WNBA 2026 Roster Ages: Every Team Ranked from Oldest to Youngest

Every 2026 WNBA team ranked by average roster age on opening day. Full player-by-player ages for all 15 teams, including two 2026 expansion teams.

May 6, 2026

WNBA 2026 Roster Ages: Every Team Ranked from Oldest to Youngest

By:

Christopher Boan

May 6, 2026

The 30th season of WNBA tips off on Friday night, with WNBA betting gaining more interest. RotoWire.com wanted to break down where each club ranked by average roster age on opening day. We studied player-by-player ages for all 15 teams, including the expansion Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo.

Here's the complete 2026 WNBA league ranking by average roster age as of Friday's Opening Night, sorted from oldest to youngest:

Data Viz

WNBA Rosters Ranked by Average Age

All 15 teams ranked oldest to youngest — ages as of May 8, 2026 (Opening Day). Click any team to see its oldest and youngest rostered player.

Phoenix

Oldest Roster (average 30 years, 87 days)

Washington

Youngest Roster (average 24 years, 46 ddays)

6 years 41 days

Oldest-to-Youngest Spread

DeWanna Bonner

League's Oldest (38)

#	Team	Average Age
1	Phoenix Mercury 14 players	30 years, 87 days	▶
Oldest DeWanna Bonner G-F 38 yrs 8 mo 18 days Youngest Monique Akoa Makani G 25 yrs 3 mo 5 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 13 years, 171 days
2	Chicago Sky 12 players	29 years, 204 days	▶
Oldest Courtney Vandersloot G 37 yrs 3 mo 1 days Youngest Gabriela Jaquez G 22 yrs 5 mo 20 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 14 years, 287 days
3	Las Vegas Aces 12 players	29 years, 50 days	▶
Oldest Chelsea Gray G 33 yrs 7 mo 1 days Youngest Janiah Barker F 22 yrs 6 mo 1 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 11 years, 33 days
4	Los Angeles Sparks 13 players	28 years, 147 days	▶
Oldest Emma Cannon F 36 yrs 11 mo 7 days Youngest Chance Gray G 21 yrs 10 mo 3 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 15 years, 39 days
5	Toronto Tempo 16 players	28 years, 129 days	▶
Oldest Temi Fagbenle C 33 yrs 8 mo 1 days Youngest Kiki Rice G 22 yrs 3 mo 25 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 11 years, 130 days
6	Golden State Valkyries 13 players	27 years, 307 days	▶
Oldest Tiffany Hayes G 36 yrs 7 mo 19 days Youngest Justė Jocytė G-F 20 yrs 5 mo 20 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 16 years, 64 days
7	Dallas Wings 12 players	27 years, 303 days	▶
Oldest Alysha Clark F 38 yrs 10 mo 2 days Youngest Azzi Fudd G 23 yrs 5 mo 28 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 15 years, 131 days
8	New York Liberty 20 players	27 years, 213 days	▶
Oldest Rebekah Gardner G 35 yrs 10 mo 0 days Youngest Annika Soltau F 21 yrs 1 mo 14 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 14 years, 263 days
9	Minnesota Lynx 15 players	27 years, 164 days	▶
Oldest Natasha Howard F 34 yrs 8 mo 7 days Youngest Anastasiia Kosu F 21 yrs 0 mo 18 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 13 years, 235 days
10	Indiana Fever 16 players	27 years, 8 days	▶
Oldest Damiris Dantas C-F 33 yrs 5 mo 22 days Youngest Justine Pissott G-F 22 yrs 3 mo 5 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 11 years, 81 days
11	Portland Fire 18 players	26 years, 93 days	▶
Oldest Teja Oblak G 35 yrs 4 mo 19 days Youngest Frieda Bühner F 21 yrs 11 mo 11 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 13 years, 163 days
12	Seattle Storm 15 players	25 years, 360 days	▶
Oldest Stefanie Dolson C 34 yrs 4 mo 1 days Youngest Awa Fam C 19 yrs 10 mo 22 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 14 years, 164 days
13	Atlanta Dream 15 players	25 years, 302 days	▶
Oldest Allisha Gray G 31 yrs 3 mo 27 days Youngest Madina Okot C 21 yrs 8 mo 16 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 9 years, 226 days
14	Connecticut Sun 15 players	25 years, 208 days	▶
Oldest Shey Peddy G 37 yrs 6 mo 11 days Youngest Nell Angloma F 19 yrs 10 mo 27 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 17 years, 231 days
15	Washington Mystics 13 players	24 years, 46 days	▶
Oldest Ally Wilson G 32 yrs 1 mo 18 days Youngest Cassandre Prosper G 20 yrs 10 mo 14 days Age gap between oldest and youngest: 11 years, 99 days

