The 2020 WNBA season was the 24th season of the

Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. The league comprises 13 teams (scheduled to expand to 15 in 2026). The WNBA is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The WNBA w ...

(WNBA). The

Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team was ...

were the defending champions. Planned changes to the league's schedule included an increase from 34 to 36 regular season games for each team, the introduction of a mid-season Commissioner's Cup tournament, and more games broadcast on

ESPN ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...

and ABC. This was the first season under a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and the WNBA Players Association. However, on April 3, the season was indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a plan approved on June 15, the league began a shortened 22-game regular season at

IMG Academy IMG Academy is a University-preparatory school, preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. The organization is set across over 600 acres (243 ha) and features programs consisting of sport ca ...

Bradenton, Florida Bradenton ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population is 55,698, up from 49,546 at the 2010 census. It is a pri ...

, without fans present on July 25.

A'ja Wilson A'ja Riyadh Wilson ( ; born August 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball, South Car ...

of the

Las Vegas Aces The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home game ...

was named the league MVP. The

Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference. The team was founded by Gi ...

won the 2020 WNBA Finals over the Aces, and Breanna Stewart was named the Finals MVP.

Offseason

Collective Bargaining Agreement

On January 14, 2020, the WNBA and the WNBA Players Association announced that a new eight-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) had been signed. Key provisions of the new CBA include: * The new maximum base salary, for which certain qualified players and those designated as "core players" are eligible, is $215,000, an increase from $117,500 under the previous CBA. Maximum earnings for top players can be over $500,000. * The new minimum base salary for inexperienced players is $57,000 and for experienced players is $68,000. This is an increase from $41,965 and $56,375 respectively under the previous CBA. * The "core player" designation, under which teams can retain players otherwise eligible for free agency, remains available to teams. However, while teams could designate a player as such up to four times under the previous CBA, this has been reduced to thrice in the next two seasons and twice thereafter. * Apart from those players under the "core player" designation, all players who have met contract obligations for five years become unrestricted free agents. This is a decrease from the required six years under the previous CBA. * The league will enter a 50-50 revenue sharing agreement beginning in 2021, conditional on meeting certain revenue growth targets. * For road games, players will receive "comfort/economy plus" seats rather than ordinary economy class seats, and will receive individual hotel rooms. * The league will provide a new paid maternity leave policy, where players will receive their full salaries while on leave. Players with children will be provided an annual $5,000 childcare stipend and two-bedroom apartments. Veteran players are also eligible for up to $60,000 in reimbursements for costs related to family planning. * The league will institute a new “Diversity in Coaching” initiative to build a pipeline to coaching and offer other paid employment opportunities for players during the offseason. Under the initiative, WNBA players can work on coaching staffs or in front offices of NBA teams without a salary limit, regardless of the WNBA team's ownership structure. * The league will create expanded programs to address intimate partner violence and nutrition, but details about these programs were not included in the CBA. * By the sixth year of the CBA, veteran players (defined for this purpose as those with more than 2 years of WNBA experience) will face season-long suspension for missing the start of training camp. The CBA includes several exceptions to this policy, among them serious injury or illness, maternity leave, national team commitments for non-US players, college graduations, and other significant life events.

Schedule changes

The WNBA originally planned that each team would play 36 total games in the 2020 season, an increase from the 34 games played in each season since 2003. Teams were to have 18 home and road games each. The original 2020 season schedule featured the inaugural Commissioner's Cup, an in-season tournament. In the first half of the season between May 15 and July 10, each team would have played its first home and road games against its five conference opponents. These games would have been designated as "Cup games", and the leaders in Cup standings in each conference were would have met in the Commissioner's Cup championship game scheduled for August 14, 2020. The 2020 WNBA schedule originally included a traditional month-long break in July and August to allow players to participate in the

Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The 1896 Summer Olympics, inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, ...

. The 2020 games were, however, postponed till 2021 due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, rendering this break unnecessary.

Postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic

As with most professional sports leagues, the WNBA season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 3, 2020, the WNBA announced that the start of its schedule would also be postponed. The 2020 entry draft took place as originally scheduled on April 17, although it was done remotely. On the originally scheduled opening day, May 15, 2020, Engelbert told

that the players would get their first paychecks on June 1. On June 4, ESPN reported that the WNBA was planning on a shortened 22-game regular season to be held at

, with players receiving 60% of their salaries. On June 9, The Next reported that many players were unhappy with the reduced salary, and the league revised its plans by June 12 to include full season salaries for players. On June 15, the return-to-play proposal was approved. The playoff format, which included single-elimination first and second-round games and then five-game series for the semifinals and finals, stayed the same and ended in October.

