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WNBA announces new expansion team in Portland to begin play in 2026Portland previously had a WNBA team, the Portland Fire from 2000 to 2002, before that franchise was ultimately shut down. The ...
Portland previously was home to a WNBA team in the Portland Fire, which played three seasons from 2000 to 2002 before folding. It was the only WNBA franchise to never make the postseason.
Joining Toronto as a new franchise, the league has revealed the return of WNBA basketball to Portland in 2026. The Portland Fire was an expansion franchise in 2000 before it folded in 2002.
The expansion marks the WNBA's return to Portland after more than 20 years and the first time the league has returned to a city it previously left. The city had the Portland Fire from 2000-02.
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