
After just one season as a WNBA coach, the Wings will not retain Chris Koclanes for the 2026 season, the team announced on Tuesday. As a result, Dallas will hire its third coach in as many years.
Koclanes led the Wings to a rough 10–34 record this season, despite having the No. 1 pick and Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers leading the charge. This is the second year in a row in which the team that held the No. 1 pick in the draft fired their coach after the first season with that top player (the Fever fired Christie Sides last year after coaching Caitlin Clark).