Excitement is building up with just four days left before the Golden State Valkyries make their first player selection for the 2025 season. The WNBA has announced the release of the 2025 schedule, with the league returning for its 28th year on May 16.
Key matchups include games between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty, as well as the Chicago Sky versus the Indiana Fever. The Valkyries will kick off their season with a game against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center in San Francisco.
A notable change in the schedule is the venue change for the Connecticut Sun’s game against the Indiana Fever on July 15, which will now take place at TD Garden in Boston.
The first Commissioner’s Cup game night will be on Sunday, June 1, featuring games like the Connecticut Sun versus New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx taking on the Valkyries.
Commissioner’s Cup games will pause on June 17, leading up to the championship game on July 1. Players on the winning team will receive $5,000 in cryptocurrency, courtesy of sponsor Coinbase.
The regular season will see the Liberty face off against the Lynx on July 30, with subsequent matchups in August before concluding the series on August 19.
The regular season concludes on September 11 with 44 games played, the most in the league’s history to accommodate the 13th team, Golden State. Teams like the Las Vegas Aces and Chicago Sky have already started joking about the schedule.
There are many exciting games on the schedule, and with the extended season, it will be interesting to see how teams handle the workload for players during this extended season.
