WNBA headed for 50-game schedule next season‎

The WNBA’s footprint is expanding. Beginning next season, the league will play 50 regular-season games, up from the maximum 44-game slate under the previous collective bargaining agreement. The new seven-year CBA, which was formally codified on May 22, stipulates that the schedule can increase to a maximum of 50 games in 2027 and 2028, and to up to 52 games between 2029 to 2032. “Demand for the WNBA has never been greater, and expanding to a 50-game regular season reflects the extraordinary mome