A group lead by Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca agreed to a deal to purchase the Connecticut Sun from the Mohegan Tribe for $325 million, reported Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe.
The team could possibly move to Boston by the 2027 season.
The group would also invest $100 million into a new practice facility in Boston.
The deal sets a record for the highest price for a WNBA team.
The sale still must be approved by both the WNBA and the league’s governors.
The league released a statement on the potential move, saying “Relocation decisions are made by the WNBA Board of Governors and not by individual teams. As part of our most recent expansion process, in which three new franchises were awarded to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia on June 30, 2025, nine additional cities also applied for WNBA teams and remain under active consideration.
“No groups from Boston applied for a team at that time and those other cities remain under consideration based on the extensive work they did as part of the expansion process and currently have priority over Boston. Celtics’ prospective owner Bill Chisholm has also reached out to the league office and asked that Boston receive strong consideration for a WNBA franchise at the appropriate time.”