Will age and load management become more of a WNBA fantasy topic in 2026? Time will tell.

New York Liberty Roster Age and 2026 WNBA Title Odds

Entering the 2026 WNBA league year, everyone's chasing the 2024 league champs. The New York Liberty open the season as the consensus betting favorite to win it all.

Overall, the Liberty's 2026 WNBA title odds range in scope from +220 on U.S. mobile sportsbooks such as bet365, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings Sportsbook and Fanatics Sportsbook to +350 on BetMGM, speaking to oddsmakers' collective confidence that Chris DeMarco's team has what it takes to win it all this year.

New York enters the season with the eighth-oldest roster leaguewide, at an average of 27 years, 213 days. New York has a mixture of veterans (such as seven-time All-Star forward Breanna Stewart and 2021 MVP Jonquel Jones) and younger stars like Sabrina Ionescu, who already has made four All-WNBA teams in six seasons.

Phoenix Mercury: Oldest Club in WNBA

Phoenix has the oldest player in the league (38-year-old forward DeWanna Bonner) and the defending WNBA runners-up are running back a lineup that's not short on experience. With an average age of 30 years, 87 days, the Mercury should have plenty of know-how. Established stars such as 10th-year guard/forward Kahleah Copper and 12th-year forward Alyssa Thompson are back in town. This year, the WNBA's oldest team sports the seventh-best WNBA title betting odds on bet365 Sportsbook, at +2500, as Phoenix looks to make another deep postseason run this fall.

2026 WNBA Title Odds

The franchise that has won three of the past four titles (including 2025), the Las Vegas Aces, enters with the second-best WNBA championship betting odds on four of the five sports betting apps we surveyed (Bet365, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings Sportsbook and Fanatics Sportsbook). Vegas is tied for second at BetMGM (alongside Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever), with odds ranging from +390 (on DraftKings Sportsbook) to +450 (on Caesars Sportsbook).

Still, head coach Becky Hammon can count on four-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson and a cast of veterans, including Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray and Jewell Loyd, to lead Las Vegas forward.

Also see: WNBA 2026 Season Excitement Index

That's quite the luxury to have, given the combined 37 seasons of WNBA basketball that those four have played, for a team that enters the 2026 season with the league's third-oldest roster, at 29 years, 50 days on average.

Of the teams listed among the top five favorites, the franchise with the youngest overall roster was the Atlanta Dream, at 25 years, 302 days.

This year, Atlanta's WNBA title odds range from +550 (on BetMGM and Caesars Sportsbook) to +650 (on DraftKings and Fanatics), giving hoops fans in the Peach State reason for optimism, despite the Dream's youthful roster.

Washington Mystics: Youngest Club in WNBA

It seems likely that Washington's playoff drought will extend to three seasons, but the Mystics have plenty of potential. Washington has the youngest roster in the league, at an average of 24 years, 46 days. The most experienced Mystics player is fifth-year forward Michaela Onyenwere. With eight rookies on the team's 13-player roster, Washington should be an interesting team to watch. They enter Friday's season opener with the fifth-longest 2026 WNBA title odds on FanDuel Sportsbook, at +10000.

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