List of WNBA franchise post-season droughts

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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.

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]
2025 Playoff Series Winners
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]
2025 Finalists
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

See also

References

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