Which major American city does not have its application file to host a WNBA franchise?
While three new franchises will arrive by 2026, in San Francisco, Toronto and Portland, the expansion should continue, with at least a 16th franchise, or perhaps more if the files are solid…
In any case, there are many interested. According to the “commissioner” of the women's league, Cathy Engelbert, more than ten cities are in the running to obtain a franchise!
There is St. Louis, Missouri, with the support of Jayson Tatum, a native of the area, and according to the Sports Business Journalwe must now add Austin, Texas. The project is headlined by Fran HarrisWNBA champion in 1997 converted into a TV host. Former captain of the Texas Longhorns, who won the NCAA title in 1986, she apparently contacted a former college basketball player, a certain Kevin Durant.
And this one, also passing through the Austin campus, would be ready to invest in the project, while we recall that active NBA players can own up to 4% of the shares of a WNBA franchise.
