Kendra Andrews Apr 22, 2026, 02:45 PM ET

Editor's note: This story was originally published on Jan. 21, when the WNBA released its 2026 schedule.

The WNBA will tip off its 30th season on May 8.

The league's 2026 regular-season schedule features 44 games for every team and a 17-day break for the FIBA World Cup in September. All 15 teams will play during opening weekend, headlined by a WNBA Finals rematch between the Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury , which is part of a ABC doubleheader on May 9.

Here are 10 must-watch games of the 2026 regular season.

May 9: Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever

1 p.m. ET, ABC

The league's four most recent No. 1 picks match up as Indiana's Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston host Dallas' Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd . Clark played in just one of the four matchups between the two teams last season because of injury. But for their first game of the year, this will be a display of some of the league's brightest young talent.…