WNBA Names & Logos Explained

[@danielmorris738]

I’m bizarrely obsessed with this logo videos…. Keep up the good work! So much knowledge and great designs.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching! 🙌

[@birthgravy]

I'd love to see a video about the history of jersey designs!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Great idea! Thanks for watching!

[@ethanarnold6968]

I love that the wnba team names always work so well and honestly are usually a step up from the nba counterpart😂 miss the loud colors and logos, thanks for another amazing video!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching! I agree the wnba names are really good!

[@i_love_foootball]

I love how you take the time to go through and reply to comments. That's something not every youtuber takes the time to do. Great vid btw. You're going to make it far.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@conlanding]

When the Orlando Miracle relocated to Connecticut and rebranded as the Connecticut Sun, they too in a way took the Miami Sol's franchise name and colors too since they resembled the color scheme of the Mohegan Sun Casino where the team was to be based.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah that’s a good point! It’s almost 2 franchises for the price of one!

[@soheilkavak]

These logo and name explanation videos are incredible! They're giving me that thrill of diving down the rabbit hole. 😊

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks so much! Glad you like them! 🙌

[@cactuscornette]

I started to follow the WNBA this season, and acutally tought to myself: I wonder if Justin will make a video about the WNBA logos. And now you have, thanks for your hard work. If you ever run out of logo/jersey ideas for the US leagues, there is a near infinite logo well in the soccer world.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks so much! Glad it came just in time! Definitely have plans for world soccer! I have to think about how to structure it with so many teams moving up and down with promotion and relegation

[@jameiremcconniughey5128]

SAMEE LMAO 💯.

[@mayaslocum5662]

This is the first video of yours I have seen and it is amazing! So well researched and informative :)

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks so much! Really glad you liked it! You should check out the one from yesterday! Inspired by the Liberty logo I did an explainer on the Statue of Liberty! Hope you enjoy, thanks again! 🙌

[@brendenkennedy4304]

I do like both the logos for the Minnesota Lynx and the Seattle Storm. Keep up the great work with these awesome videos.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks! Will do!

[@jpongbikes]

Glad to see a channel dedicated to the origins and explanation of each team across major sports leagues. And glad to see that there is a community of people who love learning about these things like me. ❤ keep them videos coming!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

thanks so much! Glad you enjoy it!

[@the1andonlyshyguy]

I think you should also do a video about the NBA G-League names and logos. Keep up the good work!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Definitely on the list! Feels like there has been a lot of transition in the league but hopefully it calms down a bit!

[@sambeaumont395]

Awesome video, appreciate you going back through old logos, ownership and relocation too.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

glad you appreciated it! Thanks for watching!

[@sumeetbeniwal6365]

U forgot to mention how the Comets are literally the greatest dynasty of all time

[@sassenachdragon]

You were right, the newest expansion team will be Portland, I wonder if they go back to Fire or come up with a new name.

[@joshuafrias2415]

Should've known this was gonna come up. I've never even thought of covering the WNBA next before covering the jerseys, but it makes sense. Hopefully, we will get some international leagues on these logo lists. By the way, I have a suggestion for the Toronto team name: the Toronto Dactyls (Named after the Pterodactyl to go with the Raptors dinosaur name).

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Ooh that name would really work well! Thanks for watching!

[@TheManny717]

If that were the case, then I would have planned it out on buying a jersey for my brother, since he’s a fan of the prehistoric era. He does have a Raptor jersey that I gave him from a few Christmases ago. I want that to happen!!!!

[@noblinkreal]

Here are some other name ideas, Toronto Blizzards (referencing the cold in Toronto), Toronto Predators (referencing how raptors are predators)

[@CombatSportsTalkLosAngeles]

Dude. Great series!!

[@dredaman23]

Been waiting on this video even though I know all the reasons for the logos and names even the defunct teams

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Awesome thanks for watching! I appreciate it!

[@wh0r3chatas]

Atlanta Flight would have made sense too, considering that Atlanta is home to the largest airport in North America.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That would have definitely made sense! I think they would probably not want make it seem like they were fleeing!

[@lakerskid2013]

Not just that but it’s known to be the world’s busiest airport

[@kmIowa]

Thanks for covering the Wnba and teams.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

It’s been on my list for a long time and was glad to finally get it done!

