List of WNBA franchise post-season droughts


This is a list of Women's National Basketball Association 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.

Active droughts

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

WNBA Playoffs series win droughts

List updated through the 2025 playoffs.
Seasons
since win		TeamLast series win
in WNBA Playoffs		Losing
streak		Series losses – teamsRef
Atlanta Dream^2016 First Round5 ♦2016 Chicago
2018 Washington
2023 Dallas
2024 New York
2025 Indiana
Los Angeles Sparks^2019 Second Round22019 Connecticut
2020 Connecticut
Washington Mystics2019 Finals32020 Phoenix
2022 Seattle
2023 New York
Chicago Sky2022 First Round22022 Connecticut
2023 Las Vegas
Seattle Storm2022 First Round32022 Las Vegas
2024 Las Vegas
2025 Las Vegas
Dallas Wings2023 First Round12023 Las Vegas
Connecticut Sun2024 First Round12024 Minnesota
New York Liberty2024 Finals12025 Phoenix
Golden State Valkyries^Never1 ♦2025 Minnesota
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Indiana Fever2025 First Round12025 Las Vegas
Minnesota Lynx2025 First Round12025 Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury2025 Semifinals12025 Las Vegas
Las Vegas Aces2025 Finals03-series win streak

WNBA Finals appearance droughts

SeasonsTeamLast appearance
in WNBA Finals		ResultReference
Dallas Wings2008Won vs. San Antonio
Atlanta Dream2014Lost vs. Minnesota
Indiana Fever2015Lost vs. Minnesota
Los Angeles Sparks2017Lost vs. Minnesota
Washington Mystics2019Won vs. Connecticut
Seattle Storm2020Won vs. Las Vegas
Chicago Sky2021Won vs. Phoenix
Connecticut Sun2022Lost vs. Las Vegas
Minnesota Lynx2024Lost vs. New York
New York Liberty2024Won vs. Minnesota
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Las Vegas Aces2025Won vs. Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury2025Lost vs. Las Vegas

WNBA championship title droughts

SeasonsTeamLast WNBA championshipReference
Connecticut SunNever
Atlanta DreamNever
Dallas Wings2008
Indiana Fever2012
Phoenix Mercury2014
Los Angeles Sparks2016
Minnesota Lynx2017
Washington Mystics2019
Seattle Storm2020
Chicago Sky2021
1Golden State ValkyriesNever
New York Liberty2024
Las Vegas Aces2025

All-time droughts

Longest post-season droughts in team history

Updated through the 2025 season.
TeamLongest streak with
no post-season appearances		Seasons
Chicago Sky2006 through 20127
Indiana Fever2017 through 20237
Phoenix Mercury2001 through 20066
Minnesota Lynx2005 through 20106
Dallas Wings2010 through 20145
Los Angeles Sparks ^2021 through 20255
Las Vegas Aces1997 through 2000
2003 through 2006
2015 through 2018		4
Connecticut Sun2013 through 20164
Atlanta Dream2019 through 20224
New York Liberty2018 through 20203
Washington Mystics1998 through 1999
2007 through 2008
2011 through 2012		2
Seattle Storm2000 through 2001
2014 through 2015		2

Longest post-season series win droughts in team history

Updated through the 2025 season.
TeamLongest streak with
no post-season series wins		Seasons
Washington Mystics2003 through 201614
Dallas Wings2010 through 202213
Minnesota Lynx1999 through 201012
Las Vegas Aces2009 through 201810
Atlanta Dream ^2017 through 20259
Indiana Fever2016 through 20249
Chicago Sky2006 through 20138
Phoenix Mercury1999 through 20068
New York Liberty2016 through 20227
Seattle Storm2011 through 20177
Connecticut Sun2013 through 20186
Los Angeles Sparks ^2020 through 20256
Golden State Valkyries ^2025 through 20251