Three days after being eliminated in the first round of the 2025 WNBA playoffs , the Seattle Storm parted ways with coach Noelle Quinn .

With the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo joining next season as expansion teams, there are now three coaching openings in the league for the 2026 season.

Last offseason, the league saw a record seven coaching changes -- not including the Golden State Valkyries hiring for their inaugural season.

ESPN will track all of the coaching hirings and firings, and provide analysis, as they happen.

Seattle Storm

Former coach: Noelle Quinn ( Sept. 21 )

Analysis: Only the Minnesota Lynx 's Cheryl Reeve had longer tenure in a WNBA head coaching job than Quinn, who took over early in the 2021 season after Dan Hughes announced his immediate retirement.

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