes (16) || Parker (8) || Montgomery (7) || Wintrust Arena|-| China || @ || Las Vegas Aces || 63–98 LVA || Ting (22) || Tied (7) || Tied (5) || Mandalay Bay Events Center|-| rowspan=3|Mon May 7 || Chicago Sky || @ || Indiana Fever || 65–79 IND || Mavunga (18) || Tied (8) || Peterson (4) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,377|-| Dallas Wings || vs. || New York Liberty || 76–69 DAL || Stevens (19) || Stevens (10) || Zellous (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena|-| Los Angeles || @ || Connecticut Sun || 65–68 CON || Thomas (17) || Tied (8) || Pondexter (3) || Mohegan Sun Arena|-| rowspan=3|Tues May 8 || Phoenix Mercury || @ || Seattle Storm || 69–73 SEA || Loyd (15) || Tied (6) || Tied (3) || KeyArena
3,502|-| Los Angeles || vs. || New York Liberty || 75–81 NYL || Nurse (19) || Gray (14) || Pondexter (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena
1,106|-| Dallas Wings || @ || Connecticut Sun || 58–79 CON || Williams (18) || A. Thomas (12) || A. Thomas (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena
3,695|-| Fri May 11 || Atlanta Dream || @ || Connecticut Sun || 58–74 CON || Tied (13) || Williams (6) || Tied (3) || Webster Bank Arena
1,610|-| rowspan=4|Sat May 12 || China || @ || Los Angeles || 61–82 LAS || Gray (17) || Wang Jaiqui (8) || Gray (10) || Hutto-Patterson Gym
1,650|-| Indiana Fever || @ || Washington Mystics || 56–91 WAS || Tied (15) || Hawkins (7) || Tied (3) || Acierno Arena (University of Delaware)
3,323|-| Chicago Sky || @ || Minnesota Lynx || 58–87 MIN || Fowles (17) || Fowles (9) || Tied (5) || Target Center
5,024|-| Seattle Storm || @ || Phoenix || 61–84 SEA || Canada (17) || Lyttle (11) || Bird (5) || Talking Stick Resort Arena
4,535|-| Sun May 13 || Las Vegas Aces || @ || Dallas Wings || 55–68 DAL || Stevens (12) || Wilson (12) || Chong (4) || College Park Center|-|-! style="background:#094480; color:white" | 2018 WNBA regular season|-|-| Fri May 18 || Dallas Wings || @ || Phoenix Mercury || NBA TV, FSA+ || 78–86 PHO || Taurasi (26) || Bonner (12) || Diggins-Smith (9) || Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,210|-| Sat May 19 || Chicago Sky || @ || Indiana Fever || NBA TV, WNDY || 82–64 CHI || Quigley (19) || Tied (8) || Tied (5) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,565|-| rowspan=6| Sun May 20 || Las Vegas Aces || @ || Connecticut Sun || Twitter || 65–101 CON || Young (23) || A. Thomas (17) || J. Thomas (6) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,637|-| Indiana Fever || @ || Washington Mystics || NBA TV, NBCSWA || 64–82 WAS || Achonwa (21) || Achonwa (12) || Delle Donne (7) || Capital One Arena
7,400|-| Atlanta Dream || @ || Dallas Wings || Twitter, FFSW-DAL+ || 78–101 DAL || Diggins–Smith (25) || Christmas–Kelly (10) || Davis (5) || College Park Center
5,907|-| Los Angeles Sparks || @ || Minnesota Lynx || ESPN2 || 77–76 LAS || Sims (21) || Fowles (12) || Whalen (9) || Target Center
13,032|-| New York Liberty || @ || Chicago Sky || Twitter, The U Too, MSG+ || 76–80 CHI || Quigley (22) || Parker (8) || Hartley (6) || Wintrust Arena
7,922|-| Phoenix Mercury || @ || Seattle Storm || Twitter, KZJO-TV || 87–82 PHO || Griner (29) || Stewart (15) || Bonner (7) || KeyArena
8,602|-| rowspan=2| Tues May 22 || Los Angeles Sparks || @ || Indiana Fever || Twitter || 87–70 LAS || Ogwumike (25) || Ogwumike (10) || Gray (8) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,742|-| Las Vegas Aces || @ || Washington Mystics || League Pass, Monumental || 70–75 WAS || Delle Donne (23) || Delle Donne (11) || Allen (6) || Capital One Arena
4,509|-| rowspan=3| Wed May 23 || Atlanta Dream || @ || Chicago Sky || LeaguePass || 81–63 ATL || Hayes (22) || Breland (10) || Williams (6) || Wintrust Arena
6,147|-| Dallas Wings || @ || Minnesota Lynx || League Pass, FSNTH || 68–76 MIN || Fowles (23) || Fowles (20) || Whalen (8) || Target Center
7,834|-| Seattle Storm || @ || Phoenix Mercury || League Pass || 87–71 SEA || Loyd (29) || Stewart (11) || Tied (4) || Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,068|-| rowspan=2| Thurs May 24 || Los Angeles Sparks || @ || Connecticut Sun || ESPN2 || 94–102 CON || Gray (21) || A. Thomas (9) || J. Thomas (8) || Mohegan Sun Arena
5,571|-| Washington Mystics || @ || Indiana Fever || ESPN3, Monumental || 93–84 WAS || Delle Done (26) || Delle Done (10) || T. Mitchell (3) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,415|-| rowspan=2| Fri May 25 || Minnesota Lynx || @ || New York Liberty || LeaguePass, MSG+ || 78–72 MIN || Augustus (21) || Charles (12) || Robinson (5) || Westchester County Center
2,315|-| Chicago Sky || @ || Seattle Storm || LeaguePass, KZJO-TV, The U Too || 91–95 (OT) SEA || Loyd (29) || Howard (10) || Tied (9) || KeyArena
5,866|-| rowspan=2| Sat May 26 || Dallas Wings || @ || Atlanta Dream || LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL || 78–70 DAL || Diggins-Smith (24) || Cambage (14) || Tied (4) || McCamish Pavilion
4,749|-| Indiana Fever || @ || Connecticut Sun || LeaguePass || 77–86 CON || A. Thomas (21) || McCall (9) || Wheeler (9) || Mohegan Sun Arena
5,843|-| rowspan=3| Sun May 27 || Minnesota Lynx || @ || Washington Mystics || LeaguePass, NBCSWA || 78–90 WAS || Toliver (19) || Hines–Allen (13) || Cloud (8) || Capital One Arena
5,723|-| Phoenix Mercury || @ || Los Angeles Sparks || LeaguePass, SpecSN || 72–80 LAS || Gray (23) || Ogwumike (8) || Gray (8) || Staples Center
11,201|-| Seattle Storm || @ || Las Vegas Aces || NBA TV, KZJO-TV || 105–98 SEA || Wilson (27) || Stewart (9) || Loyd (9) || Mandalay Bay Events Center
7,662|-| rowspan=3| Tues May 29 || Minnesota Lynx || @ || Atlanta Dream || Twitter || 74–76 ATL || Hayes (20) || Fowles (13) || Robinson (6) || McCamish Pavilion
3,785|-| Dallas Wings || @ || New York Liberty || LeaguePass, MSG+ || 89–94 NYL || Charles (34) || Cambage (16) || Zellous (9) || Westchester County Center
1,516|-| Washington Mystics || @ || Seattle Storm || Twitter, KZJO-TV || 77–81 SEA || Loyd (27) || Hines–Allen (11) || Bird (7) || KeyArena
