WNBA Comets Return as the Connecticut Sun Relocates Back to Houston
What year is it? There’s going to be NBA in Seattle. And now a fan favorite women’s basketball franchise is returning to the WNBA. Basketball enthusiasts this has in fact been your year, the WNBA Comets will make their return as the Connecticut Sun relocates back to Houston, Texas.
Early Friday evening it was confirmed as well as announced first by the PaperCity Magazine of Houston; that Tillman Fertitta and family (the owners of the Houston Rockets) are purchasing the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun and moving them to Houston as the Houston Comets. The Fertitta family is set to bring the WNBA back to Houston for a record-breaking price for a WNBA team of $300 million. This sale price surpasses the $250 million expansion fee set for new teams in Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia.
Furthermore, while recent expansion teams paid a $250 million fee, THIS $300 million reflects a direct team sale, not a new expansion slot. This once more underscores the growth of the league. And the fact that good money is being made/spent and investors are recognizing that there is plenty of potential and opportunity to make more.
Additionally, we love the fact that the Comets are making their long-awaited return. Especially, when you think of this franchise’s rich history tied to the very beginnings and existence of the league. The Houston Comets were among the first eight teams of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 1997. The Comets won the first four WNBA championships from 1997 to 2000. The “Big Three” Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes, and Tina Thompson topped all statistical charts for the WNBA and were instrumental in leading the Comets to four consecutive titles. So then, bringing back such a historic team with championship legacy is just great for the game.
WNBA Comets Return as the Connecticut Sun Relocates Back to Houston
Nevertheless, some may wonder what happened to the Comets? Why were they no longer part of the league? A plethora of reasons, however it was mainly due to poor management that the storied Comets folded in the late 2000’s. But this shouldn’t be an issue moving forward. As Chris Baldwin reports,
“The Comets are returning with the WNBA more popular than ever — with a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement finalized that raises the salary cap to $7 million per team. This new era of the Houston Comets will have one of the best organizations in the NBA behind it.
The new era Comets will play at the Toyota Center — and have access to the type of analytical data that the top organizations in sports rely on. But the biggest winners in this whole monumental deal are Houston sports fans. Now Houston has a signature women’s sports franchise. Tillman Fertitta has talked about bringing the WNBA back to Houston as the right thing to do. It is [truly] about boosting the city he loves.”
Nice. The Suns will stay put for the 2026 season. But the plan thus far is for them to be moved and renamed in order to enjoy their first season in the Bayou City in 2027.
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