Draft

The

New York Liberty The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Confer ...

had the first pick in the 2020 WNBA draft. The Liberty selected Sabrina Ionescu first overall. The full draft was televised on

in the US and on both TSN2 and SN1 in Canada.

Transactions

Retirements

* In June 2019, Camille Little announced her retirement after twelve years of playing in the WNBA. She won the WNBA Title in

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with the

. * In September 2019, Sancho Lyttle announced her retirement after fourteen years of playing in the WNBA. Lyttle made the WNBA All-Star game once, and twice lead the league in steals. *

Alana Beard Alana Monique Beard (born May 14, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, she was drafted second overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2004 WNBA draft. She signed ...

announced her retirement on January 22, 2020, after fifteen years of playing professionally. Beard is a four time WNBA All-Star and two time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. She also won a WNBA Championship while playing with the

Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Crypto.co ...

. * Rebekkah Brunson announced her retirement on February 11, 2020, after fifteen years of playing professionally. Brunson stayed with the

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference. The team won the WNBA ...

as an assistant coach. Brunson had her jersey number 32 retired by the Lynx. Brunson finished her career as a five time WNBA Champion and five time WNBA All-Star. As of her retirement, Brunson was the active WNBA leader in rebounds. * Carolyn Swords announced she was retiring to join the marketing team of the

on February 24, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was let go from her position and resumed her career to re-join the Aces. Over her nine-year career, she played for four different teams.

Free agency

Free agency negotiations started on January 28, 2020, and the signing period began on February 10, 2020.

Coaching changes

Arena changes

* In June 2019, it was announced that the

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would undergo renovations to add an outdoor plaza and skating area. The

Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Fever compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team was founded for ...

originally announced that they would play home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse for the 2020–2022 seasons. However, the entire 2020 WNBA season was moved to

, and the Fever split their 2021 season between Bankers Life Fieldhouse and Indiana Farmers Coliseum. * In July 2019, it was announced that

Talking Stick Resort Arena The PHX Arena (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix Suns Arena and Footprint Center) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It opened under the name America West Arena on June 6, 1992, at ...

would be undergoing renovations and the

Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Mercury compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. One of eight original franchises, it wa ...

would be forced to play their home games at

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, also called the Madhouse Coliseum or Phoenix Memorial Coliseum, is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Su ...

for the 2020 season. The entire 2020 WNBA season was moved to

, and the Mercury returned to Talking Stick Resort Arena (at the time known as Phoenix Suns Arena) in 2021. * On October 17, 2019, the

announced that they would move to the

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as their permanent home. In the 2018 and 2019 seasons, the Liberty's primary home venue was the Westchester County Center in

White Plains, New York White Plains is a city in and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City, and a commercial hub of Westchester County, a densely populated suburban county that is home to about one milli ...

. * On October 18, 2019, the Atlanta Dream announced that it would move from

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to the new

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in the southern suburb of

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Regular season

All-Star Game

Traditionally, there is no WNBA All-Star Game during an Olympic year, such as 2020. The 2020 Tokyo games were postponed until 2021 because of the

. With the season being held at

, the All-Star Game was not played in 2020.

Standings

Schedule

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Dallas Wings The Dallas Wings are an American professional basketball team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Wings compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team is owned by a group ...

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,

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Canada:

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, Stewart (22) , A. Thomas (13) ,

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, CBSSN, Fox Sports North Plus
64–94
, Collier (26) , Collier (13) , ''2 tied'' (5) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Sunday, August 16 , 1:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, ABC
95–89
, Ogunbowale (33) , Taurasi (9) ,

(6) ,

, - , 3:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, ABC
95–72
, Stewart (19) , ''Tied'' (11) , A. Thomas (6) ,

, - , 4:00 p.m. ,

, @ , Atlanta Dream , Fox Sports Southeast, WCIU
92–67
, Ch. Parker (17) , Billings (8) , Colson (6) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Tuesday, August 18 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN
62–84
, Bonner (28) , A. Thomas (11) , ''Tied'' (6) ,

, - , 9:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

82–84
,

(18) , Wilson (8) , Vandersloot (15) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, JoeTV
64–105
,

(21) ,

(11) ,

(7) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Wednesday, August 19 , 7:00 p.m. , Atlanta Dream , @ ,