5,235|-| Wed May 30 || Washington Mystics || @ || Phoenix Mercury || LeaguePass, Monumental || 103–95 WAS || Toliver (30) || Hawkins (12) || Taurasi (7) || Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,188|-| Thurs May 31 || Las Vegas Aces || @ || Seattle Storm || LeaguePass, KZJO-TV || 74–101 SEA || Tied (21) || Russell (8) || Bird (9) || KeyArena
5,235|-|-|-| rowspan=3 | Fri June 1 || Phoenix Mercury || @ || Minnesota Lynx || ESPN2 || 95–85 PHO || Taurasi (29) || Griner (9) || Taurasi (6) || Target Center
8,830|-| Connecticut Sun || @ || Chicago Sky || ESPN3, The U Too, NBCSB || 110–72 CON || Tied (20) || A. Thomas (13) || Vandersloot (7) || Wintrust Arena
4,131|-| Washington Mystics || @ || Las Vegas Aces || LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM, Monumental || 73–85 LVA || Wilson (26) || Wilson (12) || Tied (4) || Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,575|-| rowspan=2 | Sat June 2 || New York Liberty || @ || Indiana Fever || LeaguePass, FSIND, MSG+ || 87–81 NYL || Nurse (34) || Stokes (12) || Wheeler (7) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,575|-| Seattle Storm || @ || Dallas Wings || LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+ || 90–94 DAL || Stewart (28) || Howard (9) || Canada (9) || College Park Center
5,191|-| rowspan=4 | Sun June 3 || Phoenix Mercury || @ || Atlanta Dream || LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL || 78–71 PHO || McCoughtry (21) || McCoughtry (10) || Taurasi (8) || McCamish Pavilion
3,796|-| Connecticut Sun || @ || Washington Mystics || LeaguePass, NBCSWA, NBCSB || 88–64 CON || J. Thomas (25) || Williams (10) || A. Thomas (4) || Capital One Arena
5,176|-| Minnesota Lynx || @ || Los Angeles Sparks || LeaguePass, SpecSN || 69–77 LAS || Parker (19) || Parker (10) || Gray (6) || Staples Center
13,500|-| Las Vegas Aces || @ || Chicago Sky || LeaguePass, The U Too || 90–94 CHI || De Shields (25) || Parker (13) || Vandersloot (9) || Wintrust Arena
5,052|-| rowspan=2 | Tues June 5 || Phoenix Mercury || @ || New York Liberty || Twitter, MSG+ || 80–74 PHO || Griner (26) || Tied (8) || Taurasi (8) || Madison Square Garden
7,215|-| Connecticut Sun || @ || Atlanta Dream || LeaguePass, FSSO, NBCSB || 77–82 ATL || Hayes (22) || A. Thomas (17) || A. Thomas (7) || McCamish Pavilion
2,830|-| rowspan=3 | Thurs June 7 || Minnesota Lynx || @ || Washington Mystics || LeaguePass, NBCSWA || 88–80 WAS || Fowles (21) || Fowles (12) || Cloud (9) || Capital One Arena
8,587|-| Connecticut Sun || @ || New York Liberty || LeaguePass, MSG+, NBCSB || 88–86 CON || Charles (24) || Tied (9) || J. Thomas (8) || Westchester County Center
1,581|-| Seattle Storm || @ || Los Angeles Sparks || ESPN2 || 88–63 SEA || Ogwumike (19) || Howard (9) || Bird (8) || Staples Center
9,204|-| rowspan=3 | Fri June 8 || Atlanta Dream || @ || Las Vegas Aces || LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM || 87–83 ATL || Hayes (24) || Tied (9) || Allen (7) || Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,913|-| Dallas Wings || @ || Indiana Fever || LeaguePass || 89–83 DAL || Diggins-Smith (35) || Diggins-Smith (12) || Diggins-Smith (6) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,675|-| Chicago Sky || @ || Phoenix Mercury || LeaguePass, The U Too || 79–96 PHO || Williams (26) || Griner (8) || Taurasi (7) || Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,834|-| Sat June 9 || Minnesota Lynx || @ || Connecticut Sun || NBA TV, NBCSB|| 75–89 CON || Williams (22) || Fowles (14) || Tied (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,771|-| rowspan=4| Sun June 10 || Indiana Fever || @ || New York Liberty || LeaguePass, MSG || 75–78 NYL || K. Mitchell (19) || Achonwa (10) || T. Mitchell (7) || Westchester County Center
1,537|-| Chicago Sky || @ || Los Angeles Sparks || LeaguePass, SpecSN || 59–77 LAS || Can. Parker (24) || Che. Parker (12) || Faulkner (6) || Staples Center
8,239|-| Las Vegas Aces || @ || Phoenix Mercury || LeaguePass, FSA+|| 66–72 PHO ||Taurasi (25) || Griner (15) || Plum (6) || Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,471|-| Atlanta Dream || @ || Seattle Storm || LeaguePass, KZJO-TV || 67–64 ATL || Hayes (23) || Howard (15) || Tied (3) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,771|-| rowspan=4| Tues June 12 || Las Vegas Aces || @ || Indiana Fever || LeaguePass || 101–92 LVA || Wilson (35) || Achonwa (15) || Young (9) || Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,437|-| Phoenix Mercury || @ || Dallas Wings || Twitter, FSSW-DAL+ || 75–72 PHO || Taurasi (21) || Lyttle (10) || January (6) || College Park Center
4,026|-| Chicago Sky || @ || Seattle Storm || LeaguePass, The U Too|| 85–96 SEA || Breanna Stewart (30) || Parker (10) || Tied (5) || KeyArena
4,353|-| Atlanta Dream || @ || Los Angeles Sparks || NBA TV, SpecSN || 64–72 LAS || Parker (18) || Ogwumike (10) || Gray (7) || Staples Center
9,215|-| rowspan=2| Wed Jun 13| Washington Mystics| @| Connecticut Sun| ESPN2| 95–91 WAS| Delle Donne (36)| Ogwumike (13)| J. Thomas (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
|-| Las Vegas| @| New York Liberty| ESPN3, MSG+| 78–63 LVA| Charles (19)| Coleman (5)| Allen (7)| Westchester County Center
1,419|-| Thur Jun 14| Indiana Fever| @| Atlanta Dream| NBA TV, FSSO| 67–72 ATL| Hayes (23)| Breland (13)| Wheeler (10)| McCamish Pavilion
6,561|-| rowspan=3| Fri June 15 || Los Angeles Sparks || @ || Washington Mystics || LeaguePass, NBCSWA, SpecSN || 97–86 LAS || Parker (23) || Sanders (11) || Parker (11) || Capital One Arena
5,289|-| Las Vegas Aces| @| Dallas Wings| NBA TV, FSSW-DAL+| 67–77 DAL| Cambage (28)| Cambage (18)| Diggins–Smith (6)| College Park Center
4,549|-| Connecticut Sun| @| Seattle Storm| NBA TV, KZJO-TV, WCCT| 92–103 SEA| Ogwumike (30)| Stewart (9)| J. Thomas (6)| KeyArena
7,094|-| rowspan=3| Sat Jun 16| Atlanta Dream| @| Indiana Fever| LeaguePass, WNDY| 64–96 IND| Vivians (21)| McCoughtry (8)| K. Mitchell (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,234|-| New York Liberty| @| Minnesota Lynx| NBA TV, FSNTH, MSG+| 71–85 MIN| Fowles (25)| Fowles (9)| Robinson (8)| Target Center
9,114|-| Connecticut Sun| @| Phoenix Mercury| LeaguePass| 72–89 PHO| Tuck (20)| Tied (9)| January (8)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
