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{{Short description|Women's National Basketball Association team in Seattle, Washington}}
{{For|the [[Association football|soccer]] team of the same name|Seattle Storm (soccer)}}
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| name = Seattle Storm
| current = 2025 Seattle Storm season
| logo = Seattle Storm (2021) logo.svg
| leagues = [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]
| conference = [[Western Conference (WNBA)|Western]]
| founded = 2000
| history = '''Seattle Storm'''<br />2000–present
| arena = [[Climate Pledge Arena]]
| location = [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]
| colors = Thunder green, lightning yellow, bolt green<ref name="Logo2021">{{cite news|title=Seattle Storm launches new brand identity and redesigned logo|url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-storm-launches-new-brand-identity-and-redesigned-logo/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Storm.WNBA.com|date=March 2, 2021|access-date=March 10, 2021|quote=The primary colors, Lightning Yellow, a deep Thunder Green, and a brighter Bolt Green, maintain the legacy of the original Storm brand.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=seattlestorm |number=1366836488529276929 |title=We are a force of nature, on the court and in the community.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Seattle Storm Reproduction Guideline Sheet|url=https://cdn-assets-us.frontify.com/s3/frontify-enterprise-files-us/eyJwYXRoIjoibmJhXC9maWxlXC9QZTNSa3BqUDZYWGNyTk41ZnBmZi5wZGYifQ:nba:steHVVG-l2LIfgi3f_gjjyyksBbzQvq3OCJvAQwmq8Y?width=2400|publisher=WNBA Enterprises, LLC|access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref><br />{{color box|#2C5235}} {{color box|#FEE11A}} {{color box|#62BB46}}
| sponsor = [[Swedish Medical Center]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=Seattle Storm Announces Marquee Medical Partnership with Swedish|url=http://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-storm-announces-marquee-medical-partnership-swedish/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Storm.WNBA.com|date=April 14, 2016|access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref>
| coach = [[Sonia Raman]]
| assistants = [[Pokey Chatman]]<br/>[[Ebony Hoffman]]
| gm = [[Talisa Rhea]]<ref name="rhea_gm">{{cite news |title=Seattle Storm Promotes Talisa Rhea to General Manager |url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-storm-promotes-talisa-rhea-to-general-manager/ |access-date=April 16, 2021 |publisher=Seattle Storm |date=April 14, 2021}}</ref>
| ownership = {{ubl|Dawn Trudeau|[[Lisa Brummel]]|[[Ginny Gilder]]|[[Sue Bird]]|[[Bobby Wagner]]}}
| championships ='''4''' (<!-- Do not add WNBA Commissioner's Cup. Only 4 championships should be listed here. -->[[2004 WNBA Finals|2004]], [[2010 WNBA Finals|2010]], [[2018 WNBA Finals|2018]], [[2020 WNBA Finals|2020]])
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| competition1 = Commissioner's Cup
| competition1_champs = '''1''' ([[2021 WNBA Commissioner's Cup|2021]])
| ret_nums = '''2''' ([[Sue Bird|10]], [[Lauren Jackson|15]])
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The '''Seattle Storm''' are an American professional [[basketball]] team based in [[Seattle]]. The Storm compete in the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA) as a member of the [[Western Conference (WNBA)|Western Conference]]. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerley and her husband [[Barry Ackerley|Barry]] ahead of the [[2000 WNBA season|2000 season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ginger Ackerley: 1938-2018|url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/ginger-ackerley-1938-2018/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Storm.WNBA.com|date=January 8, 2018|access-date=March 10, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Seattle Storm founder, former Sonics owner Ginger Ackerley dies at 79|url=https://www.king5.com/article/sports/wnba/storm/seattle-storm-founder-former-sonics-owner-ginger-ackerley-dies-at-79/281-505441590|website=King5.com|date=January 10, 2018|access-date=March 10, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> The team is currently owned by Force 10 Hoops LLC, which is composed of Seattle businesswomen Dawn Trudeau, [[Lisa Brummel]], and [[Ginny Gilder]], along with former player [[Sue Bird]] and NFL player [[Bobby Wagner]].<ref name="Times-BirdOwnership"/>