[@CheyenneSedai]

So glad to see the WNBA here and the inclusion of the Valkyries and as of yet unnamed Toronto team

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulmoody7059]

great job!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ronwinters3571]

Not having it be the Washington Witches is such a missed oppurtunity. Also for Toronto I'd say the Toronto Triceratops or The Toronto T-Rexes

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Thanks for this wonderfully done video.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching! The WNBA had been on my list for a long time!

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

The purple field on the original Sparks logo is a surfboard.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Oh yeah good call!

[@ExplosiveMuk450]

The rockets owner said he would like to bring the comets back

[@jameiremcconniughey5128]

I'M GLAD IT'LL BE AMAZING CAUSE THE HOUSTON COMETS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO COME BACK FOR SURE 💯.

[@methos4866]

While you are focused purely on American content i think it would be fun to see you do a video like this for the 18 current teams of the Euroleage. It will of course require more research and probably reaching out to people from those countries but personally i think it's worth it. Maybe even a video for the Japanese B League or the Australian NBL.

[@Rose-zt1ld]

Really informative video. Thank you!

[@Cityofstroud]

I'm a big fan I'm happy you made a vid again

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy them!

[@Cityofstroud]

@@JustinLearnsThings np

[@MrBlazemaster525]

on the expansion talk: IIRC it was supposed to be PDX/the Bay Area/Toronto/one other - PDX was supposed to come in first(this season in fact) but begged off since they couldn't commit to properly hosting games with renovations going on at the Moda Center

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Ah that makes sense! Yeah the articles I had come across treated PDX as all but done, but I wasn't really certain what they were referencing!

[@MrBlazemaster525]

It was a shame actually but considering the other option was playing games where the Remix do it wouldn't have looked good!

[@julien156]

That’s the Prudential Building in Chicago - also we call it the Sears Tower not the Willis

[@lakerskid2013]

The Utah Starzz logo with the way that star swoops at the bottom reminds me of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets. As for the Las Vegas Aces, I had no idea Mark Davis owned the team now and what the heck was he thinking with changing the colors? It’s good as it was before instead of now it looking bland. The LA Sparks could’ve if anything changed the surfboard to a black color or the basketball itself being black with then yellow or purple stripes instead of simplifying it so much to what they have now. I think the Washington Mystics should’ve changed their logo to something different than the original, it could use an overhaul although it is at least decent. The current Minnesota Lynx logo looks great except they should’ve made the Lynx head facing to the right instead of the left. Out of the defunct franchises, the Sacramento Monarchs logo looks super cool and easily the best look out of those ones, too bad they couldn’t have still kept the team around. The Indiana Fever should do a slight change, maybe make the basketball have water drops coming out of it to make it have a hot appearance. The Atlanta Dream needed to only change the basketball itself instead of doing whatever the heck that is from what they changed it to. I had no idea there were new teams but the Golden State Valkeries logo kind of reminds me of the Pontiac logo when they were making cars.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

the previous aces logo definitely felt more vegas to me! also definitely agree on the monarchs! Thanks for watching! Appreciate your thoughts!

[@AYU_sports]

Ur the goat for this

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching!

[@rickykozak58]

People will say “oh oversimplification ruined all the logos”, but please, seriously go back and look the old ones, 90% of the new ones are MASSIVE upgrades. Especially with Seattle as well as all the original teams

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah I like the Seattle logos before and after the brown/red/green logo much better!

[@ariannaabelli299]

Fun! I learned a lot!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thank you I’m glad that you enjoyed it!

[@davehurbon1809]

Great Video. How about a video on MLR, Major League Rugby Names & Logos explained?

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That would be interesting! I’ll look into it!

[@davehurbon1809]

@@JustinLearnsThings Great! Rugby is a growing sport in the US and the MLR has been around since 2018. Also the Rugby World Cup is coming to the U.S. in 2032

[@JustinLearnsThings]

@@davehurbon1809 Oh yeah that's great to know! I'd love to do something for the rugby world cup as well!

[@dennisscipio]

I'd like to see a video of the NBA G-League logos explained one day.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Definitely on the list! Thanks for watching!