12,497|-| rowspan=2| Sun Jun 17| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Chicago Sky| NBA TV, The U Too, SpecSN| 81–72 LAS| Gray (21)| Tied (11)| Vandersloot (7)| Wintrust Arena
5,584|-| Phoenix Mercury| @| Las Vegas| NBA TV, ATTSN-RM| 92–80 PHO| Taurasi (28)| Coffey (12)| Taurasi (7)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,432|-| rowspan=5| Tues Jun 19| Atlanta Dream| @| New York Liberty| LeaguePass, MSG+| 72–79 NYL| McCoughtry (39)| McCoughtry (14)| Boyd (11)| Westchester County Center
1,627|-| Chicago Sky| @| Washington Mystics| LeaguePass, NBCSWA, The U Too| 60–88 WAS| Toliver (19)| Parker (9)| Toliver (8)| Capital One Arena
1,419|-| Dallas Wings| @| Minnesota Lynx| LeaguePass, FSNTH GO| 83–91 MIN| Moore (21)| Fowles (17)| Tied (7)| Target Center
9,114|-| Las Vegas| @| Seattle Storm| Twitter, KZJO-TV| 89–77 LVA| Stewart (27)| Wilson (16)| Loyd (7)| KeyArena
6,395|-| Indiana Fever| @| Los Angeles Sparks| LeaguePass, SpecSN| 55–74 LAS| Parker (15)| Achonwa (14)| Gray (7)| Staples Center
8,857|-| rowspan=6| Fri Jun 22| Connecticut Sun| @| Atlanta Dream| LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL, NBCSB| 70–75 ATL| McCoughtry (25)| Williams (10)| Tied (4)| McCamish Pavilion
4,047|-| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Dallas Wings| LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+| 72–101 DAL| Cambage (20)| Powers (8)| Diggins–Smith (11)| College Park Center
5,672|-| Washington Mystics| @| Chicago Sky| ESPN3, The U Too, Monumental| 93–77 CHI| Delle Donne (30)| Sanders (11)| Vandersloot (7)| Wintrust Arena
5,831|-| New York Liberty| @| Las Vegas| ESPN2| 78–88 LVA| McBride (27)| Wilson (14)| Charles (5)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,478|-| Minnesota Lynx| @| Phoenix Mercury| ESPN3, FSA+, FSNTH+| 83–72 PHO| Tied (23)| Griner (13)| Taurasi (6)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,349|-| Indiana Fever| @| Seattle Storm| ESPN2, KZJO-TV| 63–72 SEA| Loyd (25)| Howard (9)| Bird (7)| KeyArena
8,142|-| rowspan=5| Sun Jun 24| Seattle Storm| @| Dallas Wings| NBA TV, FSSW-DAL+| 97–76 SEA| Stewart (28)| Stewart (12)| Bird (10)| College Park Center
4,084|-| New York Liberty| @| Los Angeles Sparks| LeaguePass, SpecSN, MSG+| 54–80 LAS| Williams (25)| Ogwumike (10)| Gray (11)| Staples Center
9,203|-| Connecticut Sun| @| Indiana Fever| LeaguePass, FSIND, NBCSB| 87–78 CON| Banham (20)| B. Jones (10)| Bentley (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,458|-| Minnesota Lynx| @| Las Vegas| NBA TV, ATTSN-RM| 88–73 MIN| Moore (23)| Fowles (10)| Whalen (9)| Mandalay Bay Arena
|-| Chicago Sky| @| Phoenix Mercury| LeaguePass, The U Too| 88–97 CHI| Quigley (20)| Griner (13)| Vandersloot (12)| Wintrust Arena
4,741|-| rowspan=4| Tues Jun 26| Phoenix Mercury| @| New York Liberty| LeaguePass, MSG+| 83–69 PHO| Taurasi (27)| Griner (9)| Tied (7)| Westchester County Center
1,839|-| Connecticut Sun| @| Washington Mystics| LeaguePass, NBCSWA, NBCSB| 80–92 WAS| Delle Donne (25)| Ogwumike (11)| Toliver (8)| Capital One Arena
4,139|-| Seattle Storm| @| Minnesota Lynx| LeaguePass, FSNTH GO| 79–91 MIN| Moore (32)| Fowles (17)| Bird (9)| Target Center
8,634|-| Dallas Wings| @| Los Angeles Sparks| Twitter, SpecSN| 83–87 LAS| Parker (29)| Cambage (14)| Parker (7)| Staples Center
10,002|-| rowspan=3| Wed Jun 27| Atlanta Dream| @| Chicago Sky| LeaguePass| 80–93 CHI| DeShields (23)| DeShields (11)| Vandersloot (11)| Wintrust Arena
8,521|-| Indiana Fever| @| Connecticut Sun| NBA TV, NBCSB| 89–101 CON| Vivians (25)| Ogwumike (10)| J. Thomas (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,112|-| Dallas Wings| @| Las Vegas Aces| NBA TV, ATTSN-RM| 97–91 DAL| McBride (38)| Wilson (15)| Tied (8)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,246|-| rowspan=2| Thurs Jun 28| New York Liberty| @| Washington Mystics| NBA TV, NBCSWA, MSG+| 77–80 WAS| Delle Donne (22)| Charles (7)| Charles (6)| Capital One Arena
4,473|-| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Seattle Storm| ESPN2| 72–81 SEA| Tied (27)| Parker (11)| Bird (11)| KeyArena
8,447|-| rowspan=4| Fri Jun 29| Phoenix Mercury| @| Indiana Fever| LeaguePass| 95–77 PHO| Taurasi (25)| Bonner (9)| Turner (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,241|-| Chicago Sky| @| New York Liberty| LeaguePass, MSG+, The U Too| 103–99 CHI| Charles (24)| Dolson (6)| Vandersloot (11)| Westchester County Center
1,837|-| Atlanta Dream| @| Minnesota Lynx| NBA TV, FSNTH GO| 74–85 MIN| Moore (24)| Fowles (15)| Whalen (7)| Target Center
9,209|-| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Las Vegas| LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM, SpecSN| 78–94 LVA| Wilson (29)| Plum (9)| Beard (7)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,124|-| Sat Jun 30| Phoenix Mercury| @| Washington Mystics| LeaguePass, Monumental| 84–74 PHO| Delle Donne (27)| Delle Donne (13)| Taurasi (9)| Capital One Arena
6,218|-|-|-| rowspan=5| Sun Jul 1| Minnesota Lynx| @| Dallas Wings| LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+, FSNTH+| 76–72 MIN| Moore (26)| Fowles (9)| Diggins–Smith (7)| College Park Center
4,448|-| Las Vegas| @| Los Angeles Sparks| LeaguePass, SpecSN| 71–87 LAS| Lavender (17)| Ogwumike (7)| Young (8)| Staples Center
12,003|-| Atlanta Dream| @| Indiana Fever| LeaguePass, WNDY| 87–83 ATL| Vivians (27)| Tied (7)| Sykes (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,277|-| New York Liberty| @| Chicago Sky| LeaguePass, The U Too, MSG+| 97–94 NYL| Tied (28)| Vaughn (11)| Faulkner (8)| Wintrust Arena
5,382|-| Connecticut Sun| @| Seattle Storm| LeaguePass, KZJO-TV, NBCSB| 70–84 SEA| Bentley (15)| Howard (8)| Bird (9)| KeyArena
9,307|-| rowspan=4| Tues Jul 3| Seattle Storm| @| New York Liberty| LeaguePass, MSG+| 77–62 SEA| Tied (21)| Stewart (8)| Bird (11)| Westchester County Center
1,749|-| Chicago Sky| @| Dallas Wings| LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+| 85–108 DAL| Cambage (37)| Cambage (10)| Vandersloot (7)| College Park Center
4,012|-| Indiana Fever| @| Minnesota Lynx| Twitter| 71–59 MIN| Achonwa (17)| Brunson (12)| Brunson (6)| Target Center
8,632|-| Connecticut Sun| @| Los Angeles Sparks| LeaguePass, SpecSN, WCCT| 73–72 CON| Ogwumike (21)| Parker (8)| Banham (6)| Staples Center
