- League returns to city after previous team folded in 2002
- Owners of NWSL’s Thorns will take control of new team
The WNBA will add another west coast team after the league announced on Wednesday that Portland will become the league’s 15th franchise.
The team, which has not yet been given a name, will enter the league in 2026. It will be the second time Portland has hosted a WNBA franchise: the Fire entered the league in 2000 as an expansion team before folding in 2002.
