Michael Carter-Williams, Donnie Walhberg preparing an offer for a WNBA expansion team in Boston
Boston is taking a significant step closer to a WNBA team, as word came Tuesday that an ownership group led by actor/singer Donnie Wahlberg and former NBA player and Hamilton native Michael Carter-Williams is planning to prepare an offer for an expansion team. Mayor Michelle Wu and Governor Maura Healey also have offered support. The WNBA is in an expansion flurry, with teams in San Francisco (Golden State), Portland, and Toronto beginning play in the next two years. Sports Business Journal reported Cleveland will be the league’s 16th team in 2028.
Source: Boston Globe
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An ownership group led by Donnie Wahlberg and former NBA Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams is planning a bid to bring a WNBA team to Boston, accoring to the Globe.
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The Wahlberg/Carter-Williams group, named Boston Women’s Basketball Partners, would have to officially apply for a team and then be approved by the league’s owners, as well as pay an expansion fee. The Portland franchise paid a $125 million expansion free, while Sports Business Journal reported the Cleveland group paid a record $250 million. “As a longtime Boston Celtics fan who attended countless NBA games in my lifetime, nothing would bring me more joy than to have a WNBA franchise in the city of Boston,” Wahlberg said in an email to the Globe. “I look forward to the day I can walk into the Garden, along with thousands of the greatest (and most knowledgeable) basketball fans on the planet, to root for Boston’s hometown WNBA team.” -via Boston Globe / February 19, 2025
That year, there were stories about Dwyane Wade being a bad locker-room guy. What was D-Wade like that year? Michael Carter-Williams: Honestly, D-Wade was in a tough position. Coming from Miami, nearing the end of his career, he was in a new place. I don’t know if he fully knew his role. Having Jimmy and Rondo there complicated things. Sometimes, Wade seemed frustrated. He was injured a lot and spent a lot of time rehabbing, so we didn’t always get reps with him in practice. He’d get frustrated about not getting the ball in the right spots, and we’d feel like we didn’t have enough practice with him to figure it out. Wade was passionate about winning. He wanted to address problems, have conversations, and resolve things. There were moments where he led by sharing his experiences and trying to guide us. At other times, we felt he could’ve been a better leader. -via YouTube / November 29, 2024
Michael Carter-Williams on OJ Mayo: "I remember asking him, ‘What are you doing today?’ He said, ‘We’re in Chicago, I’m going into the city.’ I said, ‘What for?’ He’s like, ‘I’m about to go shoot for some bread.’ So, he comes back with a duffel bag with like $50,000 in it. I’m like, ‘Yo, you won all that just off shots at the gym?’ He’s like, ‘Yeah, we were all just in there.’ Then he left the bag on the bus while we were going to practice. That’s OJ. That’s just how he lived." -via YouTube / November 26, 2024
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