List of WNBA franchise post-season droughts

This is a list of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) franchise post-season appearance droughts. This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive non-playoffs. Aside from the WNBA Playoff appearance droughts, this list also includes appearances in the WNBA Finals and WNBA championships win streak.

Active droughts

WNBA Playoffs appearance droughts

This is a list of teams that have active and current consecutive seasons without playoff appearances.

List updated through September 19, 2025.

^ Longest drought in team history
~ Tied for longest drought in team history
Streak Team Last appearance
in WNBA Playoffs 		References
5 Los Angeles Sparks^ 2020 Second Round [1]
2 Chicago Sky 2023 First Round [2]
2 Connecticut Sun 2024 Semifinals [3]
2 Dallas Wings 2023 Semifinals [4]
2 Washington Mystics 2023 First Round [5]
2025 Playoff teams
0 Atlanta Dream 2025 First Round [6]
0 Golden State Valkyries 2025 First Round [7]
0 New York Liberty 2025 First Round [8]
0 Seattle Storm 2025 First Round [9]
0 Indiana Fever 2025 Semifinals [10]
0 Minnesota Lynx 2025 Semifinals [11]
0 Las Vegas Aces 2025 Finals [12]
0 Phoenix Mercury 2025 Finals [13]

WNBA Playoffs series win droughts

^ Longest drought in team history
♦ Most consecutive series losses in team history

List updated through the 2025 playoffs.

Current Playoff series loss streak
Seasons
since win 		Team Last series win
in WNBA Playoffs 		Losing
streak 		Series losses – teams Ref
9 Atlanta Dream^ 2016 First Round 5 ♦ 2016 Chicago
2018 Washington
2023 Dallas
2024 New York
2025 Indiana 		[6]
6 Los Angeles Sparks^ 2019 Second Round 2 2019 Connecticut
2020 Connecticut 		[1]
6 Washington Mystics 2019 Finals 3 2020 Phoenix
2022 Seattle
2023 New York 		[5]
3 Chicago Sky 2022 First Round 2 2022 Connecticut
2023 Las Vegas 		[2]
3 Seattle Storm 2022 First Round 3 2022 Las Vegas
2024 Las Vegas
2025 Las Vegas 		[9]
2 Dallas Wings 2023 First Round 1 2023 Las Vegas [4]
1 Connecticut Sun 2024 First Round 1 2024 Minnesota [3]
1 New York Liberty 2024 Finals 1 2025 Phoenix [8]
0 Golden State Valkyries^ Never 1 ♦ 2025 Minnesota [7]
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0 Indiana Fever 2025 First Round 1 2025 Las Vegas [10]
0 Minnesota Lynx 2025 First Round 1 2025 Phoenix [11]
0 Phoenix Mercury 2025 Semifinals 1 2025 Las Vegas [13]
0 Las Vegas Aces 2025 Finals 0 3-series win streak [12]

WNBA Finals appearance droughts

Seasons Team Last appearance
in WNBA Finals 		Result Reference
17 Dallas Wings[a] 2008 Won vs. San Antonio [4]
11 Atlanta Dream 2014 Lost vs. Minnesota [6]
10 Indiana Fever 2015 Lost vs. Minnesota [10]
8 Los Angeles Sparks 2017 Lost vs. Minnesota [1]
6 Washington Mystics 2019 Won vs. Connecticut [5]
5 Seattle Storm 2020 Won vs. Las Vegas [9]
3 Chicago Sky 2021 Won vs. Phoenix [2]
3 Connecticut Sun 2022 Lost vs. Las Vegas [3]
1 Minnesota Lynx 2024 Lost vs. New York [11]
1 New York Liberty 2024 Won vs. Minnesota [8]
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0 Las Vegas Aces 2025 Won vs. Phoenix [12]
0 Phoenix Mercury 2025 Lost vs. Las Vegas [13]

WNBA championship title droughts

Seasons Team Last WNBA championship Reference
26 Connecticut Sun Never [3]
17 Atlanta Dream Never [6]
17 Dallas Wings[a] 2008 [4]
13 Indiana Fever 2012 [10]
11 Phoenix Mercury 2014 [13]
9 Los Angeles Sparks 2016 [1]
8 Minnesota Lynx 2017 [11]
6 Washington Mystics 2019 [5]
5 Seattle Storm 2020 [9]
4 Chicago Sky 2021 [2]
1 Golden State Valkyries Never [7]
1 New York Liberty 2024 [8]
0 Las Vegas Aces 2025 [12]
  • a The Dallas Wings last won a championship in the 2008 WNBA Finals as the Detroit Shock.

All-time droughts

Longest post-season droughts in team history

Updated through the 2025 season.

^ Denotes active drought
Team Longest streak with
no post-season appearances 		Seasons
Chicago Sky 2006 through 2012 7
Indiana Fever 2017 through 2023 7
Phoenix Mercury 2001 through 2006 6
Minnesota Lynx 2005 through 2010 6
Dallas Wings 2010 through 2014 5
Los Angeles Sparks ^ 2021 through 2025 5
Las Vegas Aces 1997 through 2000
2003 through 2006
2015 through 2018		 4
Connecticut Sun 2013 through 2016 4
Atlanta Dream 2019 through 2022 4
New York Liberty 2018 through 2020 3
Washington Mystics 1998 through 1999
2007 through 2008
2011 through 2012		 2
Seattle Storm 2000 through 2001
2014 through 2015		 2

Longest post-season series win droughts in team history

Updated through the 2025 season.

^ Denotes active drought
Team Longest streak with
no post-season series wins 		Seasons
Washington Mystics 2003 through 2016 14
Dallas Wings 2010 through 2022 13
Minnesota Lynx 1999 through 2010 12
Las Vegas Aces 2009 through 2018 10
Atlanta Dream ^ 2017 through 2025 9
Indiana Fever 2016 through 2024 9
Chicago Sky 2006 through 2013 8
Phoenix Mercury 1999 through 2006 8
New York Liberty 2016 through 2022 7
Seattle Storm 2011 through 2017 7
Connecticut Sun 2013 through 2018 6
Los Angeles Sparks ^ 2020 through 2025 6
Golden State Valkyries ^ 2025 through 2025 1


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Los Angeles Sparks". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Chicago Sky". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Connecticut Sun". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "Dallas Wings". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Washington Mystics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "Atlanta Dream". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Golden State Valykries". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d "New York Liberty". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d "Seattle Storm". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d "Indiana Fever". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "Minnesota Lynx". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d "Las Vegas Aces". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d "Phoenix Mercury". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
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