The Storm have qualified for the [[WNBA playoffs]] in 19 of their [[List of Seattle Storm seasons|25 seasons]] in Seattle. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as former [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|UConn]] stars [[Sue Bird]], [[Swin Cash]], and [[Breanna Stewart]]; [[2004 WNBA Finals|2004]] Finals MVP [[Betty Lennox]]; and Australian power forward [[Lauren Jackson]], a three-time league MVP. The Storm are four-time WNBA Champions, with victories in [[2004 WNBA season|2004]], [[2010 WNBA season|2010]], [[2018 WNBA season|2018]], and [[2020 WNBA season|2020]]. They are one of two teams who have never lost a WNBA Finals, the defunct [[Houston Comets]] being the other, they also share the record for most WNBA titles with the Comets and the [[Minnesota Lynx]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glass |first=Alana |title=Seattle Storm Claim Fourth WNBA Title |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanaglass/2020/10/06/seattle-storm-claim-fourth-wnba-title/ |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

The team cultivates a family-friendly fan environment at home games by having an all-kid dance squad, which leads young fans in a [[conga line]] on the court during time-outs, to the music of "[[C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)]]" by the [[Quad City DJ's]]. Named for the [[Climate of Seattle|rainy weather]] of Seattle, the team uses many weather-related icons: the team mascot is Doppler, a maroon-furred creature with a [[anemometer|cup anemometer]] on its head; the theme song for Storm home games is [[AC/DC]]'s "[[Thunderstruck (song)|Thunderstruck]]"; and its newsletter is called ''Stormwatch''.<ref name="Doppler Train">{{Cite web |title=Doppler Train |url=https://storm.wnba.com/doppler-train/ |access-date=October 11, 2020 |website=WNBA.com}}</ref>

The Storm were the sister team of the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] prior to February 28, 2008, when the team was sold to Force 10 Hoops LLC.<ref>{{cite news|title=WNBA Approves Sale of Seattle Storm to Local Owners|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/storm/news/force10080228.html|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=WNBA.com|date=February 28, 2008|access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref>

==History==

===A gloomy start (2000–2001)===
The Storm's predecessor was the [[Seattle Reign (basketball)|Seattle Reign]], a charter member of the [[American Basketball League (1996–98)|American Basketball League]] (ABL), operating from [[1996 in sports|1996]] through December [[1998 in sports|1998]], when the league folded. Luckier than most localities that had an ABL team, Seattle was quickly awarded a [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] franchise and began to play less than two years later. The league held an [[2000 WNBA expansion draft|expansion draft]] for the Storm, [[Indiana Fever]], [[Portland Fire (2000–2002)|Portland Fire]], and [[Miami Sol]] on December 15, 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fever History: Dec. 15, 1999 |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/fever/news/fever_history.html |website=WNBA |date= |access-date=June 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Earl |last=Gustkey |title=Sparks Lose Starting Guard in Expansion Draft |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-16-sp-44653-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 16, 1999 |access-date=June 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Aces History: Feeling A Draft (2000) |url=https://aces.wnba.com/aces-history-feeling-a-draft-2000 |website=WNBA |date= |access-date=June 24, 2025}}</ref>

The Seattle Storm would tip off their first season (the [[2000 WNBA season]]) in typical expansion fashion. Coached by [[Lin Dunn]] and led by guard [[Edna Campbell]] and [[Czech Republic|Czech]] center [[Kamila Vodichkova]], the team finished with a 6–26 record. The low record, however, allowed the Storm to draft a 19-year-old Australian standout [[Lauren Jackson]]. Though Seattle did not make the playoffs in the 2001 season, Jackson's impressive rookie performance provided a solid foundation for the franchise to build on.