, CBSSN, NBC Sports Washington
91–98
, Laney (35) , Billings (12) , Meesseman (10) ,

, - , 9:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

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, Fox Sports North Plus, Fox Sports Southwest Plus
Canada: TSN3/5
84–91
,

(22) , Thornton (11) , Dangerfield (6) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, Fox Sports Arizona Plus, Spectrum Sportsnet
74–83
, Taurasi (19) , Ca. Parker (12) ,

(9) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Thursday, August 20 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, YES, WCIU
101–85
, Stevens (25) , Stokes (9) , Vandersloot (10) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, Fox Sports Indiana, JoeTV
85–90
, Loyd (35) , McCowan (10) , ''Tied'' (6) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, NESN+
78–99
, McBride (25) , McCoughtry (8) ,

(9) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Friday, August 21 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ , Atlanta Dream ,

, Spectrum Sportsnet
93–85 (OT)
,

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(23) , ''Tied'' (9) , Laney (11) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, NBC Sports Washington
Canada:

92–101 (OT)
, Hines-Allen (35) , Hines-Allen (12) , Ogunbowale (9) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, Fox Sports North Plus
90–80
,

(24) , ''Tied'' (9) , ''Tied'' (6) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Saturday, August 22 , 3:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA: ABC
Canada:

74–82
, Stewart (29) , Stewart (18) , ''Tied'' (7) ,

, - , 5:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, WCIU
76–87
,

(26) , Ch. Parker (8) , Vandersloot (9) ,

, - , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN
65–82
, A. Thomas (25) , Bonner (12) , Bonner (6) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Sunday, August 23 , 4:00 p.m. , Atlanta Dream , @ ,

, Fox Sports North Plus, Fox Sports Southeast
78–75
, Collier (18) , Billings (13) , Laney (10) ,

, - , 6:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

, Spectrum Sportsnet, Fox Sports Southwest Plus
Canada: SN360
81–84
,

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(23) , Ca. Parker (14) , Ca. Parker (6) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, NBC Sports Washington, Fox Sports Arizona
88–87
, Taurasi (34) ,

(17) , Hines-Allen (8) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Tuesday, August 25 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, WCIU
101–99
, Quigley (29) , Zahui B. (12) , Vandersloot (9) ,

, - , 9:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, MYLVTV
96–92
, Sabally (28) , Hamby (14) , ''Tied'' (5) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada:

74–87
, Stewart (27) , McCowan (11) , ''3 tied'' (5) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Friday, August 28 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ , Atlanta Dream , USA:

, Fox Sports Southeast, Fox Sports North Plus
Canada:

88–79
, Dangerfield (23) , Collier (12) , ''3 Tied'' (5) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN
80–76
,

(27) , A. Thomas (9) , Ca. Parker (7) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN
72–94
, Diggins-Smith (24) ,

(7) , Taurasi (7) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Saturday, August 29 , 12:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, MYLVTV
63–80
, Wilson (20) , Zahui B. (21) ,

(6) ,

, - , 2:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA: ABC
Canada:

88–74
, Stewart (21) ,

(15) , ''Tied'' (9) ,

, - , 4:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

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82–78
, Ogunbowale (30) , Sabally (11) , ''3 Tied'' (4) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Sunday, August 30 , 4:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, NBC Sports Washington
76-63
, Bonner (20) , Hinnes-Allen (13) , A. Thomas (8) ,

, - , 6:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, Fox Sports North, Fox Sports Arizona Plus
83–79
, Diggins-Smith (25) ,

(15) , ''Tied'' (5) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. , Atlanta Dream , @ ,

, Spectrum Sportsnet, Fox Sports Southeast
79–84
, Carter (26) , Billings (14) , Ca. Parker (7) ,

, - , rowspan=2 , Monday, August 31 , 6:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN
100–77
, ''Tied'' (21) , ''Tied'' (11) , Vandersloot (18) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, Fox Sports North Plus, Spectrum Sportsnet
78–96
, Collier (25) , ''Tied'' (9) , Carleton (10) ,

, - , - , rowspan=3 , Tuesday, September 1 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, NESN+
70–65
, Bonner (27) , Bonner (12) , A. Thomas (4) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ , Atlanta Dream ,

, Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Indiana
90–102
, ''Tied'' (22) , Achonwa (9) , Carter (6) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, MYLVTV, Fox Sports Arizona Plus
92–85
, Taurasi (32) , ''Tied'' (13) , McBride (9) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Wednesday, September 2 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, WCIU, Fox Sports North Plus
86–83
, Dantas (28) , Ch. Parker (15) , Vandersloot (12) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, Spectrum Sportsnet
91–83
, Ca. Parker (22) , Sabally (11) , Ca. Parker (6) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, JoeTV, NBC Sports Washington
64–71
, Meesseeman (17) , Stewart (14) , ''Tied'' (5) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Thursday, September 3 , 6:30 p.m. , Atlanta Dream , @ ,

, CBSSN, YES
62-56
, C. Williams (15) , C. Williams (13) , Zahui B. (4) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, MYLVTV
93-78
, Wilson (24) , Mompremier (16) , ''Tied'' (5) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, Fox Sports Indiana
81-105
, Diggins-Smith (28) ,

(12) , Diggins-Smith (8) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Friday, September 4 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, NBC Sports Washington, WCIU
69-79
, Mitchell (20) , ''Tied'' (10) , Mitchell (12) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, Fox Sports North Plus
88-75
, A. Gray (26) , Collier (14) , ''Tied'' (5) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

, Spectrum Sportsnet, JoeTV
Canada: TSN2
90-89
, ''Tied'' (25) , Stewart (8) , Stewart (9) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Saturday, September 5 , 4:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

, Fox Sports Indiana
Canada: SN360
96-77
, Bonner (26) , ''5 Tied'' (6) , Allemand (8) ,

, - , 6:00 p.m. ,

, @ , Atlanta Dream ,

, Fox Sports Southeast, MYLVTV
89-79
, ''Tied'' (21) , Wilson (8) , ''Tied'' (6) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

67-83
, Diggins-Smith (30) , ''Tied'' (13) ,

(4) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Sunday, September 6 , 4:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, NBC Sports Washington, Fox Sports Southwest Plus
101-94 (OT)
, Ogunbowale (39) , Hines-Allen (10) , Mitchell (9) ,

, - , 6:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

, Fox Sports North, JoeTV
Canada:

103-88
, Dantas (22) , Dantas (9) , ''Tied'' (7) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, Spectrum Sportsnet, WCIU
80-86
, ''Tied'' (24) , Ca. Parker (15) , Vandersloot (15) ,

, - , Monday, September 7 , 6:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, NESN
85–70
, Bonner (25) , A. Thomas (9) , A. Thomas (9) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Tuesday, September 8 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, Spectrum Sportsnet
96-70
, ''Tied'' (20) , ''Tied'' (8) , Ca. Parker (7) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

86-89
, Hines-Allen (26) , Collier (11) , Mitchell (10) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

86–92
, K. Mitchell (24) , Wilson (16) , Allemand (8) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Wednesday, September 9 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, Fox Sports Arizona Plus
100–95
, Diggins-Smith (33) ,

(21) , ''3 tied'' (5) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. , Atlanta Dream , @ ,

, CBSSN, WCIU
97–89
, Laney (24) , Vandersloot (11) , ''Tied'' (5) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, JoeTV
95–107
, Sabally (25) , Stewart (11) ,

(9) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Thursday, September 10 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN
75-85
, Dupree (22) , J. Jones (10) , Dupree (7) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada:

104-89
, Dangerfield (24) , ''Tied'' (11) , ''3 Tied'' (6) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, Spectrum Sportsnet, NBC Sports Washington
80–72
, Hines-Allen (30) , Ca. Parker (17) , Mitchell (9) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Friday, September 11 , 7:00 p.m. , Atlanta Dream , @ ,

, Fox Sports Southeast
82–75
, Carter (22) , Laney (10) , ''3 tied'' (4) ,

, - , 8:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, WCIU
95–88
, Ogunbowale (38) , Hebard (8) , Vandersloot (12) ,

, - , 10:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, JoeTV
83–60
, Walker-Kimbrough (24) ,

(11) , Peddy (6) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Saturday, September 12 , 12:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

, NBC Sports Washington
Canada:

75–58
, Hines-Allen (25) , Hines-Allen (11) , Meesseman (7) ,

, - , 3:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

, Spectrum Sportsnet, MYLVTV
Canada:

84–70
, N. Ogwumike (24) , Ca. Parker (10) ,

(11) ,

, - , 6:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, Fox Sports North
98–86
, Banham (29) , McCowan (9) , Banham (10) ,

