Its regular season began on May 14 when the Indiana Fever hosted the Dallas Wings and concluded on September 18, with a Seattle Storm defeat of the Chicago Sky.

The top two teams, in this case the Minnesota Lynx and the Los Angeles Sparks, each received a double bye to the semi-final round.

The finals was a Western Conference showdown between the defending champions, the Minnesota Lynx, and the Los Angeles Sparks.

Back at home in Los Angeles, the Sparks clinched game 3 with the final score of 92–75, to get to one win away from the title.

However, despite home court advantage, the Lynx stormed back to win game 4 at Staples Center, 85–79.

In front of a sold out crowd in Minneapolis, the Sparks shocked the Lynx with a 77–76 victory in game five on October 20.

Seattle Storm selected Breanna Stewart first in the 2016 WNBA Draft at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.

On July 15, Lauren Jackson returned to Seattle to see her jersey retired after the Storm defeated the Mystics.