WNBA Suns moved to Houston? If the Rockets boss is willing to give 325 million yuan and relocation fees, the league will support it

In 2017, Tilman Fertitta acquired the Rockets for $2.2 billion, August 14, According to a previous report by the Boston Globe reporter Gary Washburn, several sources involved in the transaction revealed that the Boston team led by Celtic minority shareholder Steve Paliuca has reached an agreement with the Mosey Cadres to move the Connecticut Suns to the TD Garden Arena. It is expected that by 2027, the migration plan will be officially completed.

Paliuca will acquire the team for a record $325 million and invest an additional $100 million to build a new training facility in Boston to allow the Suns to move from Ancasville, Connecticut. The Connecticut Suns have been seeking to sell the club, and the record offer has accelerated the process, but the deal is currently at a deadlock as WNBA president Cathy Engelbert never submitted the deal to the league council, causing the exclusive acquisition window granted by the Mosey Cadres Palioca by the Mosey Cadres to expire, according to the latest report by FrontOffice Sports female reporter Annie Costabile. According to CTIInsider, a well-known Connecticut media, former Bucks shareholder Mark Lasri has matched Paliuca's offer of $325 million.

Paliuca wanted to move the Connecticut Suns to Boston, while Lasri wanted to keep the team in Hartford, Connecticut. Doing so could cost them more than $325 million. According to reports, the WNBA does not want Connecticut Suns players to play in Hartford.

According to several sources who are directly familiar with the deal, in addition to the sale price paid to the Mosey Cadres, the WNBA league relocation fee may also be paid, which may ultimately determine the fate of the team.

According to several sources familiar with the deal, Houston is still the WNBA league as the Connecticut Suns' preferred place to settle. According to reports, the Houston expansion, led by Rockets owner Tillman Feltita, is less than the $250 million expansion fee paid by Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia. However, a source familiar with the deal said the WNBA league would support the deal if Fertita is willing to pay the sale price — starting at $325 million — plus relocation fees to speed up the process of getting a new team.

WNBA President Cathy Engelbert has publicly revealed the league's preferences, saying that Houston is "next" (the city to receive the league's expansion quota) when evaluating the bidding schedule.

In 2017, Fertita acquired the Rockets for $2.2 billion. As of August 2025, Fertita's net worth is estimated to be US$10.9 billion.

Houston also had a WNBA team, the Houston Comet. It was founded in 1997. It is one of the eight original WNBA teams and is the winner of the top four championships in the league history (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000). In 2008, Comet Houston was disbanded.