2013 WNBA season | |
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League | Women's National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | May 24 – September 15, 2013 |
Number of games | 34 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Total attendance | 1,536,259 |
Average attendance | 7,531 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV |
Top draft pick | Brittney Griner |
Picked by | Phoenix Mercury |
Season MVP | Candace Parker Los Angeles |
Eastern champions | Atlanta Dream |
Eastern runners-up | Indiana Fever |
Western champions | Minnesota Lynx |
Western runners-up | Phoenix Mercury |
Finals champions | Minnesota Lynx |
Runners-up | Atlanta Dream |
Finals MVP | Maya Moore (Minnesota) |
The 2013 WNBA season was the 17th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 24 and conclued on September 15, and playoffs started on September 19 and concluded on October 10.[1] The Minnesota Lynx won their second league championship, defeating the Atlanta Dream three games to none in the 2013 WNBA Finals. The year represented a positive turning point for the long-struggling league. Both attendance and television viewership were up, driven by an influx of talented rookies, multiple teams reported that they were near a break-even point, and at least one franchise announced that it was profitable.[2]