6,280|-| rowspan=5| Thurs Jul 5| New York Liberty| @| Washington Mystics| ESPN3, NBCSWA, MSG+| 67–86 WAS| Charles (26)| Charles (12)| Cloud (10)| Capital One Arena
4,674|-| Indiana Fever| @| Dallas Wings| ESPN3, FSSW-DAL+| 63–90 DAL| Stevens (26)| Johnson (11)| Diggins–Smith (7)| College Park Center
4,043|-| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Minnesota Lynx| ESPN2| 72–83 MIN| Fowles (27)| Brunson (12)| Gray (8)| Target Center
9,303|-| Chicago Sky| @| Las Vegas Aces| LeaguePass, The U Too, ATTSN-RM| 80–84 LVA| McBride (28)| Swords (12)| Vandersloot (9)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,699|-| Connecticut Sun| @| Phoenix Mercury| LeaguePass, FSA+| 77–84 PHO| Taurasi (25)| Bonner (13)| Turner (5)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,599|-| Fri Jul 6| Seattle Storm| @| Atlanta Dream| LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL| 95–86 ATL| Stewart (29)| Howard (11)| Bird (10)| McCamish Pavilion
3,935|-| rowspan=3| Sat Jul 7| Washington Mystics| @| Los Angeles Sparks| LeaguePass, SpecSN, Monumental| 83–74 WAS| Gray (23)| Ogwumike (13)| Ogwumike (5)| Staples Center
10,163|-| Minnesota Lynx| @| Chicago Sky| LeaguePass, The U Too| 63–77 CHI| Moore (16)| Fowles (13)| Vandersloot (9)| Wintrust Arena
6,139|-| Connecticut Sun| @| Las Vegas Aces| LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM, WCCT| 90–94 LVA| Wilson (34)| Wilson (14)| Plum (10)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
3,363|-| rowspan=3| Sun Jul 8| Phoenix Mercury| @| Atlanta Dream| LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL, FSA+| 70–76 ATL| Taurasi (19)| Breland (12)| McCoughtry (4)| McCamish Pavilion
3,952|-| Dallas Wings| @| New York Liberty| LeaguePass, MSG| 97–87 DAL| Diggins–Smith (32)| Cambage (12)| Gray (6)| Westchester County Center
1,719|-| Washington Mystics| @| Seattle Storm| LeaguePass, KZJO-TV, Monumental| 91–97 SEA| Delle Donne (29)| Stewart (10)| Toliver (6)| KeyArena
8,724|-| rowspan=3| Tues Jul 10| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Seattle Storm| Twitter, KZJO-TV, SpecSN| 77–75 (OT) LAS| Parker (21)| Stewart (13)| Parker (10)| KeyArena
9,686|-| Phoenix Mercury| @| Dallas Wings| LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+, FSA+| 72–101 DAL| Griner (21)| Johnson (9)| Mitchell (8)| College Park Center
4,034|-| Las Vegas Aces| @| Chicago Sky| LeaguePass, The U Too| 98–74 CHI| McBride (18)| 3 Tied (8)| Vandersloot (8)| Wintrust Arena
7,696|-| rowspan=3| Wed Jul 11| New York Liberty| @| Connecticut Sun| NBA TV, NBCSB, MSG+| 79–76 NYL| Charles (19)| Charles (11)| Boyd (8)| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,413|-| Atlanta Dream| @| Washington Mystics| LeaguePass, Monumental| 106–89 ATL| McCoughtry (26)| Breland (10)| Breland (7)| Capital One Arena
11,354|-| Minnesota Lynx| @| Indiana Fever| LeaguePass, WNDY| 87–65 MIN| Fowles (20)| Fowles (10)| Fowles (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,006|-| Thurs Jul 12| Dallas Wings| @| Los Angeles Sparks| LeaguePass, MSG+| 92–77 DAL| Diggins–Smith (22)| Tied (7)| Diggins–Smith (11)| Staples Center
13,502|-| rowspan=4| Fri Jul 13| Indiana Fever| @| Atlanta Dream| LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL| 74–87 ATL| T. Mitchell (17)| Breland (8)| McCoughtry (7)| McCamish Pavilion
3,807|-| Phoenix Mercury| @| Connecticut Sun| LeaguePass, NBCSB| 87–91 CON| Taurasi (28)| Williams (10)| A. Thomas (10)| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,696|-| Chicago Sky| @| Washington Mystics| LeaguePass, NBCSWA, The U Too| 72–88 WAS| Tied (25)| Sanders (8)| Vandersloot (9)| Capital One Arena
5,858|-| Las Vegas Aces| @| Minnesota Lynx| LeaguePass, FSNTH+| 85–77 LVA| McBride (24)| Fowles (17)| McBride (9)| Target Center
9,813|-| Sat Jul 14| Dallas Wings| @| Seattle Storm| LeaguePass, KZJO-TV| 84–91 SEA| Stewart (35)| Stewart (10)| Diggins–Smith (7)| KeyArena
9,686|-| rowspan=5 | Sun Jul 15| Washington Mystics| @| Atlanta Dream| LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL, Monumental| 77–80 ATL| Delle Donne (23)| Delle Donne (11)| Toliver (6)| McCamish Pavilion
3,880|-| Chicago Sky| @| New York Liberty| NBA TV, MSG| 84–107 NYL| Charles (21)| Vaughn (7)| Boyd (10)| Westchester County Center
2,073|-| Phoenix Mercury| @| Indiana Fever| NBA TV, WNDY, FSA+| 101–82 PHO| Griner (36)| Griner (12)| Taurasi (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,302|-| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Las Vegas Aces| LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM, SpecSN| 99–78 LAS| Parker (34)| Parker (11)| Parker (9)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,810|-| Connecticut Sun| @| Minnesota Lynx| NBA TV, FSNTH, WCCT| 83–64 CON| Tuck (15)| Tied (8)| Clarendon (5)| Target Center
9,234|-| rowspan=2 | Tues Jul 17| New York Liberty| @| Dallas Wings| Twitter, FSSW-DAL+, MSG+| 87–104 DAL| Cambage (53)| Cambage (10)| Diggins–Smith (7)| College Park Center
6,459|-| Atlanta Dream| @| Connecticut Sun| LeaguePass, NBCSB| 86–83 ATL| McCoughtry (24)| Breland (11)| J. Thomas (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,555|-| rowspan=2 | Wed Jul 18| Seattle Storm| @| Chicago Sky| LeaguePass| 101–83 SEA| Stewart (30)| Loyd (10)| Bird (11)| Wintrust Arena
10,024|-| Indiana Fever| @| Minnesota Lynx| NBA TV, FSNTH GO| 65–89 MIN| Fowles (30)| Fowles (16)| Larkins (8)| Target Center
17,933|-| rowspan=3 | Thur Jul 19| New York Liberty| @| Atlanta Dream| ESPN3, MSG+| 68–82 ATL| Montgomery (24)| Tied (12)| Boyd (10)| McCamish Pavilion
3,074|-| Washington Mystics| @| Dallas Wings| ESPN2| 81–90 DAL| Cambage (35)| Cambage (17)| Toliver (9)| College Park Center
4,411|-| Las Vegas Aces| @| Phoenix Mercury| LeaguePass| 85–82 LVA| Taurasi (33)| Wilson (12)| Taurasi (6)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,587|-| rowspan=3 | Fri Jul 20| Seattle Storm| @| Connecticut Sun| NBA TV, NBCSB| 78–65 SEA| Loyd (31)| Ogwumike (12)| Tied (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,908|-| Dallas Wings| @| Chicago Sky| NBA TV, The U Too| 81–90 DAL| Tied (23)| Vandersloot (10)| Vandersloot (15)| Wintrust Arena
4,962|-| Indiana Fever| @| Los Angeles Sparks| LeaguePass, SpecSN| 78–76 LAS| Parker (24)| Parker (12)| Parker (7)| Staples Center
