2026 WNBA Expansion Draft is set on April 3rd

March 25, 2026

One of the first steps towards building the expansion teams is set.

Originally slated for April 6th, the WNBA has scheduled the expansion draft for Friday, April 3rd. The 14th and 15th teams of the league, the Portland Fire and the Toronto Tempo, will have an opportunity to select one player from each of the 13 teams.

The 13 teams can only protect a maximum of five players. The expansion teams can select anyone on that unprotected list from the team whose rights were held by the final day of the 2025 regular season whether they’re active, suspended, draft list/reserved, retired, etc. A coin toss will determine which of the two teams will select first. yahoo!sports