Latest WNBA Transactions

[Carnac]

Transactions through Saturday April 28, 2018.

Roundup: Training Camps Open Around the WNBA

Gabby Williams Reacts to Being Drafted by Sky -
Nurse joins joins the NY Liberty -
Azurá Stevens - Happy to be in Dallas

Preseason games begin this Sunday May 6.
May 17: Final roster cut-down deadline — 12 players, 5:00 PM ET
Regular season (34 games) begin Friday May 18.
Playoffs begin Aug 21.

PLAYOFFS AND FINALS:

Effective with the 2016 season, the WNBA implemented changes to playoff seeding and qualification procedures as well as the postseason format. Under the new postseason structure, the eight teams with the highest winning percentages regardless of conference qualify for the playoffs and are seeded based on their record.

Additional features of the reconfigured playoff structure are as follows:

• The number of playoff rounds increased from three to four. The top two seeds receive a bye to the semifinals (third round), and the third and fourth seeds receive a bye to the second round.

• Teams will be re-seeded after each postseason round.

• The first and second rounds are single elimination. In the first round, the No. 5 seed hosts the No. 8 seed and the No. 6 seed hosts the No. 7 seed. In the second round, the No. 3 seed hosts the lowest-seeded first-round winner and the No. 4 seed hosts the other first-round winner.

• The semifinals feature a best-of-five format, with the No. 1 overall seed playing the lowest remaining seed and the No. 2 overall seed meeting the remaining team. The Nos. 1 and 2 seeds will host Games 1, 2 and 5, and the lower-seeded teams will host Games 3 and 4 in their respective series. The WNBA Finals remain best-of-five and follow the same 2-2-1 format.

 

[ctkaiser]

I think the single elimination game is ridiculous.

 

[EricLA]

I think the single elimination game is ridiculous.

Agreed. Should be best 2 out of 3. Then after that, they all should be 3 out of 5. Honestly, the finals should be 4 out of 7...

 

[j66kicker]

If the postseason is purely by overall seeding, then why even have conferences? Conferences normally create an unbalanced schedule (play teams in your own conference more times). A balanced schedule would be more fair for these postseason selection criteria.

 

[Shades]

If the postseason is purely by overall seeding, then why even have conferences? Conferences normally create an unbalanced schedule (play teams in your own conference more times). A balanced schedule would be more fair for these postseason selection criteria.

It is balanced now with the newer (2016) playoff system. Teams play all other teams three times, except for one team they play 4 times.