2018 WNBA season
The 2018 WNBA season was the 22nd season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Minnesota Lynx are the defending champions. The regular season began on May 18, with the Phoenix Mercury hosting the Dallas Wings. The season ended with the Seattle Storm defeating the Washington Mystics 3-0 in the WNBA Finals. This was the third championship for the Storm. Seattle's Breanna Stewart was named regular season and finals MVP.
2018 WNBA Draft
The Las Vegas Aces selected A'ja Wilson first in the 2018 WNBA Draft. The draft was televised nationally on the ESPN networks.Transactions
Retirement
- On August 21, 2017, Plenette Pierson announced her retirement at the conclusion of the 2017 season. Pierson played 15 seasons and won three championships with the Detroit Shock and Minnesota Lynx.
- On February 3, 2018, Jia Perkins announced her retirement from the WNBA. Perkins played 14 seasons and won one championship with the Minnesota Lynx.
Free agency
Coaching changes
Arena changes
In addition to the relocated Las Vegas Aces, two other teams announced permanent moves to new arenas for the 2018 season.- The Chicago Sky moved from Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont, Illinois to the newly opened Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place exhibition center on Chicago's Near South Side. The move was initially announced by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, owner and operator of McCormick Place, on July 25, 2017. The Sky did not make their formal announcement until February 2, 2018.
- The New York Liberty announced on February 8, 2018 that they would move their primary home from Madison Square Garden, where they had played since the league's first season in 1997, to the Westchester County Center in suburban White Plains, New York. The team planned to play 15 of its 17 home games in White Plains, with the remaining two at the Garden.
Regular Season
All-Star Game
The 2018 WNBA All-Star Game was hosted by the Minnesota Lynx on July 28 at the Target Center. Coverage of the game began at 3:30pm. This is the first time the Lynx have hosted the annual event. This season a new selection format was used. Fans, coaches, media and players would all vote for players to be selected to the All-Star Game. The top 22 players receiving votes based on this weighting will be selected to the All-Star Game. There was not a restriction on number of players from one conference. The top 2 vote getters were captains of the two All-Star teams and selected their teams from the pool of remaining 20 players. The 22 All-Stars were be revealed on July 17, 2018. Rosters will be revealed on July 19, 2018.Standings
Source:Statistic leaders
The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 2018 regular season.| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Liz Cambage | Dallas Wings | 23.0 PPG |
| Rebounds per game | Sylvia Fowles | Minnesota Lynx | 11.9 RPG |
| Assists per game | Courtney Vandersloot | Chicago Sky | 8.6 APG |
| Steals per game | Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx | 1.7 SPG |
| Blocks per game | Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | 2.6 BPG |
| Field goal percentage | Sylvia Fowles | Minnesota Lynx | 61.9% |
| Three point FG percentage | Briann January | Phoenix Mercury | 47.0% |
| Free throw percentage | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 92.5% |
| Points per game | Team Stat | Connecticut Sun | 87.6 PPG |
| Field goal percentage | Team Stat | Seattle Storm | 46.8% |
Schedule
! style="background:#094480; color:white" | 2018 WNBA regular season! colspan=2 style="background:#094480; color:white" | 2018 WNBA postseason
Playoffs
Season award winners
Player of the Week Award
Player of the Month Award
Rookie of the Month Award
Coach of the Month Award
Postseason awards
Coaches
Eastern Conference
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years with team | Record with team | Playoff Appearances | Finals Appearances | WNBA Championships |
| Atlanta Dream | Nicki Collen | Connecticut Sun | 1 | 23-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Sky | Amber Stocks | Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | 35–43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut Sun | Curt Miller | Los Angeles Sparks | 3 | 56–46 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana Fever | Pokey Chatman | Chicago Sky | 2 | 15–53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Liberty | Katie Smith | New York Liberty | 1 | 7–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Mystics | Mike Thibault | Connecticut Sun | 6 | 104–100 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Western Conference
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years with team | Record with team | Playoff Appearances | Finals Appearances | WNBA Championships |
| Dallas Wings | Fred Williams | Atlanta Dream | 4 | 72–97 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Las Vegas Aces | Bill Laimbeer | New York Liberty | 1 | 14–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Sparks | Brian Agler | Seattle Storm | 4 | 75–54 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Minnesota Lynx | Cheryl Reeve | Detroit Shock | 8 | 213–93 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Phoenix Mercury | Sandy Brondello | Los Angeles Sparks | 5 | 103–67 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Seattle Storm | Dan Hughes | San Antonio Stars | 1 | 26–8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Notes:
- Year with team includes 2018 season.
- Records are from time at current team and are through the end the 2018 season.
- Playoff appearances are from time at current team only.
- WNBA Finals and Championships do not include time with other teams.
- Coaches shown are the coaches who began the 2018 season as head coach of each team.