===Sue Bird's arrival and the road to the WNBA Finals (2002–2004)===
[[File:WNBA Sue Bird cropped.jpg|thumb|180px|left|[[Sue Bird]], on offense]]

In the 2002 draft, the Storm drafted [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|UConn]] star [[Sue Bird]], filling the Storm's gap at the [[point guard]] position. With Bird's playmaking ability and Jackson's scoring and rebounding, the team made the playoffs for the first time in 2002 but were swept by the [[Los Angeles Sparks]].

Coach [[Anne Donovan]] was hired for the 2003 campaign. In Donovan's first year, Jackson would win the [[WNBA Most Valuable Player Award]], but the team had a disappointing season (with Bird injured for much of the year), and the Storm missed the playoffs.

The 2004 Storm posted a then franchise-best 20–14 record. In the playoffs, the Storm made quick work of the [[Minnesota Lynx]], sweeping them in the first round. The Storm then squared off against an up-and-coming [[Sacramento Monarchs]] team in the West Finals. The Storm would emerge victorious, winning the series 2–1. In the [[WNBA Finals]], the Storm would finish off the season as champions, defeating the [[Connecticut Sun]] 2 games to 1. [[Betty Lennox]] was named [[WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] of the Finals. The win made Anne Donovan the first female head coach in WNBA history to win the WNBA Championship.

===A consistent postseason contender (2005–2009)===
Key players from the Storm's championship season were not on the team in 2005. Vodichkova, [[Tully Bevilaqua]], and [[Sheri Sam]] moved on to other teams. Also, the pre-season injury of Australian star and new acquisition [[Jessica Bibby]] hampered the team's 2005 season. While they matched their 2004 record and made the playoffs, the Storm's title defense was stopped in the first round by the [[Houston Comets]], 2 games to 1.

In 2006, the Storm would finish 18–16, good enough to make the playoffs. The Storm put up a good fight in the first round against the Sparks but would fall short 2–1. In 2007, the Storm would finish .500 (17–17), good enough to make the playoffs in a weak Western Conference. The Storm would be quickly swept out of the playoffs by the [[Phoenix Mercury]].

On November 30, 2007, Anne Donovan resigned as head coach, and was replaced by Brian Agler on January 9, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/storm/news/donovan071130.html?rss=true|title=STORM: Donovan Resigns as Storm Head Coach|website=www.wnba.com}}</ref><ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/storm/2004114382_webagler08.html Brian Agler named Head Coach] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112164421/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/storm/2004114382_webagler08.html |date=January 12, 2008 }}</ref>

Although most of Seattle's major sports teams endured poor seasons during 2008, the Storm would be the only standout team in Seattle that year, posting a franchise-best 22–12 record and finishing with a 16–1 record at home, also a franchise-best. But the No. 2 seeded Storm lost to the #3 Los Angeles Sparks in the first round of the playoffs in three games and ended Seattle's season at 23–14 overall.

In 2009, the Storm were 20–14 and finished second in the Western Conference for the second straight year. In the playoffs, the Storm again lost to the #3 Los Angeles Sparks in 3 games, which ended their season in the first round for the fifth consecutive season.

===A second championship (2010)===
In the [[2010 Seattle Storm season|2010 season]], the Storm was almost unstoppable with a record-tying 28 wins and 6 losses in the regular season, including a perfect 17–0 at KeyArena. This was the most home wins in the history of the WNBA.

Along the way, Lauren Jackson was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week five times, and Western Conference Player of the Month three times, on her way to being named [[WNBA MVP]] for the third time. Agler was also named Coach of the Year.

In the playoffs, the Storm dramatically reversed their fortunes from the previous five seasons. They started with a sweep of the Sparks, the team that previously knocked them out of the playoffs every time they met. Then they swept [[Diana Taurasi]] and the Phoenix Mercury in the conference finals, and the [[Atlanta Dream]] in the [[WNBA Finals]]. With two league championships, the Storm became Seattle's most successful pro sports team by that measure.