[@amazing50000]

Great video, but let me add that the WNBA putting teams in the same cites as their NBA counterparts is one of the reasons why the league had teams that folded are relocated from the start, as a lot of these cites are 1 pro basketball cites, no matter the gender. Yes, a lot of teams were owned by NBA owners, and I understand that some people don't care for women's sports but the WNBA should have been use as a supplement for or as an extension of the NBA by putting teams in cities that do not have NBA teams, like Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, St Louis, Kansas City, San Diego, Jacksonville, Richmond (VA), Baltimore and others. They don't need WNBA in cites like Philadelphia or Boston (the Connecticut Sun can just change their name to the New England Sun and cover that whole region). I'm for equality, but that does not mean the WNBA has to be identical to the NBA.

[@ezekiel1823]

let’s go new logo video

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching!

[@sdmurphy20]

Was a Houston Comets fan during those early years

[@JustinLearnsThings]

They had a ton of success! Always sad to see a team end after so much on court success!

[@JacobSpratlan]

The ABL had an original siloutte of Nancy Liebermann-Cline on the League's tenure. 😊

[@jjones7396]

Maybe it’s a coincidence that the Seattle Storm and Oklahoma City Thunder symbols go together, Storm and Thunder). Both teams have ties to the city of Seattle. I know Storm goes along with Reign but Storm makes me think of Seattle’s cloudy and rainy weather.

[@veraxiana9993]

Wow the monarchs logo was pretty awesome, rip

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah I really like the monarchs logo!

[@jjones7396]

I like the name Monarchs but I like the name Queens better.

[@markmelo2779]

I think its amazing that the second 'T' in Toronto being replaced with the Lady, because no one in southern Ontario pronounces the second 'T' in Toronto lol

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Haha that works on multiple levels!

[@jameiremcconniughey5128]

And about the Indiana Fever's logo, I feel like since it's the WNBA for women only they've should change the third color of the logo PINK 💓 INSTEAD of RED IMO because in PRO BASKETBALL they're ofc isn't a team that is ofc PINK or anything. So I feel like atp it'll be AMAZING, and EVEN better if the third color of the logo would be PINK, or if we could have a team in the WNBA that could be pink, or brown for a change if anything INSTEAD of just red most of the time since its the WNBA for women cause there's ALREADY alot of teams in pro basketball that are red lol 💯💯.

[@anamcbrayer1628]

The Anaheim ducks changed its logo are you gonna make a video on that?

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yup definitely! I’ll probably work on it coming out with the new season!

[@joshaxel650]

You Justin should Do another franchise Logos Video For The Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF) They just finished their inaugural Season

[@stanches2329]

You should make one of the PWHL

[@kaitlinbennett4181]

The WNBA team should be named the Toronto Huskies

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That would be a good option!

[@patoren3gou653]

Liga Mx Logos and Names explained Hopefully you can create a more coherent logo history for Guadalajara then logopedia did

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Liga MX is definitely on the list!

[@MXNYPXWRSPT]

I miss the CHARLOTTE STING

[@GregLyons-x2i]

I love my aces logo

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching!

[@JALEN53]

Toronto Blizzard

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That would make sense! Thanks for watching!

[@jjones7396]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@shaungray672]

No mention of the Houston Comets winning the first 4 WNBA Championships?

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Perhaps if this was focused more on the history of each team, but really tried to keep the scope narrowed down to names and logos with as few rabbit trails as I could muster

[@Dark0Shadow79]

Toronto Dragons or Terror

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Terror would be cool!

[@potorokusmc13]

HOUSTON NEEDS A WNBA TEAM AGAIN

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Definitely! So much history for the comets!

[@willayjah5825]

Was Waiting For Detroit Shock 😩😞

[@JasonThayer-s8h]

Now you need to do the G league!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Definitely plan to eventually! 🙌 thanks for watching !

[@StrangeAquaticCow]

can you do the g league please

[@timothycrickmore1595]

I like how it just says sun on it.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Its a good logo!

[@Puffresponsibly]

Nice

[@JustinLearnsThings]

thanks for watchign!

[@katie-vj2nu]

Toronto Archers

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That’s a cool name! And it seems to ring some sort of bell in my head… Is there a link between the name archer and Toronto sports history?