10,532|-| rowspan=2 | Sat Jul 21| Washington Mystics| @| New York Liberty| NBA TV, MSG, Monumental| 95–78 WAS| Delle Donne (30)| Delle Donne (10)| Toliver (8)| Westchester County Center
2,005|-| Minnesota Lynx| @| Phoenix Mercury| LeaguePass| 80–75 MIN| Moore (38)| Brunson (11)| Tied (3)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,473|-| rowspan=4 | Sun Jul 22| Seattle Storm| @| Atlanta Dream| NBA TV, FSSE-ATL| 74–87 ATL| Stewart (31)| Tied (8)| Bird (6)| McCamish Pavilion
4,916|-| Connecticut Sun| @| Dallas Wings| LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL, WCCT| 92–75 DAL| Cambage (25)| Cambage (10)| J. Thomas (9)| College Park Center
4,935|-| Indiana Fever| @| Las Vegas Aces| LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM| 74–88 LVA| Wilson (24)| Tied (10)| Pondexter (7)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,368|-| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Chicago Sky| NBA TV, The U Too, SpecSN| 93–76 LAS| Parker (23)| Parker (12)| Vandersloot (10)| Wintrust Arena
6,477|-| rowspan=4 | Tues Jul 24| Washington Mystics| @| Connecticut Sun| ESPN3, NBCSB, Monumental| 68–94 CON| J. Jones (23)| Williams (10)| Williams (6)| Mohegan Sun Arena
5,125|-| Seattle Storm| @| Indiana Fever| ESPN3| 92–72 SEA| Tied (26)| Dupree (12)| Bird (11)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,908|-| New York Liberty| @| Minnesota Lynx| ESPN2| 82–85 MIN| Charles (32)| Charles (15)| Boyd (9)| Target Center
9,830|-| Atlanta Dream| @| Los Angeles Sparks| Twitter, SpecSN| 81–71 ATL| McCoughtry (19)| Parker (9)| Montgomery (6)| Staples Center
9,324|-| Wed Jul 25| Chicago Sky| @| Phoenix Mercury| LeaguePass| 101–87 CHI| Bonner (30)| Bonner (13)| Vandersloot (11)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,338|- style="background:#FAFAD2"| Sat Jul 28| Team Delle Donne| @| Team Parker| ABC| 112–119 CNP| Toliver (23)| Moore (8)| Tied (8)| Target Center
15,922|-| rowspan=3 | Tues Jul 31| Washington Mystics| @| Atlanta Dream| Twitter| 86–71 WAS| Delle Donne (28)| Delle Donne (16)| Toliver (4)| McCamish Pavilion
3,648|-| Chicago Sky| @| Dallas Wings| NBA TV, FSSW-DAL+, The U Too| 92–91 DAL| Cambage (33)| Johnson (14)| Vandersloot (14)| College Park Center
3,696|-| Seattle Storm| @| Phoenix Mercury| Twitter| 102–91 SEA| Loyd (29)| Howard (10)| Tied (7)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,005|-|-|-| rowspan=2 | Wed Aug 1| New York Liberty| @| Connecticut Sun| NBA TV, NBCSB, MSG+| 77–92 CON| J. Jones (21)| A. Thomas (12)| Boyd (8)| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,412|-| Phoenix Mercury| @| Las Vegas Aces| NBA TV, ATTSN-RM| 104–93 PHO| Taurasi (37)| Bonner (14)| Taurasi (9)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,129|-| rowspan=2 | Thur Aug 2| Dallas Wings| @| Indiana Fever| NBA TV, FSIND, FSSW-DAL+| 78–84 IND| Cambage (37)| Tied (9)| Wheeler (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,981|-| Minnesota Lynx| @| Los Angeles Sparks| ESPN2| 57–79 LAS| Parker (23)| Parker (10)| Gray (9)| Staples Center
9,542|-| rowspan=3 | Fri Aug 3| Chicago Sky| @| Atlanta Dream| LeaguePass, FSSE-ATL, The U Too| 74–89 ATL| Vandersloot (21)| Breland (9)| Tied (7)| McCamish Pavilion
5,120|-| Las Vegas Aces| @| Washington Mystics| None| LVA Forfeit| –| –| –| Capital One Arena
–|-| Minnesota Lynx| @| Seattle Storm| NBA TV, KZJO-TV| 75–85 SEA| Tied (20)| Fowles (16)| Bird (11)| KeyArena
12,064|-| Sat Aug 4| Indiana Fever| @| New York Liberty| NBA TV, MSG| 68–55 IND| Dupree (25)| Achonwa (13)| Wheeler (7)| Westchester County Center
2,225|-| rowspan=4 | Sat Aug 5| Las Vegas Aces| @| Connecticut Sun| LeaguePass, NBCSB| 88–109 CON| J. Thomas (30)| Tied (7)| Williams (5)| Mohegan Sun Arena
6,791|-| Washington Mystics| @| Dallas Wings| NBA TV, FSSW-DAL+, Monumental| 76–74 WAS| Tied (16)| Powers (5)| Toliver (5)| College Park Center
5,623|-| Phoenix Mercury| @| Los Angeles Sparks| NBA TV, SpecSN| 75–78 LAS| Gray (24)| Parker (14)| January (9)| Staples Center
19,076|-| Atlanta Dream| @| Minnesota Lynx| LeaguePass, FSNTH, FSSE-ATL| 86–66 ATL| Hayes (28)| Fowles (10)| Sykes (6)| Target Center
9,333|-| Mon Aug 6| Seattle Storm| @| New York Liberty| NBA TV, MSG+| 96–80 NYL| Stewart (32)| Howard (10)| Tied (7)| Madison Square Garden
12,488|-| rowspan=4 | Tues Aug 7| Las Vegas Aces| @| Atlanta Dream| NBA TV, FSSO| 100–109 ATL| Tied (22)| Breland (11)| Plum (8)| McCamish Pavilion
4,033|-| Seattle Storm| @| Indiana Fever| LeaguePass, FSIND| 94–79 SEA| Dupree (22)| Stewart (12)| Tied (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,401|-| Minnesota Lynx| @| Chicago Sky| Twitter, The U Too| 85–64 MIN| Moore (31)| Fowles (11)| Robinson (11)| Wintrust Arena
6,388|-| Washington Mystics| @| Phoenix Mercury| NBA TV, Monumental| 103–98 WAS| Griner (35)| Griner (11)| Tied (6)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
7,769|-| rowspan=2 | Wed Aug 8| Los Angeles Sparks| @| New York Liberty| LeaguePass, MSG+, SpecSN| 82–81 LAS| Charles (27)| Stokes (11)| Boyd (7)| Westchester County Center
2,481|-| Connecticut Sun| @| Dallas Wings| NBA TV, FSSW-DAL| 101–92 CON| Cambage (29)| Williams (10)| J. Thomas (9)| College Park Center
3,483|-| rowspan=3 | Thurs Aug 9| Seattle Storm| @| Washington Mystics| NBA TV, Monumental| 77–100 WAS| Delle Donne (30)| Sanders (12)| Cloud (8)| Capital One Arena
6,808|-| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Atlanta Dream| NBA TV, FSSO| 73–79 ATL| Parker (20)| Parker (12)| Bentley (8)| McCamish Pavilion
4,235|-| Minnesota Lynx| @| Las Vegas Aces| NBA TV, ATTSN-RM| 89–73 MIN| Moore (34)| Fowles (19)| Wright (6)| Mandalay Bay Arena
4,497|-| rowspan=2 | Fri Aug 10| Connecticut Sun| @| Chicago Sky| LeaguePass, The U Too, NBCSB| 86–97 CHI| Vandersloot (20)| Coates (10)| Vandersloot (15)| Wintrust Arena
5,976|-| Indiana Fever| @| Phoenix Mercury| NBA TV, FSA+, FSIND| 74–94 PHO| K. Mitchell (20)| Bonner (10)| Tied (4)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,860|-| rowspan=2 | Sat Aug 11| Dallas Wings| @| Atlanta Dream| NBA TV, FSSE-ATL, FSSW-DAL+| 72–92 ATL| Diggins-Smith (26)| Williams (9)| Diggins-Smith (10)| McCamish Pavilion
