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Commissioner's Cup consists of regular-season games designated to count toward Cup play. The team from each conference with the top record in designated “Cup games” will then compete for the Commissioner's Cup title and a special prize pool. Beginning in 2024, Cup games are a series of home or
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road games against its five conference rivals. From 2021 to 2023, Cup games were the first home game and first road game each team plays against its five conference rivals. The Cup restores the
Eastern–Western Conference rivalry that WNBA used in its playoff tournament until the
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The total compensation tops out at $ 500,000, with the winning team making around $ 30,000 per player and the game's MVP taking home an additional $ 5,000. On the losing team's side, players earn $ 10,000 each.
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This table shows a list of records through the history of the
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Commissioner's Cup was originally scheduled to begin in the
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The winning team also receives the
Commissioner's Cup Trophy.
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1114:"New York Liberty vs. Las Vegas Aces Boxscore"
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1647:LiveAccess
1622:Attendance
1579:Rebounding
1526:Rebounding
1488:Statistics
1124:August 16,
1072:August 29,
1046:August 29,
1019:August 29,
993:August 29,
941:August 29,
937:. WInsider
916:References
602:24 points
559:Milestone
245:Runner-up
58:Basketball
1599:Turnovers
1546:Turnovers
729:Las Vegas
686:6 blocks
665:4 steals
388:Years Won
138:(1 title)
98:Continent
1508:Playoffs
1494:Records
1467:Playoffs
1427:Portland
1169:WNBA.com
1150:June 26,
1144:wnba.com
1118:wnba.com
1098:July 26,
1092:wnba.com
1066:Wnba.com
987:Wnba.com
961:WNBA.com
904:See also
751:New York
707:New York
248:Cup MVP
187:Coinbase
163:and the
152:Coinbase
1703:Teams (
1685:Players
1661:Media (
1632:Coaches
1584:Assists
1574:Scoring
1531:Assists
1521:Scoring
1447:Seasons
1422:Toronto
795:Chicago
562:Player
242:Result
239:Winner
229:History
90:Country
64:Founded
1627:Awards
1617:Arenas
1594:Blocks
1589:Steals
1568:Season
1541:Blocks
1536:Steals
1515:Career
1479:Finals
1146:. WNBA
1120:. WNBA
1094:. WNBA
1068:. WNBA
989:. WNBA
967:May 7,
897:8,967
847:1 win
382:Losses
373:Finals
197:Format
1610:Other
1452:Draft
1317:Teams
1225:2020s
868:over
844:2024
568:Date
565:Team
537:2022
513:2021
489:2024
464:2023
434:1.000
410:1.000
346:94–89
319:82–63
292:93–83
265:79–57
236:Year
217:Prize
54:Sport
1667:ESPN
1368:West
1325:East
1309:2024
1249:2024
1244:2023
1239:2022
1234:2021
1152:2024
1126:2023
1100:2022
1074:2021
1048:2021
1021:2021
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969:2022
943:2021
842:2023
840:2022
838:2021
532:.000
508:.000
486:2023
483:.500
461:2022
458:.500
437:2024
413:2021
385:Pct.
379:Wins
376:Team
335:2024
308:2023
281:2022
254:2021
144:The
67:2020
1663:ABC
1657:NBA
1652:MVP
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