Nashville Has Submitted Bid For WNBA Team, And the Name Would Honor Pat Summitt

by Larry Leo

January 31, 202514 Comments

This is a brilliant way to honor legendary Tennessee basketball coach Pat Summit. Per ESPN...

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The chairman of the NHL's Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

The group led by Bill Haslam, a former Tennessee governor, submitted its bid to the WNBA on Thursday for a franchise that would start playing in 2028. The team also would be named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of the late Pat Summitt. Haslam said they see how women's professional sports is emerging worldwide with a "void"

Parker said in a statement "Tennessee is the DNA of everything women's basketball stands for." The three-time WNBA champ followed up with a lengthy Instagram post on what it means to her working to bring a WNBA team to Tennessee and honor Summitt's legacy in a place she called special and considers home.

(Barstool Sports)

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Michael T. Tiger•13 months

Cool homage, but it seems very weird that a league that has never been profitable is expanding.

JackieTreehorn•13 months

Their daddy (NBA) pays for it all. They lose millions every year.

Murray•13 months

That’s actually pretty cool.

Nix to Twillie•13 months

hundy p

atltiger6487•13 months

seriously? The WNBA only survives because it's heavily subsidized by the NBA.

Geaux Guy•13 months

People are recognizing that they play. This dynamic may shift.

Strannix•13 months

A WNBA expansion team??? Ok

Joe Blow•13 months

Cool tax write off, bro.

imjustafatkid•13 months

I think the name works really well as a play on words since Tennessee has some beautiful mountains, and "summits" can be used to describe a mountain as well. Too bad it's the WNBA and won't be profitable, but good effort nonetheless.

CSinLC•13 months

I feel bad for Peyton. Investing in a money losing venture like that

SlayTime•13 months

The WNBA is a gold medal DEI organization.

danilo•13 months

Her son should coach the team

Demonbengal•13 months

The Tennessee Pats would have been better.

Tigers4Lyfe•13 months

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