The WNBA belt's wildest and quietest seasons

The seasons the belt changed hands most, and the ones it hardly moved.

Some seasons the belt barely moves. Others it gets passed around like a hot potato. Here are the seasons it changed hands most, and the ones where it hardly moved.

Busiest seasons

1. 2009: 28 title changes among 12 franchises; Phoenix Mercury finished with it.
2. 2026: 24 title changes among 11 franchises; Portland Fire finished with it.
3. 2007: 23 title changes among 11 franchises; Phoenix Mercury finished with it.
4. 2022: 23 title changes among 10 franchises; Las Vegas Aces finished with it.
5. 2003: 22 title changes among 12 franchises; Detroit Shock finished with it.

Quietest seasons

1. 2000: 7 title changes. Utah Starzz carried it in and Utah Starzz carried it out.
2. 1999: 10 title changes. Houston Comets carried it in and Utah Starzz carried it out.
3. 1997: 12 title changes. New York Liberty carried it in and Houston Comets carried it out.
4. 2012: 12 title changes. Minnesota Lynx carried it in and Indiana Fever carried it out.
5. 2021: 12 title changes. Seattle Storm carried it in and Chicago Sky carried it out.

More WNBA stories →