Connecticut Sun will reportedly be sold for $325M and could relocate to Boston by 2027

The Connecticut Sun could be on the move by 2027 after a group led by Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca reportedly reached a deal to purchase the WNBA franchise from the Mohegan Tribe for $325 million, according to the Boston Globe.

The $325 million would be the highest price ever paid for a professional women's team.

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The deal, which would require approval from the WNBA's Board of Governors, would see Pagliuca spend $100 million for a new practice facility in Boston and for the Sun to move from Connecticut.

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“I’ve been pushing for years for Boston to get a WNBA team; I think it would be great for Boston,” Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey told the Boston Globe. “And that would be great for the WNBA and we saw that for a second year in a row, a sellout crowd at TD Garden. I’ve been at this for a couple of years. I also think it would be great for the Connecticut Sun to move to Boston and represent all of New England. We are the hub of New England and the place that basketball was invented. I think it makes a lot of sense.”

Boston has been brought up when the topic of WNBA expansion has been discussed. But over the next five years, the league will see teams from Portland, Toronto, Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia begin play as franchises.

This would be the second time in franchise history that the Sun would be relocated. The team began as the Orlando Miracle in 1999 and moved to Connecticut in 2002. They have reached four WNBA finals.

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