Updated: 10/11/2025 02:34:39
WNBA
Consolidated overview of the WNBA's 2025 season priorities: playoff results and Finals coverage, key individual and league awards, a major media-rights agreement, broadcast and League Pass access, team pages and planned expansion, schedules/standings/stats, sponsors/Changemakers initiatives, and marquee calendar events (All‑Star, Draft).
2025 Awards & All‑WNBA Teams
The league announced its 2025 awards, including the All‑WNBA First and Second Teams. Notable recognitions included unanimous selections and season award winners (see official awards release for full lists). [1]
2025 Playoffs & Finals — Champion: Las Vegas Aces
The Las Vegas Aces captured the 2025 WNBA title, sweeping the Phoenix Mercury 4-0 in the Finals. The playoffs followed the league’s top-eight format through best-of-3, best-of-5 and best-of-7 rounds. [2]
Broadcast options and League Pass
Fans can follow live games and archived content via official broadcast partners and the WNBA League Pass subscription for out-of-market access and full-game archives. [3]
Changemakers program and league sponsors
The WNBA’s Changemakers initiative highlights corporate partners and community programs (partners include AT&T, CarMax, Deloitte, Google, Nike and others) that support league growth and social-impact work. [4]
Finals Game 4 — Decisive performance and box leaders
Finals Game 4 score: Las Vegas 97, Phoenix 86. A'ja Wilson led Las Vegas with a 31-point, 9-rebound, 4-assist line; Kahleah Copper scored 30 for Phoenix. Full box score and game recap are available on the official game page. [5]
Key events: All‑Star, Draft and season calendar
Marquee league events—All‑Star, Draft and other calendar dates—are posted with event pages, ticketing and broadcast information for fans planning attendance or viewing. [6]
Media-rights pact to broaden national distribution
An 11-year media-rights agreement with Versant / USA Network expands the WNBA’s national broadcast distribution and visibility across additional platforms and windows. [7]
Playoffs format, seeds and key series outcomes
Top eight teams qualified league-wide. First Round: best-of-3 (1-1-1); Semifinals: best-of-5 (2-2-1); Finals: best-of-7 (2-2-1-1-1). Notable series: PHX upset MIN in semis (3-1); LVA defeated IND (3-2) in the semis before sweeping PHX. [8]
Regular-season standings and seed records
Top regular-season records for qualifiers included Minnesota Lynx (1) — 34-10; Las Vegas Aces (2) — 30-14; Atlanta Dream (3) — 30-14; Phoenix Mercury (4) — 27-17. Full standings and team records are published on the official standings page. [9]
Schedule, stats and where to find game recaps
Official schedules, game recaps, play-by-play, box scores and advanced statistics for the 2025 season and playoffs are available on the WNBA schedule and game pages. [10]
Teams, rosters and planned expansion
The WNBA teams portal provides franchise pages and current rosters. The league is planning expansion with incoming franchises (Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo) targeted for launch activity around 2026. [11]
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Additional Sources:
12. 2025 All‑WNBA Teams — Award Announcement [https://www.wnba.com/news/2025-all-wnba-teams]
13. 2025 WNBA Playoffs — Bracket, Results & Key Moments [https://www.wnba.com/playoffs/2025]
14. Finals Game 4 — Las Vegas vs Phoenix (Game page) [https://www.wnba.com/game/1042500304/LVA-vs-PHX]
15. League Pass — Watch Options [https://www.wnba.com/leaguepass/]
16. Versant / WNBA Media‑Rights Agreement [https://www.wnba.com/news/versant-wnba-media-rights-agreement]
17. WNBA — League Homepage (2025 developments) [https://www.wnba.com]
18. WNBA All‑Star 2025 [https://www.wnba.com/allstar/2025]
19. WNBA Changemakers & Sponsors [https://www.wnba.com/changemakers]
20. WNBA Schedule — Games, Recaps & Stats [https://www.wnba.com/schedule]
21. WNBA Standings [https://www.wnba.com/standings]
22. WNBA Teams Portal [https://www.wnba.com/teams]