, - , rowspan=3 , Sunday, September 13 , 12:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, CBSSN, YES
82–79
, Ogunbowale (26) , ''Tied'' (10) ,

(7) ,

, - , 3:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA: ABC
Canada: TSN2
86–84
, Loyd (30) , Russell (11) , Hamby (8) ,

, - , 5:00 p.m. ,

, @ , Atlanta Dream , USA:

, Fox Sports Southeast
Canada: SN360
85–78
, Laney (27) , C. Williams (11) , Meesseman (7) ,

, - , - ! colspan=2 style="background:#094480; color:white" , 2020 WNBA postseason , - , - , rowspan=2 , Tuesday, September 15 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada: TSN1/4
94–81
, A. Thomas (28) , A. Thomas (13) , A. Thomas (8) ,

, - , 9:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada: TSN1/4
84–85
, Mitchell (25) ,

(11) , Taurasi (6) ,

, - , - , rowspan=2 , Thursday, September 17 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada:

79–80
, Taurasi (28) ,

(14) , Taurasi (9) ,

, - , 9:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada: SN360
73–59
, Ca. Parker (22) , Ca. Parker (14) , J. Thomas (6) ,

, - , - , Sunday, September 20 , 1:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada: TSN2
87–62
, J. Thomas (31) , Wilson (9) , A. Thomas (5) ,

, - , rowspan=2 , Tuesday, September 22 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada:

75–83
, Wilson (29) , Mompremier (9) , Young (5) ,

, - , 9:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada:

86–88
, ''Tied'' (25) , Stewart (10) ,

(8) ,

, - , rowspan=2 , Thursday, September 24 , 7:30 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada: TSN2
79–89
, Dantas (23) , Stewart (8) , ''Tied'' (7) ,

, - , 9:30 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada: SN360
68–77
, A. Thomas (23) , ''Tied'' (12) , Young (7) ,

, - , rowspan=2 , Sunday, September 27 , 1:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada: TSN2
84–75
, McCoughtry (29) , Bonner (15) , ''Tied'' (6) ,

, - , 3:00 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA: ABC
Canada: TSN2
92–71
, Stewart (31) , Collier (15) ,

(9) ,

, - , Tuesday, September 29 , 7:30 p.m. ,

, @ ,

, USA:

Canada: TSN1/4/5
63–66
, Wilson (23) , Jones (12) , Bonner (6) ,

, - , - , Friday, October 2 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, vs. ,

, USA:

Canada: TSN1/4/5
93–80
, Stewart (37) , Stewart (15) ,

(16) ,

, - , Sunday, October 4 , 3:00 p.m. ,

, vs. ,

, USA: ABC
Canada: SN
104–91
, Stewart (22) , ''Tied'' (8) , ''Tied'' (10) ,

, - , Tuesday, October 6 , 7:00 p.m. ,

, vs. ,

, USA:

Canada: TSN3/5
59–92
, Stewart (26) ,

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Statistical leaders

The following shows the leaders in each statistical category during the 2020 regular season.

Playoffs

The WNBA continued its current playoff format for 2020. The top eight teams, regardless of conference, make the playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a bye to the semi-finals. The remaining six teams play in two single-elimination playoff rounds, with the third and fourth seeds receiving a bye to the second round.

Awards

''Reference'':

Individual

Team

Players of the Week

Players of the Month

Rookies of the Month

Coaches of the Month

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

''Notes:'' * Year with team does not include 2020 season. * Records are from time at current team and are through the end of the 2019 season. * Playoff appearances are from time at current team only. * WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams. * Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2020 season as head coach of each team.

Activism

In response to the shooting of Jacob Blake in

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, the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of their series against the Orlando Magic on August 26. Later that day, the NBA announced that in light of the Bucks' decision, all games for the day were postponed. The WNBA joined the protest and postponed their three games that were originally scheduled on Wednesday: Washington Mystics vs. Atlanta Dream; Los Angeles Sparks vs. Minnesota Lynx; Connecticut Sun vs. Phoenix Mercury. Games were again postponed on August 27. Games resumed on Friday, August 28.

Footnotes

References

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Offseason

Collective Bargaining Agreement

Schedule changes

Postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Draft

Transactions

Retirements

Free agency

Coaching changes

Arena changes

Regular season

All-Star Game

Standings

Schedule

Statistical leaders

Playoffs

Awards

Individual

Team

Players of the Week

Players of the Month

Rookies of the Month

Coaches of the Month

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Activism

See also

Footnotes

References