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WNBA belt drought clocks

21 teams · counting from the last reign's end

Portland Fire have waited longest: 9,280 days since June 17, 2001. Every team that has held the lineal WNBA belt, by how long it has been without it. The clocks keep counting on this page; the belt only moves when someone beats the holder.

TeamDays without itLast heldLongest wait everReigns
Portland Fire9,280Jun 17, 2001—1
Miami Sol longest ever9,236Jul 31, 20013ended by Fever, Jul 28, 20012
Cleveland Rockers longest ever9,216Aug 20, 2001664ended by Monarchs, Jun 19, 20008
Charlotte Sting longest ever7,470Jun 1, 2006727ended by Sol, Jul 31, 200110
Houston Comets longest ever6,709Jul 1, 2008696ended by Aces, Jun 26, 200716
Sacramento Monarchs longest ever6,336Jul 9, 2009400ended by Aces, Sep 20, 200815
Connecticut Sun longest ever888Jun 8, 2024753ended by Aces, Jul 19, 200242
Los Angeles Sparks544May 18, 20251,067ended by Wings, Sep 6, 201542
Seattle Storm421Sep 18, 2025798ended by Mercury, Aug 13, 202338
Indiana Fever409Sep 30, 2025807ended by Lynx, Oct 14, 201235
Toronto Tempo176May 21, 2026—1
Dallas Wings116Jul 20, 20261,411ended by Sun, Jun 5, 200339
New York Liberty106Jul 30, 20261,103ended by Sting, Aug 24, 200131
Chicago Sky102Aug 3, 20261,359ended by Storm, Jun 9, 201927
Phoenix Mercury100Aug 5, 20261,412ended by Comets, Jul 11, 200245
Atlanta Dream98Aug 7, 20261,347ended by Sparks, May 11, 202221
Washington Mystics94Aug 11, 20261,120ended by Aces, Aug 26, 202331
Las Vegas Aces90Aug 15, 20261,810ended by Storm, Jun 25, 201947
Minnesota Lynx81Aug 24, 2026752ended by Aces, Jun 25, 202149
Golden State Valkyries52Sep 22, 2026280ended by Mercury, May 10, 20265
Portland Fireholding——1

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