4,937|-| Indiana Fever| @| Las Vegas Aces| LeaguePass, ATTSN-RM| 74–92 LVA| Plum (20)| Wilson (8)| Wheeler (5)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,213|-| rowspan=5 | Sun Aug 12| Atlanta Dream| @| New York Liberty| LeaguePass, MSG| 86–77 ATL| Montgomery (30)| Stokes (10)| Charles (5)| Westchester County Center
2,362|-| Chicago Sky| @| Connecticut Sun| LeaguePass, NBCSB| 75–82 CON| Williams (22)| J. Jones (15)| J. Thomas (8)| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,687|-| Dallas Wings| @| Washington Mystics| NBA TV, NBCSWA| 80–93 WAS| Atkins (26)| Gray (12)| Toliver (7)| Capital One Arena
6,362|-| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Phoenix Mercury| ESPN2| 78–86 PHO| Bonner (31)| Griner (13)| Taurasi (14)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,618|-| Seattle Storm| @| Minnesota Lynx| ESPN3, FSNTH| 81–72 MIN| Fowles (28)| Stewart (17)| Tied (6)| Target Center
9,123|-| rowspan=3 | Tues Aug 14| Dallas Wings| @| Connecticut Sun| Twitter, NBCSB| 76–96 CON| Diggins–Smith (17)| J. Jones (10)| Diggins–Smith (6)| Capital One Arena
6,362|-| Chicago Sky| @| Minnesota Lynx| NBA TV, FSNTH GO, The U Too| 91–88 CHI| Dolson (20)| Fowles (13)| Vandersloot (7)| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,687|-| New York Liberty| @| Los Angeles Sparks| NBA TV, SpecSN, MSG+| 66–74 LAS| Gray (26)| Parker (10)| Gray (5)| Staples Center
11,067|-| rowspan=2 | Wed Aug 15| Washington Mystics| @| Indiana Fever| NBA TV, Monumental| 76–62 WAS| Delle Donne (25)| Sanders (13)| Cloud (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,636|-| New York Liberty| @| Las Vegas Aces| NBA TV, ATTSN-RM, MSG+| 91–88 CHI| Wilson (19)| Stokes (11)| Boyd (6)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
7,159|-| rowspan=5 | Fri Aug 17| Minnesota Lynx| @| Connecticut Sun| LeaguePass, NBCSB| 79–96 CON| J. Jones (26)| Tied (8)| Tied (8)| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,089|-| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Washington Mystics| NBA TV, Monumental, SpecSN| 67–69 WAS| Delle Donne (16)| Tied (10)| Parker (7)| Capital One Arena
7,400|-| Las Vegas Aces| @| Dallas Wings| LeaguePass, FSSW-DAL+| 102–107 DAL| Cambage (43)| Cambage (13)| McBride (12)| College Park Center
6,209|-| Atlanta Dream| @| Phoenix Mercury| LeaguePass| 95–104 PHO| Bonner (31)| Griner (13)| Taurasi (14)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,618|-| New York Liberty| @| Seattle Storm| NBA TV, KZJO-TV, MSG+| 77–85 SEA| Stewart (22)| Tied (15)| Bird (6)| KeyArena
10,873|-| Sat Aug 18| Chicago Sky| @| Indiana Fever| NBA TV, FSIND| 115–106 CHI| Dupree (30)| Achonwa (11)| Vandersloot(10)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,442|-| rowspan=6 | Sun Aug 19| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Connecticut Sun| Twitter, NBCSB, SpecSN| 86–89 CON| J. Thomas (27)| Parker (10)| Tied (7)| Mohegan Sun Arena
8,040|-| Atlanta Dream| @| Las Vegas Aces| ESPN3, ATTSN-RM| 93–78 ATL| Wilson (21)| Hamby (8)| Montgomery (8)| Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,737|-| New York Liberty| @| Phoenix Mercury| ESPN3, MSG+| 85–96 PHO| Nurse (28)| Bonner (10)| Boyd (7)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
13,106|-| Indiana Fever| @| Chicago Sky| ESPN3, The U Too| 97–92 IND| DeShields (27)| Achonwa (9)| Vandersloot (7)| Wintrust Arena
7,118|-| Dallas Wings| @| Seattle Storm| ESPN3, KZJO-TV| 68–84 SEA| Johnson (16)| Russell (9)| Canada (5)| KeyArena
12,574|-| Washington Mystics| @| Minnesota Lynx| ESPN2| 83–88 MIN| Fowles (26)| Fowles (14)| Whalen (6)| Target Center
13,013|-|-! colspan=2 style="background:#094480; color:white" | 2018 WNBA postseason|-|-| rowspan=2| Tues Aug 21| 8:30 PM| Dallas Wings| @| Phoenix Mercury| ESPN2| 83–101 PHO| Bonner (29)| Cambage (12)| Taurasi (12)| Wells Fargo Arena
4,976|-| 10:30 PM| Minnesota Lynx| @| Los Angeles Sparks| ESPN2| 68–75 LAS| Gray (26)| Fowles (12)| Gray (6)| Staples Center
8,598|-|-|-| rowspan=2 | Thur Aug. 23| 6:30 PM| Los Angeles Sparks| @| Washington Mystics| ESPN2| 64–96 WAS| Delle Donne (19)| Delle Donne (12)| Toliver (9)| Charles Smith Center
3,548|-| 8:30 PM| Phoenix Mercury| @| Connecticut Sun| ESPN2| 96–86 PHO| 3 Tied (27)| Bonner (18)| J. Jones (7)| Mohegan Sun Arena
7,858|-|-|-| rowspan=2|Sun Aug 26| 3:00 PM| Washington Mystics| @| Atlanta Dream| ESPN2| 87–84 WAS| Delle Donne (32)| Delle Donne (13)| Cloud (6)| McCamish Pavilion
5,086|-| 5:00 PM| Phoenix Mercury| @| Seattle Storm| ESPN2| 87–91 SEA| Stewart (28)| Bonner (13)| Bird (10)| KeyArena
9,686|-| rowspan=2|Tues Aug 28| 8:00 PM| Washington Mystics| @| Atlanta Dream| ESPN2| 75–78 ATL| Delle Donne (27)| Tied (14)| Tied (6)| McCamish Pavilion
3,813|-| 10:00 PM| Phoenix Mercury| @| Seattle Storm| ESPN2| 87–91 (OT) SEA| Taurasi (28)| Tied (10)| Taurasi (8)| KeyArena
9,686|-| rowspan=2|Fri Aug 31| 8:00 PM| Atlanta Dream| @| Washington Mystics| ESPNNews, NBA TV| 81–76 ATL| Hayes (23)| Tied (11)| Kristi Toliver (6)| Charles Smith Center
3,867|-| 10:00 PM| Seattle Storm| @| Phoenix Mercury| ESPNNews, NBA TV| 86–66 PHO| Bonner (27)| Tied (11)| Bird (11)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
15,185|-| rowspan=2|Sun Sep 2| 3:00 PM| Atlanta Dream| @| Washington Mystics| ESPN2| 97–76 WAS| Toliver (22)| Delle Donne (10)| Montgomery (10)| Charles Smith Center
3,722|-| 5:00 PM| Seattle Storm| @| Phoenix Mercury| ESPN2| 84–86 PHO| Griner (29)| Griner (12)| Loyd (12)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,137|-| rowspan=2|Tues Sep 4| 8:00 PM| Washington Mystics| @| Atlanta Dream| ESPN2| 86–81 WAS| Atkins (20)| Breland (12)| Natasha Cloud (5)| McCamish Pavilion
4,435|-| 10:00 PM| Phoenix Mercury| @| Seattle Storm| ESPNNews, NBA TV| 94–84 SEA| Stewart (28)| Alysha Clark (13)| Griner (6)| KeyArena
8,992|-|-|-| September 7 || 9:00 PM || Washington Mystics || @ || Seattle Storm || ESPNews || 76–89 SEA || Tied (23) || Tied (7) || Bird (7) || KeyArena
11,486|-| September 9 || 3:30 PM || Washington Mystics || @ || Seattle Storm || ABC || 73–75 SEA || Stewart (19) || Howard (11) || Bird (4) || KeyArena
14,212|-| September 12 || 8:00 PM || Seattle Storm || @ || Washington Mystics || ESPN2 || 98–82 SEA || Stewart (30) || Howard (14) || Bird (10) || EagleBank Arena
9,164|-

