2026 Portland Fire season

2026 Portland Fire season
Coach	Alex Sarama
Arena	Moda Center
Attendance	per game
Results
Record	0–0
Place	TBD (Western)
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The 2026 Portland Fire season will be the franchise's inaugural season in the Women's National Basketball Association, under head coach Alex Sarama.

Draft

See also: 2026 WNBA draft

The draft is scheduled for April 13, 2026, at 7:30 pm EDT, to be broadcast on ESPN. ^[1]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club	Outcome	Ref.
1
2
3

Transactions

Front office and coaching

Date	Details	Ref.
June 27, 2026	Named Clare Hamill as interim President	[2]
September 15, 2025	Hired Vanja Černivec as General Manager	[3]
October 14, 2025	Hired Ashley Battle as Vice President, Basketball Operations, Strategy and Innovation	[4]
October 17, 2025	Hired Alex Sarama as Head Coach	[5]
November 24, 2025	Hired Brittni Donaldson as Assistant Coach and Assistant General Manager	[6]
December 22, 2025	Hired Sylvia Fowles as an Assistant Coach	[7]

Expansion draft

Sometime prior to the 2026 season an expansion draft will occur that will help fill the roster for the team. The details and rules for the draft are currently unknown.

Player	Former Team	Contract Status (at time of draft)	Ref.

Free agency

Re-signed / extensions

Player	Date	Notes	Ref.

Additions

Player	Date	Notes	Former Team	Ref.

Subtractions / unsigned

Player	Date	Reason	New Team	Ref.

Roster

Portland Fire roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Name	Head coach Alex Sarama (Nottingham ) Assistant coaches Brittni Donaldson (Northern Iowa) Sylvia Fowles (LSU) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured   WNBA roster page
East ATL CHI CON IND NY TOR WAS West DAL GS LV LA MIN PHO POR SEA

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

Schedule

Regular season ^[8]

2026 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 9 Chicago Moda Center 2 May 12 New York Moda Center 3 May 14 New York Moda Center 4 May 18 Connecticut Moda Center 5 May 20 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse 6 May 23 @ Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum 7 May 25 @ New York Barclays Center 8 May 27 Connecticut Moda Center 9 May 29 Atlanta Moda Center 10 May 30 Indiana Moda Center
June : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 June 2 @ Golden State Chase Center 12 June 5 Phoenix Moda Center 13 June 7 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 14 June 11 Las Vegas Moda Center 15 June 13 Dallas Moda Center 16 June 15 @ Minnesota Target Center 17 June 17 Seattle Moda Center 18 June 24 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena 19 June 26 @ Chicago Wintrust Arena 20 June 28 @ Washington CareFirst Arena
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 July 4 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 22 July 9 Las Vegas Moda Center 23 July 11 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena 24 July 14 @ Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena 25 July 16 @ Washington CareFirst Arena 26 July 18 @ Minnesota Target Center 27 July 22 Dallas Moda Center All-Star Game 28 July 28 @ Las Vegas Michelob Ultra Arena 29 July 31 Indiana Moda Center
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 30 August 2 Los Angeles Moda Center 31 August 6 Toronto Moda Center 32 August 8 Seattle Moda Center 33 August 12 Minnesota Moda Center 34 August 14 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 35 August 16 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center 36 August 21 @ Toronto Rogers Arena 37 August 23 Washington Moda Center 38 August 25 @ Dallas College Park Center 39 August 28 @ Atlanta Gateway Center Arena 40 August 30 Golden State Moda Center
September : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 41 September 17 Phoenix Moda Center 42 September 18 @ Golden State Chase Center 43 September 20 @ Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 44 September 22 Golden State Moda Center
2026 season schedule

Notes:

• Games highlighted in   represent Commissioner's Cup games.

Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage	TO	Turnovers per game
PF	Fouls per game		Team leader		League leader

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG

^‡Waived/Released during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.

References

1. "2026 WNBA Schedule Release: Key Dates and What to Know". WNBA. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
2. Oram, Bill (June 27, 2025). "Longtime Nike executive named interim president of Portland WNBA franchise". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
3. "Portland Fire Announces Vanja Černivec as General Manager". WNBA. NBA Media Ventures LLC. August 25, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
4. "Portland Fire Names WNBA Veteran Ashley Battle as Vice President, Basketball Operations, Strategy and Innovation". WNBA. NBA Media Ventures LLC. October 14, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
5. Peterson, Anne M. (October 17, 2025). "Portland Fire names Alex Sarama as first head coach, team to begin play next season". Toronto Star. The Associated Press. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
6. "Portland Fire Names Brittni Donaldson". WNBA. NBA Media Ventures LLC. November 24, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
7. "Sylvia Fowles Joins the Portland Fire as Assistant Coach". WNBA. NBA Media Ventures LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
8. "WNBA Schedule - Games, Scores & Events". WNBA. Retrieved February 4, 2026.

External links

• Official website of the Portland Fire