In June 2011, President of the United States [[Barack Obama]] invited the 2010 WNBA champion Seattle Storm to the White House. He stated that the franchise provided a good example for young girls with big dreams. He praised the Storm for the community service they perform and stated that being champions did not end when they step off the court. The Storm presented the President with a championship ring.<ref>[http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Obama-honors-WNBA-Seattle-Storm-s-championship-run-1445957.php#photo-1086289 Obama honors WNBA Seattle Storm's championship run]{{Dead link|date=January 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref>

===Postseason pains (2011–2014)===
With the same lineup as the previous year, the Storm had much expectation for the [[2011 WNBA season]]. But right in the second round a two-year home invincibility was broken by the [[Minnesota Lynx]], who even left the Storm scoreless for the first seven minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/news?slug=ycn-8620939|title=WNBA on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games|website=Yahoo Sports}}</ref> Injuries hit multiple players, especially Lauren Jackson, who had to undergo hip surgery and missed most of the season. The regular starting five resumed play only in the last five games, but Sue Bird and [[Swin Cash]] kept the Storm competitive, finishing second in the WNBA with 21 wins and 13 losses. On the playoffs, a Mercury [[buzzer beater]] at the KeyArena eliminated the Storm in round 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/storm/history/2011recap.html|title=STORM: 2011: Beaten at the Buzzer|website=www.wnba.com|access-date=May 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523110742/http://www.wnba.com/storm/history/2011recap.html|archive-date=May 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, with Jackson absent for the early season training with the Australia national team and injuries to most of the team, including Bird, only [[Camille Little]] and [[Katie Smith]] played on all the games of the regular season. Upon her return, Jackson missed some games due to a hamstring injury but reached 6,000 points on her WNBA career playing against the [[San Antonio Silver Stars]]. The 16-18 record put the Storm fourth in the West, facing the Lynx, who posted the league's best record during the regular season, in the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/storm/news/playoffs120927.html|title=STORM: Not Finished: 2012 Playoff Preview|website=www.wnba.com}}</ref> While the Storm managed to force a game 3 by winning in the KeyArena at double overtime, a last-second attempt by Jackson went off the rim and the Lynx took the series-winning by just one point, 73-72.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/games/20121002/SEAMIN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore |title=WNBA.com: Storm at Lynx Game Info - October 2, 2012 |access-date=May 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523220328/http://www.wnba.com/games/20121002/SEAMIN/gameinfo.html |archive-date=May 23, 2013 }}</ref>

After losing in the first round of the [[2013 WNBA playoffs|2013 playoffs]] to the Lynx following a .500 regular season, the Storm missed the playoffs in 2014. This was the first time the Storm missed the playoffs since 2003.

===Loyd/Stewart Era, third and fourth championships (2015–2021)===
Following seven-year head coach & GM [[Brian Agler]]'s hiring in Los Angeles, the Storm elevated President [[Alisha Valavanis]] to President & GM, and two weeks later, hired [[Jenny Boucek]] as the fourth head coach in franchise history. Valavanis and Boucek promptly got to work, trading [[Shekinna Stricklen]] and [[Camille Little]] to the [[Connecticut Sun]] for the #3 and #15 [[2015 WNBA draft]] picks, along with [[Renee Montgomery]]. Storm free agent [[Tanisha Wright]] signed with the [[New York Liberty]], and a month later, Valavanis shipped the #15 pick to the Mystics for [[Quanitra Hollingsworth]] and the #20 pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft. Valavanis also signed Australian forward [[Abby Bishop]] that month.

Fast forward to April 2015, the month of the WNBA Draft, where Seattle now held the #1, #3, #20 and #26 picks. Days before the draft, Notre Dame guard [[Jewell Loyd]] and Minnesota center [[Amanda Zahui B.]] shook up the draft order, both forgoing NCAA eligibility and declaring for the WNBA Draft. On April 16, 2015, Seattle drafted Jewell Loyd #1, UCONN sharpshooter [[Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis]] #3, Vicky McIntyre #20 and Nneka Enemkpali #26 in the 2015 WNBA Draft. In the 2015 WNBA season, despite missing out on the playoffs with a 10-24 record, the number-one drafted Jewell Loyd would win the [[WNBA Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]].

