Below are key dates for the 2018 WNBA season.
August 21:Playoffs begin August 21: Single-elimination Round 1 games on ESPN2 –
Dallas @ Phoenix (8:30 PM ET), Minnesota @ Los Angeles (10:30 PM ET) August
23:Single-elimination Round 2 games on ESPN2 – TBD @ Washington (6:30 PM ET),
TBD @ Connecticut (8:30 PM ET) August 26: Best-of-5 Semifinals begin on ESPN2 –
TBD @ Atlanta (3 PM ET), TBD @ Seattle (5 PM ET) August 28: Semifinals Game 2s
on ESPN2 – TBD @ Atlanta (8 PM ET), TBD @ Seattle (10 PM ET) August 31:
Semifinals Games 3s on ESPNews/NBA TV – Atlanta @ TBD, Seattle @ TBD
September 16:Last possible Finals date September 25:WNBA Inspiring Women
Luncheon presented by ESPN
PREVIOUS DATES
August:WNBA FIT Month presented by Kaiser Permanente
August:WNBA Breast Health Awareness August 19:End of regular season
March 30-April 1:NCAA Women’s Final Four
April 12:WNBA Draft 2018 presented by State FarmApril 29:Training camps open
May 6-13:Preseason gamesMay 17:Final roster cut-down deadline — 12 players,
5:00 PM ETMay 18:WNBA Tip-Off 2018 presented by Verizon
June:WNBA Pride Month
July 23:Trade deadline, 8:00 PM ET July 28:Verizon WNBA All-Star 2018 –
Minneapolis, 3:30 PM ET
