WNBA: Connecticut Sun sold for $300 million and moving to Houston in 2027

Record sale that marks a turning point

It landed like a thunderclap. The Connecticut Sun have been bought for $300 million by the Fertitta family, who own the Houston Rockets. Historic money. Plain and simple: women’s basketball in the U.S. just took a leap.

No WNBA franchise has ever been valued this high. For context, the Las Vegas Aces were bought for just $2 million in 2021. The gap is brutal — a sign of how fast the league has grown, both on the cash side and in the headlines.

This deal comes at a good moment: a new collective bargaining agreement has just been signed and the league’s profile keeps rising.

Houston gets the franchise from 2027

And it gets wilder. The Sun will be moved to Houston for the 2027 season.

That ends more than 20 years of the franchise in Connecticut. For local fans it’s a gut punch. For the league it’s a tactical play: Houston is a huge sports market with far more room to grow the brand and the business.

Could the Comets’ legacy return?

The move brings one memory roaring back: the Houston Comets, gone since 2008.

They won four WNBA titles and left a mark. A team back in Houston won’t just be a transplant — it could nod to that history, tapping a ready-made story and a city that remembers greatness.

No official word yet on a name or identity, but leaning on the past would make sense. Fans love a link to glory.

An ambitious push for the WNBA

This sale and relocation aren’t random. The WNBA is clearly trying to step up.

Expansion is already on the blueprint — Cleveland targeted for 2028, Detroit for 2029. The plan is obvious: bring in new investors, plant teams in bigger markets and make the league harder to ignore.

The end of one story, the start of another

For Connecticut, it’s the close of a respected run. The Sun had identity, fans and history. Losing them hurts.

But for the WNBA this is evolution — messy, sometimes sentimental, but aimed at building a bigger, more competitive league centered on major cities.

Nostalgia meets opportunity. Houston is about to become one of the league’s new focal points.

See the rest of the sports coverage on Mathodds!