Playoffs

See main article: 2018 WNBA playoffs.

Season award winners

Player of the Week Award

Date Awarded	Eastern Conference	Western Conference
width=60	Player	width=60	Team	width=60	Player	width=60	Team
May 28^[11]				Los Angeles
June 4^[12]				Dallas
June 11^[13]				Phoenix
June 18^[14]				Seattle
June 25^[15]				Minnesota
July 2^[16]	Elena Delle Donne (2)		Maya Moore (2)	Minnesota
July 9^[17]	Elena Delle Donne (3)			Las Vegas
July 16^[18]				Los Angeles
July 23^[19]	Tiffany Hayes (2)		Liz Cambage (2)	Dallas
August 6^[20]	Tiffany Hayes (3)		Candice Parker (2)	Los Angeles
August 13^[21]	Elena Delle Donne (4)		Maya Moore (3)	Minnesota
August 20^[22]				Phoenix

Player of the Month Award

For games played	Eastern Conference	Western Conference
width=60	Player	width=60	Team	width=60	Player	width=60	Team
June 2018^[23]				Phoenix
July 2018^[24]				Seattle
August 2018^[25]	Elena Delle Donne (2)		Diana Taurasi (2)	Phoenix

Rookie of the Month Award

width=60	For games played	width=60	Player	width=60	Team
June 2018^[26]		Las Vegas
July 2018^[27]	A'ja Wilson (2)	Las Vegas
August 2018^[28]	A'ja Wilson (3)	Las Vegas

Coach of the Month Award

width=60	For games played	width=60	Coach	width=60	Team
June 2018^[29]		Phoenix
July 2018^[30]		Atlanta
August 2018^[31]	Nicki Collen (2)	Atlanta

Postseason awards

Award	width=125	Winner	width=125	Position	width=125	Team	width=125	Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award		Breanna Stewart^[32]	Forward	Seattle Storm	33 of 39
Finals MVP Award		Breanna Stewart^[33]	Forward	Seattle Storm	– of –
Rookie of the Year Award		A'ja Wilson^[34]	Power Forward	Las Vegas Aces	39 of 39
Most Improved Player Award		Natasha Howard^[35]	Forward	Seattle Storm	29 of 39
Defensive Player of the Year Award		Alana Beard^[36]	Guard	Los Angeles Sparks	16 of 39
Sixth Woman of the Year Award		Jonquel Jones^[37]	Forward/center	Connecticut Sun	20 of 38
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award		Sue Bird^[38]	Guard	Seattle Storm	16 of 38
Peak Performer: Points		Liz Cambage	Center	Dallas Wings	23.0 PPG
Peak Performer: Rebounds		Sylvia Fowles	Center	Minnesota Lynx	11.8 RPG
Peak Performer: Assists		Courtney Vandersloot	Guard	Chicago Sky	8.6 APG
Coach of the Year Award		Nicki Collen^[39]	Coach	Atlanta Dream	37 of 39
Basketball Executive of the Year Award		Chris Sienko^[40]	General manager	Atlanta Dream	6 of 11
Team	width=125	Guard	Guard	Forward	Forward	Center
All-WNBA First Team	Diana Taurasi	Tiffany Hayes	Elena Delle Donne	Breanna Stewart	Liz Cambage
All-WNBA Second Team	Skylar Diggins-Smith	Courtney Vandersloot	Candace Parker	Maya Moore	Brittney Griner
All-Defensive First Team	Jasmine Thomas	Alana Beard	Jessica Breland	Natasha Howard	Brittney Griner
All-Defensive Second Team	Tiffany Hayes	Ariel Atkins	Nneka Ogwumike	Rebekkah Brunson	Sylvia Fowles
All-Rookie Team	Kelsey Mitchell	Ariel Atkins	Diamond DeShields	Azurá Stevens	A'ja Wilson

