A bunch lead by Boston Celtics minority proprietor Steve Pagliuca agreed to a deal to buy the Connecticut Solar from the Mohegan Tribe for $325 million, reported Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe.
The crew may presumably transfer to Boston by the 2027 season.
The group would additionally make investments $100 million into a brand new apply facility in Boston.
The deal units a file for the very best worth for a WNBA crew.
The sale nonetheless should be authorised by each the WNBA and the league’s governors.
The league launched a press release on the potential transfer, saying “Relocation selections are made by the WNBA Board of Governors and never by particular person groups. As a part of our most up-to-date enlargement course of, during which three new franchises have been awarded to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia on June 30, 2025, 9 further cities additionally utilized for WNBA groups and stay underneath lively consideration.
“No teams from Boston utilized for a crew at the moment and people different cities stay into consideration primarily based on the intensive work they did as a part of the enlargement course of and at the moment have precedence over Boston. Celtics’ potential proprietor Invoice Chisholm has additionally reached out to the league workplace and requested that Boston obtain robust consideration for a WNBA franchise on the acceptable time.”
