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2026 Portland Fire season

2026 Portland Fire season
CoachAlex Sarama
ArenaModa Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record0–0
PlaceTBD (Western)
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The 2026 Portland Fire season will be the franchise's inaugural season in the Women's National Basketball Association and first 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]

Roster

Portland Fire roster
PlayersCoaches
Name
Head coach
United Kingdom Alex Sarama (Nottingham)
Assistant coaches
United States Brittni Donaldson (Northern Iowa)
United States Sylvia Fowles (LSU)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench
PG
SG
SF
PF
C

Schedule

Preseason[8]

2026 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 25 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
2026 pre-season 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.


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. ^ a b "WNBA Schedule - Games, Scores & Events". WNBA. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
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