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
style= width="75"	Atlanta Dream	Nicki Collen	Connecticut Sun (assistant)	1	23-11	1	0	0
style= width="75"	Chicago Sky	Amber Stocks	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	2	35–43	0	0	0
style= width="75"	Connecticut Sun	Curt Miller	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	3	56–46	2	0	0
style= width="75"	Indiana Fever	Pokey Chatman	Chicago Sky	2	15–53	0	0	0
style= width="75"	New York Liberty	Katie Smith	New York Liberty (assistant)	1	7–27	0	0	0
style= width="125"	Washington Mystics	Mike Thibault	Connecticut Sun	6	104–100	5	1	0

Western Conference

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years with team	Record with team	Playoff appearances	Finals Appearances	WNBA Championships
style= width="75"	Dallas Wings	Fred Williams	Atlanta Dream	4	72–97	3	0	0
style= width="75"	Las Vegas Aces	Bill Laimbeer	New York Liberty	1	14–20	0	0	0
style= width="125"	Los Angeles Sparks	Brian Agler	Seattle Storm	4	75–54	3	2	1
style= width="75"	Minnesota Lynx	Cheryl Reeve	Detroit Shock (assistant)	8	213–93	7	6	4
style= width="75"	Phoenix Mercury	Sandy Brondello	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)	5	103–67	5	1	1
style= width="75"	Seattle Storm	Dan Hughes	San Antonio Stars	1	26–8	1	1	0

Notes:

• Year with team includes 2018 season.
• Records are from time at current team and are through the end the 2018 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 2018 season as head coach of each team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: WNBA attendance declines in 2018: What does that mean for the league?. medium.com. Jenn. Hatfield. August 28, 2018. September 13, 2018.
2. Web site: A'ja's Got Next: Wilson Heads to Vegas as No. 1 Pick. WNBA.com. April 12, 2018.
3. Web site: Minnesota's Plenette Pierson to Retire After 2017 Season. wnba.com. 7 February 2018. en.
4. Web site: WNBA Retirement: Jia Perkins quietly retires. swishappeal.com. February 3, 2018 . 4 February 2018. en.
5. News: Sky will play next season at new Wintrust Arena in South Loop . Shannon . Ryan . . July 25, 2017 . February 3, 2018.
6. Mayor Emanuel Joins Chicago Sky to Announce Team's Move to Wintrust Arena . WNBA . February 2, 2018 . February 13, 2018.
7. New York Liberty To Play At Westchester County Center For 2018 Season . WNBA . February 8, 2018 . February 13, 2018.
8. Web site: WNBA Announces New All-Star Game Format. wnba.com. WNBA. June 5, 2018. June 19, 2018.
9. Web site: 2018 Regular season Standings. wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018.
10. Web site: League Leaders. wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018.
11. Web site: Alyssa Thomas, Chelsea Gray Named WNBA Players Of The Week. WNBA. wnba.com. May 29, 2018. May 30, 2018.
12. Web site: Tina Charles, Liz Cambage Named Players of the Week. WNBA. wnba.com. June 4, 2018. June 4, 2018.
13. Web site: Phoenix's Griner, Atlanta's Hayes Named WNBA Players Of The Week. WNBA. wnba.com. June 11, 2018. June 11, 2018.
14. Web site: Elena Delle Donne, Breanna Stewart Named Players of the Week. WNBA. wnba.com. June 18, 2018. June 18, 2018.
15. Web site: Atlanta's McCoughtry, Minnesota's Moore Named WNBA Players Of The Week. WNBA. wnba.com. June 25, 2018. June 25, 2018.
16. Web site: Elena Delle Donne, Maya Moore Named Players of the Week. WNBA. wnba.com. July 2, 2018. July 2, 2018.
17. Web site: Elena Delle Donne, A'ja Wilson Named Players of the Week. WNBA. wnba.com. July 9, 2018. July 9, 2018.
18. Web site: Atlanta's Breland, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players Of The Week. WNBA. wnba.com. July 16, 2018. July 16, 2018.
19. Web site: Atlanta's Hayes, Dallas' Cambage Named WNBA Players Of The Week. WNBA. wnba.com. July 23, 2018. July 23, 2018.
20. Web site: Atlanta's Hayes, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week. WNBA. wnba.com. August 6, 2018. August 6, 2018.
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22. Web site: Jones, Bonner Named Players Of The Week. WNBA. wnba.com. August 20, 2018. August 20, 2018.
23. Web site: Washington's Delle Donne, Phoenix's Taurasi Named WNBA Players of the Month. wnba.com. WNBA. July 3, 2018. July 3, 2018.
24. Web site: Atlanta's Hayes, Seattle's Stewart Named WNBA Players Of The Month. wnba.com. WNBA. August 1, 2018. August 1, 2018.
25. Web site: Elena Delle Donne And Diana Taurasi Named Players Of Month For August. wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. August 20, 2018.
26. Web site: Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson Named Rookie of the Month. wnba.com. WNBA. July 2, 2018. July 2, 2018.
27. Web site: Las Vegas' Wilson Named WNBA Rookie Of The Month. wnba.com. WNBA. August 1, 2018. August 1, 2018.
28. Web site: Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson Named August WNBA Rookie Of The Month. wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. August 20, 2018.
29. Web site: Phoenix's Sandy Brondello Named WNBA Coach of the Month. wnba.com. WNBA. July 2, 2018. July 2, 2018.
30. Web site: Atlanta's Collen Named WNBA Coach Of The Month. wnba.com. WNBA. August 2, 2018. August 3, 2018.
31. Web site: Dream's Nicki Collen Named August Coach Of The Month. wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. August 20, 2018.
32. Web site: Seattle's Breanna Stewart Named 2018 Most Valuable Player. wnba.com. WNBA. August 26, 2018. August 26, 2018.
33. Web site: Stewart, Storm surge past Mystics 98-82 for WNBA title. wnba.com. The Associated Press. Benjamin. Standig. September 12, 2018. September 13, 2018.
34. Web site: Aces' A'ja Wilson Unanimously Selected 2018 WNBA Rookie Of The Year. wnba.com. WNBA. September 9, 2018. September 10, 2018.
35. Web site: Seattle's Natasha Howard Named 2018 WNBA Most Improved Player. wnba.com. WNBA. August 26, 2018. August 26, 2018.
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37. Web site: Connecticut Sun's Jonquel Jones Named 2018 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year. wnba.com. WNBA. August 23, 2018. August 23, 2018.
38. Web site: Seattle's Sue Bird Wins 2018 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award. wnba.com. WNBA. August 26, 2018. August 26, 2018.
39. Web site: Atlanta's Nicki Collen Named 2018 WNBA Coach Of The Year. wnba.com. WNBA. August 28, 2018. August 29, 2018.
40. Atlanta's Chris Sienko Named 2018 WNBA Basketball Executive Of The Year . WNBA . August 28, 2018 . September 5, 2018.