It was an exciting morning for WNBA fans, with commissioner Cathy Engelbert announcing not one, not even two, but three new expansion teams. The WNBA will welcome Cleveland in 2028, Detroit in 2029, and Philadelphia in 2030. With Golden State, Toronto, and Portland, that is six new WNBA teams entering the league in the next five years.
What once was a 144-player league will be a 216-player league by 2030… but that is not enough. As we talk about adding teams to the WNBA, a conversation also needs to be had about expanding team rosters.
As of right now, WNBA teams have a 12-player cap for rosters, and many
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