LAST DANCE WATCH
Who has called the final season?
Confirmed retirement announcements live here first. Players whose future is being discussed but has not been formally announced are clearly labeled as watch items instead.
Running field: this is designed to stay active during the season. When a current player officially announces retirement or a final season, she moves into the confirmed lane with her announcement source and planned final year.
LEGENDS OFF THE CLOCK
Retired players
A growing archive of WNBA greats whose playing careers are complete, with the retirement year and a quick legacy marker.
UP IN THE RAFTERS
Retired numbers
Verified retired jersey numbers from active WNBA franchises in the current archive. Historic and folded-franchise honors can be added as the vault expands.
| Franchise | Number | Player | Raised |
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Diana Taurasi’s No. 3 joined the Phoenix rafters in 2026. Candace Parker is represented twice because both Los Angeles and Chicago retired No. 3 in her honor.
SOURCE DESK
Where the archive is checked.
Updated . We Know the W uses team/league pages where possible and keeps the reader-supplied Yahoo roundup as an editorial cross-check.
Yahoo Sports retired-number roundupReader-supplied reference for the retirement/rafters archive.Minnesota Lynx · WNBAOfficial retired-number list.Los Angeles Sparks · WNBAOfficial retired-number list.Seattle Storm · WNBAOfficial retired-number list.Indiana Fever · WNBAOfficial retired-number list.Phoenix Mercury · WNBAOfficial retired-number list, supplemented by the 2026 Taurasi retirement ceremony.Chicago Sky · WNBAOfficial retired-number list.