WNBA Mercury investing in training facility

[LadyStanley]

Mercury to practice in new facility by 2024 thanks to $100 million investment from Mat Ishbia

“It’s going to be the best one in the WNBA, without question," Ishbia said.

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[StreetHawk]

Mercury to practice in new facility by 2024 thanks to $100 million investment from Mat Ishbia

“It’s going to be the best one in the WNBA, without question," Ishbia said.

sports.yahoo.com

Keeping up with the super teams.

I thought the WNBA given when their season is would just practice out of their NBA’s team facility since it’s mostly the same owners of both clubs.

 

[LadyStanley]

But there are differences. And in the Aces case, no NBA team to share with.

 

[oknazevad]

I thought the WNBA given when their season is would just practice out of their NBA’s team facility since it’s mostly the same owners of both clubs.

But it's not. Of the 12 teams currently in the WNBA, only five of them (New York, Indiana, Washington, Minnesota, and Phoenix) share ownership with NBA counterparts. Four others (LA, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas) are in the same market as NBA teams, but have no shared ownership (and only one of those shares an arena with an NBA team). The remaining three (Connecticut, Seattle, and Vegas) have no NBA counterparts at all (for now at least, considering Vegas and Seattle are he favorites for NBA expansion teams).

The idea that the WNBA is just sister teams to NBA clubs is outdated.

 

[LadyStanley]

New Bay Area expansion team to play in old NBA Warriors home (Oakland). Haven't heard their practice facility plans.

 

[oknazevad]

No, the team is going to play at the Chase Center, not Oakland Arena. They, however, will use the Warriors' old practice facility in Oakland (as the Warriors now have one attached to Chase Center).