WNBA expansion team awarded to Bay Area, will begin play in 2025
The Golden State Warriors have been awarded a WNBA expansion team, the league's first new franchise since 2008.
The seven-time NBA Champion Golden State Warriors have been awarded a WNBA expansion team, it was announced today by WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. The team will begin play in the 2025 season, making it the first new franchise to join the league since 2008.
The new team will be owned and operated by Warriors Co-Executive Chairman and CEO Joe Lacob and Co-Executive Chairman Peter Guber, and will play home games at Chase Center in San Francisco. Additionally, Golden State’s Oakland Facility, which served as the Warriors’ practice facility and front office from 1997-2019, will be the WNBA team’s headquarters, housing a world-class practice facility and the team’s front office staff.
