Portland previously was home to a WNBA team in the Portland Fire, which played three seasons from 2000 to 2002 before folding. It was the only WNBA franchise to never make the postseason.

Round up your retro Portland Fire jerseys! The WNBA is returning to the Rose City! 22 years after the short-lived Fire folded ...

In an interview with the Business Journal, Ted Wheeler said the return of the WNBA adds to Portland's improved livability. Twenty years after the Portland Fire played its last game, the Rose City ...

The expansion marks the WNBA's return to Portland after more than 20 years and the first time the league has returned to a city it previously left. The city had the Portland Fire from 2000-02.