Playing at home hasn’t provided much comfort for WNBA teams this season. Through nearly the first two weeks of play, home teams have only won just over 29% of their games.

The 2026 WNBA regular season officially closed on September 24, setting the stage for one of the most anticipated postseasons in league history led by Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson, and the defending champion Las Vegas Aces.

A look around the league in advance of the start of the 2026 WNBA season.

The Chicago Sky entered the 2026 WNBA season looking like one of the league’s early surprises. Despite injuries throughout the roster, Chicago battled its way to a strong start behind the emergence of one player who appeared ready to become a true star.

Ogwumike has 7,383 points, 105 behind Tina Thompson for fourth place on the all-time list. Catchings, a Hall of Famer, had 7,380 points.

Nneka Ogwumike continues to etch her name into the WNBA history books as a member of the Los Angeles Sparks. Ogwumike returned to the Sparks this season after spending the past two seasons with the Seattle Storm.

Golden State held host New York to a season-low in points as the Valkyries defeated the Liberty 87-70 on Thursday night. The game was a matchup between the WNBA's top-scoring team (New York, 100.0 average) and the league's best defensive squad (Golden State,

Welcome to the first edition of WNBA Notebook, where I will be breaking down, analyzing and sometimes over-analyzing some of the trends and unique happenings on and off the court during the 2026 WNBA season.