[@railroadmayor]

Gotta do the CFL!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Definitely on the list for me to look at!

[@account-yi2cn]

can you do logos for European football teams

[@giancarlotorres3520]

Wouldn’t it be cool if you went international logos/names?

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Definitely an idea! FIBA logos, etc. A lot to look into for sure!

[@archyarchfiendx2938]

Toronto Roar

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That’s a good one!!

[@ericwatts6996]

Toronto Huskies would be the best name the team

[@alexmorales1419]

11:55 Take ur time Justin.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!

[@williammoore27]

WNBA can also have a brand-new expansion team down in New Orleans, Louisiana!⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜⚜🏟🏟🏟🏟🏟🏟🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That would be fun!

[@yaelalexis6770]

Maybe you added the golden state Valkyrie in the list

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Valkyrie are right towards the end of the video!

[@williamlambert]

Charlotte wants the Sting back

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That’d be great!

[@bryanbaker6076]

How about the Toronto Titans? 🟨🟩🟦

[@JugHeadJonesNyc]

LETS GO LIBERTY!!!!

[@rexarthur26]

Is it me or the Dallas Wings logo is very similar to the logo of the Charlotte Hornets? Looks luke they are affiliated if you look at their lgos 😂

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Haha I can see it!

[@hgriff14]

you can technically explain the names of all of them except the liberty with witchcraft concepts.

[@ec5657]

As a native Chicagoan, I have to correct one thing. It is spelled "Willis Tower" but it is pronounced "Sears Tower" by the locals.

[@sarcasticsid5589]

Yaaasssss! As a Chicago fan approve this message. It will ALWAYS be Sears to us 😂

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Haha as a non-Chicago and I definitely started writing it as Sears tower and had the thought is Sears even still around? And looked it up and went. Oh that’s right it’s called the Willis Tower now. 😂

[@momo-ht2oe]

what I'm seeing is corporate minimalism ruining logo designs

[@jameiremcconniughey5128]

WNBA EXPANSION TEAMS FOR FUTURE - Philadelphia Love (Team Colors Pink, ❤, and 🤍) Portland Siren (Team Colors ❤💙🤍) Denver Daisy (Team Colors 🤍💛💚) Nashville Neptune (Team Colors 💙, 🤍, and galaxy black) South Florida Heat Wave (Team Colors 🧡, sky blue, and 🤍) 💯😩🙏🏿.

[@patoren3gou653]

It better be the Toronto Pteranodons or Toronto Mosas

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I think a dinosaur theme would be awesome!

[@jameiremcconniughey5128]

AND BTW 16 WNBA TEAMS AIN'T ENOUGH IMO IT NEEDS TO BE UP TO 30 TEAMS AT LEAST IN THE WNBA CAUSE THAT'S HOW MANY TEAMS THAT ARE IN THE NBA, BUT IF NOT 30 IT NEEDS TO BE UP TO 20, OR 21 TEAMS IN THE WNBA LMAO 💯.

[@GIMMETHELOOTNOW]

🚨📢 CORRECTION SIR: The Fever got their name from Caitlin Clark because she gets hot from 3 😂😂😂

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Haha thanks for watching!

[@anthony_rivera4735]

Hopefully Denver and Philadelphia get teams.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Could see those markets for sure. Kroenke seems down to add more teams that he owns always lol

[@rickykozak58]

@@JustinLearnsThingsKroenke would sell his own child if it made him an extra buck

[@JustinLearnsThings]

@@rickykozak58 Too true!

[@thezackast2752]

I gotta say the WNBA's logos have fallen off as a whole. Some have aged well like the Liberty, Aces, and Sun, but all in all they really feel very corporate. One of the reasons I had trouble getting into the WNBA was that the logos were just rather lackluster. Unfortunately the NBA is going the same direction.

[@MuRpHyKn0t]

The original WNBA logo looks like Nancy Lieberman

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Looking at a photo, I could definitely see it!

[@Becauseimme]

Dallas should rename the team to “Toxic Shock.

[@jameiremcconniughey5128]

RIGHT I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT ONE CAUSE THE DALLAS WINGS DON'T REALLY SIT RIGHT WITH ME IMO, THE DALLAS TOXIC SHOCK WOULD DEFINITELY BE BETTER FOR A WNBA TEAM 💯.

