2026 WNBA Finals: Official Schedule Locked — Valkyries-Dream Opens Saturday at Chase Center on NBC
The league's freshest Finals now has dates and a broadcast home. Per the Valkyries' official release, Game 1 tips Saturday, Oct. 17 at 12:30 p.m. PT at Chase Center on NBC and Peacock — with the full best-of-seven mapped out: Game 2 Monday Oct. 19 (USA Network), Games 3-4 in Atlanta at State Farm Arena (Wed. Oct. 21, Sat. Oct. 24), and potential Games 5/6/7 on Oct. 26, Oct. 29 and Oct. 31.
The matchup: the No. 2-seed Valkyries swept the defending champion Las Vegas Aces 3-0 (closing with Friday's 87-77 win) and "become the only expansion team in WNBA history to make the Finals in just their second year, after being the first and only team to make the playoffs in their inaugural season in 20251." Gabby Williams has led the way, "averaging 22.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.7 steals this postseason." The No. 4-seed Dream, who swept the 2024 champion Liberty in the other semifinal, await in Atlanta. Either way, a first-time WNBA champion is guaranteed.
Tickets for Finals games at Chase Center went on sale Monday, Oct. 12, with pre-sale tiers running from season-ticket holders through the 6 p.m. general public sale.
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An instance of A second-year expansion franchise now owns its league's biggest stage and priciest valuation. — The expansion franchise's Finals arrival is now locked into the league's flagship NBC broadcast slot. ↩︎