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The2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup presented byCoinbase) was theWNBA's fourthCommissioner's Cup in league history. The Cup featured a transition away from the ten-game format to a five-game format, with some teams only having two home games. The best team in cup play from each conference faces off in a championship game.[1][2] The Cup was won by theMinnesota Lynx, the franchise's first Commissioner's Cup.[3]
The team with the best record in cup games from each conference will play in the championship game against each other, with the team having the best record hosting the game. This season, the cup shifted to a five-game per team format instead of the previous ten games per team. All games were played between June 1, 2024 and June 13, 2024.[1][4] The team with the best record hosted the Cup Final. With their 5–0 cup record, that was theNew York Liberty. Their regular home arena, theBarclays Center, was unable to host due to theNBA draft being hosted there on June 26. Therefore, the final was hosted at theUBS Arena in theNassau County community ofElmont.[5]
Each team selects a charity of their choice to represent, and support thought the Commissioner's Cup series.[6]
| Team | Charity |
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| Atlanta Dream | Helping Mamas |
| Chicago Sky | EverThrive Illinois |
| Connecticut Sun | Reproductive Equity Now |
| Dallas Wings | The Afiya Center |
| Indiana Fever | Indiana Black Expo |
| Las Vegas Aces | Reproductive Freedom for All |
| Los Angeles Sparks | Feminist Majority Foundation |
| Minnesota Lynx | Gender Justice |
| New York Liberty | Women Creating Change |
| Phoenix Mercury | Arizona Coalition for Change |
| Seattle Storm | Pro Choice Washington |
| Washington Mystics | Vote 411 |
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | GB | Qualification | NYL | CON | IND | WAS | CHI | ATL | |
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| 1 | New York Liberty | 5 | 5 | 0 | 445 | 367 | +78 | — | Advance to Championship Game | — | 104–68 | 93–88 | ||||
| 2 | Connecticut Sun | 5 | 4 | 1 | 392 | 338 | +54 | 1 | 75–82 | — | 89–72 | 76–59 | ||||
| 3 | Indiana Fever | 5 | 3 | 2 | 387 | 430 | −43 | 2 | — | 71–70 | 91–84 | |||||
| 4 | Washington Mystics | 5 | 1 | 4 | 388 | 401 | −13 | 4 | 83–85 | — | 71–79 | |||||
| 5 | Chicago Sky | 5 | 1 | 4 | 379 | 402 | −23 | 4 | 75–88 | 75–83 | — | 80–89 | ||||
| 6 | Atlanta Dream | 5 | 1 | 4 | 352 | 405 | −53 | 4 | 61–78 | 50–69 | 68–87 | — |
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | GB | Qualification | MIN | SEA | PHO | LAS | LVA | DAL | |
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| 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 5 | 4 | 1 | 436 | 369 | +67 | — | Advance to Championship Game | — | 83–64 | 87–76 | ||||
| 2 | Seattle Storm | 5 | 4 | 1 | 409 | 373 | +36 | — | — | 80–62 | 95–79 | |||||
| 3 | Phoenix Mercury | 5 | 3 | 2 | 426 | 421 | +5 | 1 | 81–80 | — | 87–68 | 99–103 | ||||
| 4 | Los Angeles Sparks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 386 | 432 | −46 | 2 | 62–86 | — | 96–92 | 81–72 | ||||
| 5 | Las Vegas Aces | 5 | 2 | 3 | 441 | 454 | −13 | 2 | 86–100 | 65–78 | — | |||||
| 6 | Dallas Wings | 5 | 0 | 5 | 403 | 452 | −49 | 4 | 84–92 | 90–97 | 81–95 | — |
June 25 8:00 PM EST |
| Minnesota Lynx 94,New York Liberty 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23-27, 24-23, 19-10, 28-29 | ||
| Pts:Bridget Carleton (23) Rebs:N. Collier andA. Smith (6) Asts:Napheesa Collier (6) | Pts:Breanna Stewart (24) Rebs:Jonquel Jones (12) Asts:Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (6) | |
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| PG | Sabrina Ionescu | Courtney Vandersloot Marquesha Davis |
| SG | Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | Ivana Dojkić |
| SF | Kayla Thornton | Leonie Fiebich |
| PF | Breanna Stewart | Kennedy Burke |
| C | Jonquel Jones | Nyara Sabally |
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| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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| PG | Courtney Williams | Natisha Hiedeman |
| SG | Kayla McBride | Olivia Époupa |
| SF | Bridget Carleton | Cecilia Zandalasini Diamond Miller |
| PF | Napheesa Collier | Alissa Pili |
| C | Alanna Smith | Dorka Juhász Sika Koné |
