The sixth annual WNBA Commissioner's Cup tips off Monday, and the defending champion Indiana Fever will be looking to do something no team has done before: win it twice.
Here's a breakdown of the tournament.
The Format
Cup play runs June 1 through June 17, with the championship game on June 30.
This year's bracket expands to 49 games due to league expansion. The seven Eastern Conference teams each play six Cup games. The eight Western Conference teams each play seven. Everyone in a given conference plays everyone else once.
Whichever team finishes with the best Cup record in each conference moves on to the title game. If teams are tied, the league turns first to point differential in Cup games, then to head-to-head record. The conference winner with the better overall record through June 17 hosts.
Every Cup game except the final counts toward the regular-season standings.
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The Teams
Eastern Conference: Atlanta, Chicago, Connecticut, Indiana, New York, Toronto and Washington.
Western Conference: Dallas, Golden State, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Phoenix, Portland and Seattle.
Toronto and Portland are both first-year WNBA franchises.
The Stakes
The winning roster splits a $500,000 prize pool, and Coinbase, the tournament's title sponsor, throws in another $120,000 in cryptocurrency. That works out to $5,000 per player on both championship rosters.
Each team also picks a non-profit partner that receives a share of the team's winnings as the tournament progresses.
Last Year's Champion
The Indiana Fever beat Minnesota 74-59 in last year's final. Natasha Howard took home MVP honors after going for 16 points and 12 rebounds. Indiana did it without All-Star Caitlin Clark, who was sidelined with a strained groin.
No team has ever repeated as Cup champion. Seattle won the first one in 2021, then Las Vegas in 2022, New York in 2023, Minnesota in 2024 and Indiana last summer.
WNBA Commissioner's Cup Schedule (All Times ET)
Monday, June 1
- Seattle at Dallas, 8 p.m. (USA)
- Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)
Tuesday, June 2
- Connecticut at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. (League Pass)
- Chicago at Washington, 7:30 p.m. (League Pass)
- Portland at Golden State, 10 p.m. (League Pass)
- Las Vegas at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. (League Pass)
Wednesday, June 3
- Toronto at New York, 8 p.m. (USA)
- Phoenix at Seattle, 10 p.m. (USA)
Thursday, June 4
- Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m. (Prime)
- Golden State at Minnesota, 9 p.m. (Prime)
Friday, June 5
- Connecticut at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. (ION/League Pass)
- Dallas at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. (ION/League Pass)
- Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m. (ION/League Pass)
Saturday, June 6
- Seattle at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (ABC)
- Golden State at Las Vegas, 3 p.m. (ABC)
- Washington at Atlanta, 6 p.m. (League Pass)
- Indiana at New York, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, June 7
- Chicago at Toronto, 3 p.m. (League Pass)
- Portland at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. (NBA TV)
Monday, June 8
- New York at Connecticut, 7 p.m. (League Pass)
- Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)
- Seattle at Las Vegas, 10 p.m. (USA)
Tuesday, June 9
- Atlanta at Chicago, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
- Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (League Pass)
- Phoenix at Golden State, 10 p.m. (League Pass)
Wednesday, June 10
- Connecticut at Toronto, 7 p.m. (League Pass)
- Los Angeles at Seattle, 10 p.m. (USA)
Thursday, June 11
- Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m. (Prime)
- New York at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. (League Pass)
- Phoenix at Dallas, 9 p.m. (Prime)
- Las Vegas at Portland, 10 p.m. (League Pass)
Friday, June 12
- Toronto at Washington, 7:30 p.m. (ION/League Pass)
- Golden State at Seattle, 10 p.m. (ION/League Pass)
Saturday, June 13
- Indiana at Connecticut, 6 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)
- Minnesota at Las Vegas, 8 p.m. (CBS)
- Dallas at Portland, 8:30 p.m. (League Pass)
- Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m. (League Pass)
Sunday, June 14
- Washington at New York, 3 p.m. (NBA TV)
- Atlanta at Toronto, 3 p.m. (League Pass)
Monday, June 15
- Las Vegas at Dallas, 8 p.m. (USA)
- Portland at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (League Pass)
- Los Angeles at Golden State, 10 p.m. (Peacock/NBCSN)
Tuesday, June 16
- Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m. (USA)
Wednesday, June 17
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- Washington at Connecticut, 7 p.m. (League Pass)
- New York at Chicago, 8 p.m. (USA)
- Dallas at Golden State, 10 p.m. (League Pass)
- Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. (League Pass)
- Las Vegas at Phoenix, 10 p.m. (USA)
- Seattle at Portland, 10 p.m. (League Pass)
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