Basketball News · LatestTuesday, May 5, 2026

Tina Charles, the WNBA’s all-time leading rebounder, is retiring from the league, the eight-time All-Star announced Tuesday on social media.

Cathy Engelbert praised Tina Charles’ WNBA legacy after the all-time rebounding leader announced her retirement following 14 seasons.

WNBA teams are waiving players this week as they finalize opening-day rosters. What does it mean when a player is waived?

The WNBA season tips off this week

Brittney Griner signed a one-year deal with the Connecticut Sun after her lone season with the Atlanta Dream.

The WNBA, not surprisingly, chose Canada as the country to extend its footprint outside of the U.S. for the first time. Kelly Boucher was the first Canadian player to compete in the league, playing a season with the Charlotte Sting in 1998. Stacey Dales was the highest draft pick of a Canadian, going third in 2002 to the Washington Mystics.

The former UConn star hangs it up after 14 seasons in the WNBA.

Tina Charles retirement. Tina Charles has called time on one of the great careers in New York basketball history. The former Liberty star announced her retirement in a heartfelt Instagram...

Tina Charles, the WNBA's all-time leader in rebounds, calls it a career.

With 14 players on rookie contracts, Washington has no choice but to play through their youth.

Lexie Hull watched on as the Indiana Fever finished the 2026 WNBA preseason with a 2-1 record, ending with a 105-57 win over the Nigeria women's national basketball team. Now, the Fever will be getting ready for their regular-season opener on Saturday, facing Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Hull has become an important player for the Fever over the past four years, averaging 7.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 2025.

Brittney Griner explained her biggest adjustment open joining the Connecticut Sun for the WNBA's 2026 season.

PHOENIX — Tina Charles’ retirement marks the end of one of the most consistent and impactful careers in the WNBA, including her time with the Phoenix Mercury, but her legacy goes beyond what happened on the court. Feb 10, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Mercury general manager Jim Pitman (left) and Tina Charles hold up her jersey during Charles’ introductory press conference at Footprint Center.

After one season, the Hailey Van Lith experiment is over. What went wrong with Van Lith and the Chicago Sky?

The league’s 15 general managers weighed in on who the best players and coaches in the WNBA are, who will win the 2026 title, and a whole bunch more in a 42-question anonymous survey.

The WNBA 2025 season saw record numbers of television viewership and attendance. Still, fans lamented the absence of Caitlin Clark, who was forced out of all but 13 games as she dealt with soft tissue injuries throughout the campaign. Since arriving in the league, Clark has been subjected to the WNBA’s trademark physicality, with some…

Dallas Wings coach Jose Fernandez accidentally let slip that the Wings will play all their home games next season at the American Airlines Center.

Wait wait wait wait... people are underestimating Caitlin Clark?!

In a surprising twist, WNBA GMs didn't pick Caitlin Clark or A'ja Wilson to build around in a league survey. Their top choice was Paige Bueckers.

WNBA general managers picked Paige Bueckers over Caitlin Clark as the top player to build a franchise around entering the 2026 season.

Finkelstein's last mock draft before Sunday's NBA Draft Lottery, when the official order is locked down

No Offseason Newsletter 🏀 | This is The Athletic’s women’s basketball newsletter. Sign up here to receive No Offseason directly in your inbox. Welcome to the first edition of No Offseason, your new weekly guide through the world of women’s basketball. Let’s go! Why We’re Here: Your women’s hoops cheat sheet When we named The Athletic’s women’s basketball podcast “No Offseason,” we understood the implication: Between the WNBA, college basketball, Unrivaled and Olympics, there are no breaks in...

We're tracking all the player movement across key programs during the offseason ahead of 2026-27.

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Toronto Raptors wing Gradey Dick's third NBA season didn't go the way he had hoped. Despite playing in a career-high 76 games, Dick turned in his worst NBA season. His role in the Raptors rotation was reduced as the season went along, as Dick finished with the worst stats of his three-year career. Toronto may look to trade Dick this offseason, as a way to free up flexibility under the luxury tax. A move to another team is something that the 6-foot-7 wing is open to. Dick is set to make $7.1 m...

The New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly identified four candidates as finalists for their open head coach vacancy. The finals are Milwaukee Bucks assistant coaches Darvin Ham and Rajon Rondo, Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Steve Hetzel and San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Sean Sweeney. This list does not include James Borrego, who finished the season as the Pelicans interim head coach. Borrego took over when New Orleans fired Willie Green after 12 games. New Orleans finished 24-46 under Borr...

This week is destined to be a brutal one across the WNBA before the 2026 season officially tips off on Friday.

The Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the Houston Rockets in six games to punch their ticket to the Western Conference Semifinals for a matchup with the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder. It represents the Lakers’ biggest challenge yet as the Thunder finished the regular season with an NBA-best 64-18 record behind one of the deepest […]

The inevitable finally happened on Monday, as the Orlando Magic fired Jamahl Mosley as coach following their first-round exit in the playoffs. The Magic blew a 3-1 lead to the Detroit Pistons, which probably felt like adding insult to injury for Mosley. Following Mosley’s firing, Billy Donovan’s name has popped up again. There were already […] The post Magic rumors: Will Billy Donovan’s infamous 180 on job in 2007 hurt his chances now? appeared first on ClutchPoints.

As the Chicago Bulls look for a new head coach to replace Billy Donovan, the familiar name of Tom Thibodeau is popping up. Rumors suggest he is open to a return to the Windy City, although it is unclear if that interest is mutual. “League sources say Tom Thibodeau is also very interested in a […] The post Bulls rumors: Tom Thibodeau wants it known he’d be interested in a reunion appeared first on ClutchPoints.