WNBA releases 2025 schedule: The Valkyries’ debut, record games per team and matchups to watch
New York TimesWNBA teams will play a record 44 games during the 2025 regular season, which begins with a Friday, May 16 slate that includes the Golden State Valkyries’ home debut. In addition to the Valkyries’ first game, the opening weekend of the season features the Indiana Fever hosting the Chicago Sky, the New York Liberty hosting the Las Vegas Aces and the Minnesota Lynx hosting the Dallas Wings. New York vs. Las Vegas — This will be the second of three meetings between the league’s last two WNBA MVPs, the Liberty’s Breanna Stewart and the Aces’ A’ja Wilson. Phoenix vs. Minnesota — Whether Diana Taurasi retires or not remains uncertain, but Phoenix will be playing host to last year’s finals runner-up Minnesota on July 16, the final day of the season’s first half.