[@raffydelapaz4150]

Chicago Sky old logo a whole lot better!!!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching!

[@k.romance4545]

You forgotten the Orlando Miracle

[@kmIowa]

21:00

[@jameiremcconniughey5128]

SO ARE WE JUST GOING TO IGNORE THE FACT THAT WE NEED A PINK 💓, AND A BROWN 🤎 WNBA TEAM LMAO 💯.

[@joshuafrias2415]

What sort of a WNBA team can we think of that can use pink and brown as their team colors? Don't know if any other cities use pink and brown...

[@jameiremcconniughey5128]

​​@@joshuafrias2415 No other teams or cities doesn't use PINK, OR BROWN in sports INCLUDING the NBA that's why I had said that we REALLY need a PINK, OR a BROWN WNBA TEAM as a second or third color cause I feel like that it'll be AMAZING imo, INSTEAD of RED most of the time cause there's already lots of teams in pro sports including the NBA that are red. But I think the Philadelphia Pine Grosbeak, OR Rosy-Finch for pink, brown, and black would be a great idea tho bro 💯🤔👍🏿.

[@jameiremcconniughey5128]

THE TORONTO YELLOWJACKETS FOR THE 2026 SEASON TEAM COLOR YELLOW 💛🤎🖤. 💯😩

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yellowjackets would be a really cool name!

[@jameiremcconniughey5128]

@@JustinLearnsThings RIGHT 💯👍🏿

[@damian11215]

You messed up the shock logo. Blue came first then yellow

[@FDSixtyNine]

Modernization killed a lot of these great logos. Sad.

[@lakerskid2013]

Everything’s getting so oversimplified across the board. Sadly it’s not even just sports teams but whole corporations as well.

[@FDSixtyNine]

@@lakerskid2013 Indeed.

[@rickykozak58]

Ehhhh, a lot of those were PRETTY bad man

[@FDSixtyNine]

@@rickykozak58 I didn’t ask for your opinion.

[@rickykozak58]

@@FDSixtyNine and no one asked for yours, yet here we are

[@Hogtownboy1]

For Toronto i suggest the eLiTe. With the LT for team owner Larry Tanenbaum plus a Logo i blue and with a curved T like the Toronto flag

[@JustinLearnsThings]

A play on the Toronto flag could be really cool!

[@Quan1993]

Toronto Freeze

[@JustinLearnsThings]

that would make sense!

[@akhmadagung1686]

BOSTON DOESN'T NEED ANY WNBA TEAMS, and still could get 2023/2024 NBA title !!! REMEMBER THAT.

[@FIGHTERS_5]

Toronto fairy’s

[@jameiremcconniughey5128]

I REALLY LIKE THAT 💯👏🏿, AND PINK 💗, PURPLE 💜, AND BLACK 🖤 WOULD REALLY SUIT IT CAUSE WE REALLY NEED A PINK TEAM IN PRO BASKETBALL SINCE IT'S THE WNBA FOR WOMEN INSTEAD OF JUST RED MOST OF THE TIME.

[@sambeaumont395]

So sad that the WNBA which has mostly to this point struggled financially is currently expanding (2025, 2026 and again by 2028), meanwhile the NBA which arguably should have expanded about a decade ago is still yet to officially announce anything. Although I do suspect that LeBrons prolonged career is a factor in the delays.

[@rickykozak58]

How is LeBron holding back expansion? What even is the correlation? He’s not the fuckin commissioner😂

[@sambeaumont395]

@@rickykozak58 - pretty sure you cannot own a team and play in the league (same team or different) at the same time.

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Of course the Toronto BlueJays aren't basketball but a very successful MLB team.

[@rickykozak58]

Okay?

[@donhuelar15]

Now Boston needs to get in on this and have them name the Team, Boston Charm.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Charm would be a nice play on words for that team!

[@kourtenyconner1870]

toronto t-rexs

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Definitely love the Dino theme!

[@JustStop19]

I love how the WNBA logo depicts a dunking woman, while the dunks are the least common event in any WNBA game!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I think it looks like diana tirausi with a hooking layup!

[@GmanZOFFICAL]

toronto t rexs

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That would be an awesome name!!