The WNBA is going global, expanding to Toronto in 2026. What will the expansion draft look like? Where might the league expand next?

Toronto has been awarded the WNBA’s first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026.

On Thursday, an exciting press conference was held to announce Toronto's new WNBA expansion team, and it was a star-studded event. Former Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry graced the occasion and shared his thoughts on the upcoming team.

Toronto has been awarded the WNBA's first franchise outside the United States, with the expansion team set to begin play in 2026.

The WNBA announced Thursday that Toronto has been awarded an expansion team which will begin playing in 2026. CBC Sports first reported the news of the expansion on May 10. Larry Tanenbaum’s Kilmer Sports Ventures is committing $115 million for the franchise,

The New York Knicks were the only party to vote against expanding the WNBA to Toronto, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Wojnarowski reported the

The WNBA could be gaining another expansion franchise, this time in Canada. In October 2023, the WNBA announced its first expansion team since 2008, when the Golden State Warriors were awarded a franchise to begin play in 2025.

As CBC Sports senior contributor Shireen Ahmed writes, there are still a lot of questions to be answered about the Toronto WNBA franchise, but it assures the opportunity for young fans and players, alike,

Canadian public broadcaster CBC has reported that the country’s largest city, Toronto, has been awarded expansion franchise rights for a new team to compete in North American women’s basketball’s elite-tier WNBA competition.