Archive · 3 Aug 2025
Celtics Owner to Buy Sun, Relocate WNBA Team to Boston
A group led by a Boston Celtics owner is buying the Connecticut Sun, a WNBA team, for a record-breaking $325 million.
The plan is to move the Sun to Boston by 2027 and build a new training facility there.
The WNBA is growing fast with new teams.
The Sun have been successful on the court but need better practice spaces.
This move could boost women's basketball in Boston, which has already hosted some Sun games.
Steve Pagliuca, a Boston Celtics minority owner, plans to buy the Connecticut Sun for $325 million.
The deal aims to relocate the WNBA team to Boston by the 2027 season.
Pagliuca's group will invest $100 million in a new practice facility in Boston.
The WNBA is expanding with five new teams joining over the next five seasons.
The Connecticut Sun have struggled with outdated facilities despite success.
- Who
- A group led by Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca.
- What
- Purchase of the Connecticut Sun and planned relocation to Boston.
- When
- Relocation planned by the 2027 season.
- Where
- Boston, Massachusetts (planned relocation).
- Why
- To capitalize on Boston's sports culture and grow women's basketball, and provide better facilities.
Connecticut Sun
WNBA
Relocation
Connecticut Sun
The Sun's new ownership group plans to move the team to Boston.
WNBA
The WNBA Board of Governors has the final say in relocation decisions.
- Buyer
- Steve Pagliuca group
- Team
- Connecticut Sun
- Purchase Price
- $325 million
- Relocation City
- Boston
- Target Relocation Year
- 2027
- Practice Facility Investment
- $100 million
- Current Sun Record
- 5-21