The 2024 WNBA season is drawing to a close with an epic Game 5 showdown between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx. This fiercely contested series has seen both teams battling with everything they have, with stars like Sabrina Ionescu and Napheesa Collier shining brightly.

As another championship is on the line, interest in WNBA history resurfaces. Currently, three teams are tied for the most titles, each with four championships: the Lynx, Seattle Storm, and Houston Comets.

If the Lynx clinch the 2024 title, they will become the most decorated team in WNBA history. Meanwhile, the Liberty have a chance to make history of their own. A victory would secure their first title in franchise history.

Despite reaching the finals on five occasions, the New York Liberty have yet to win a WNBA championship. However, they finished the regular season with their best record, and they could finally taste glory tonight.

‘ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces celebrates with the MVP trophy after defeating the New York Liberty during Game Four of the 2023 WNBA Finals (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

One player particularly motivated to achieve this is Breanna Stewart. “It’s been 50 years since a men’s or women’s team brought a championship back here (to New York), so to end that drought would mean everything,” the Syracuse native told the WNBA website.

All WNBA Title winners

1997 – Houston Comets
1998 – Houston Comets
1999 – Houston Comets
2000 – Houston Comets
2001 – Los Angeles Sparks
2002 – Los Angeles Sparks
2003 – Dallas Wings
2004 – Seattle Storm
2005 – Sacramento Monarchs
2006 – Dallas Wings
2007 – Phoenix Mercury
2008 – Dallas Wings
2009 – Phoenix Mercury
2010 – Seattle Storm
2011 – Minnesota Lynx
2012 – Indiana Fever
2013 – Minnesota Lynx
2014 – Phoenix Mercury
2015 – Minnesota Lynx
2016 – Los Angeles Sparks
2017 – Minnesota Lynx
2018 – Seattle Storm
2019 – Washington Mystics
2020 – Seattle Storm
2021 – Chicago Sky
2022 – Las Vegas Aces
2023 – Las Vegas Aces