Dallas OKs incentives for Wings to move downtown

The Dallas City Council yesterday approved a deal to pay the WNBA’s Dallas Wings $19M in incentives "to move to downtown Dallas from Arlington" starting in 2026. Under the 15-year deal, the Wings "will become the feature attraction" at the Dallas Memorial Auditorium. The deal is "still pending approval" by the WNBA’s BOG. Dallas plans to renovate the nearly 10,000-seat auditorium "as part of a larger redevelopment project anchored by a new convention center." The team plans to move into the convention center arena "by early spring 2026." The city incentives would be paid to the Wings "over three years," and the city "will retain ownership of the arena." The team will play the 2024 and 2025 seasons at the College Park Center in Arlington (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 4/24).