News Summary

• The WNBA's 30th season tips off on Friday with expansion teams in Toronto and Portland.
• The league's expansion to 15 teams means that each club will play a 44-game regular season schedule.
• The Liberty are favourites for the title after adding forward Satou Sabally to a core of leading players including Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones.
• The Aces, however, remain the standard after winning their third title in four seasons with last season's MVP, A'ja Wilson.