2008 WNBA season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | May 17 – September 15, 2008 |
Number of games | 34 |
Number of teams | 14 |
Total attendance | 1,887,706 |
Average attendance | 7,932 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN, NBA TV |
2008 WNBA Draft | |
Top draft pick | Candace Parker |
Picked by | Los Angeles Sparks |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Candace Parker (Los Angeles) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Detroit Shock |
Eastern runners-up | New York Liberty |
Western champions | San Antonio Silver Stars |
Western runners-up | Los Angeles Sparks |
Finals | |
Champions | Detroit Shock |
Runners-up | San Antonio Silver Stars |
Finals MVP | Katie Smith (Detroit) |
The 2008 WNBA season was the 12th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was the first WNBA season with a franchise in Atlanta as the Dream were announced in late 2007.
No WNBA All-Star Game was held due to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The regular season began with a televised (ABC) meeting between the defending champion Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 17.