After having the worst record in the WNBA, the Storm ended up with the first overall pick again using it to select [[Breanna Stewart]] from the University of Connecticut. In the 2016 WNBA season, Stewart immediately emerged as one of the young rising stars in the league, winning Rookie of the Year, averaged an impressive 18.9 ppg and broke the record for most defensive rebounds in a regular season. Loyd would statistically improve, averaging 16.5 ppg, birthing a new, young dynamic tandem as the "Next Great Storm Duo" after Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson.<ref>[http://storm.wnba.com/news/loyd-stewart-great-duo/ Just the Beginning: Jewell Loyd and Breanna Stewart Showing They Are Next Great Storm Duo]</ref> This would lead the Storm back into playoff contention as they finished as the 6th seed with a 16-18 record under the league's new playoff format, but would lose to the Atlanta Dream in the first round elimination game.

In the 2017 season, both Loyd and Stewart continued to get better and lead the Storm into playoff contention. Loyd averaged 17.7 ppg and Stewart 19.9 ppg. Stewart would become an all-star for the first time in her career and was one of two all-stars representing the Storm in the [[2017 WNBA All-Star Game]] along with Sue Bird. The Storm finished as the 8th seed with a 15-19 record but would lose yet again in the first round elimination game by the Phoenix Mercury.

In the 2018 season, the Storm would elevate from a mediocre playoff team to a title contender. In the offseason, they made some slight changes to the roster. They traded for [[Natasha Howard (basketball)|Natasha Howard]] and drafted [[Jordin Canada]]. Bird, Loyd, and Stewart were all voted into the [[2018 WNBA All-Star Game]], creating a "big three" on the Storm's roster. Bird also broke records in 2018 by becoming the franchise leader in scoring and the league's all-time regular-season assists leader. With Bird's leadership and the continued development of Loyd and Stewart, the Storm finished 26-8 with the number 1 seed headed into the WNBA Playoffs. They would receive a double-bye to the semi-finals. Stewart who averaged 20.0 ppg and 8.8 RPG won the 2018 Most Valuable Player award. They faced the Phoenix Mercury in the semi-finals where Stewart averaged 24.0 ppg and Loyd added 11.0 ppg. They would defeat the Mercury in a hard-fought five-game series, advancing to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2010. In the Finals, the Storm would sweep their opponent, the Washington Mystics, winning their first championship in eight years, Stewart was named Finals MVP.

Even before the season started, 2019 was a year defined by health issues for the Storm. On April 15, Stewart ruptured her Achilles tendon playing in a Euroleague game for Dynamo Kursk when she collided with [[Brittney Griner]], putting her out for the entire 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Conway|first=Tyler|title=Report: Breanna Stewart Suffers Torn Achilles Injury After Collision with Griner|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2831400-report-breanna-stewart-suffers-torn-achilles-injury-after-collision-with-griner|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=Bleacher Report|language=en}}</ref> Four days later, head coach Dan Hughes was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his colon; he had it removed in May and missed the entire season, with assistant Gary Kloppenburg taking over in an interim role<ref>{{Cite web|title=Storm coach Dan Hughes undergoes surgery for cancer|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2019/05/14/storm-coach-dan-hughes-undergoes-surgery-for-cancer/39480691/|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref> Later that month, after the Storm finished their preseason schedule, it was announced that Bird would have to undergo knee surgery, sidelining her too for the year.

With Bird out, Canada stepped into the starting point guard role, finishing 2019 third in the WNBA in assists per game (5.5) and second in steals per game (2.3). Meanwhile, without Stewart and with Loyd missing seven games with an injury of her own, Howard became the focal point of the Seattle offense, scoring a career-high 18.1 points per game. The shorthanded Storm finished the season 18-16, earning the No. 6 seed in the [[2019 WNBA Playoffs|2019 WNBA playoffs]]. Seattle won its first-round matchup against the Minnesota Lynx, 84-74, and then lost in the second round to the Los Angeles Sparks, 92-69.

The [[2020 WNBA season]] was atypical, played entirely inside [[Bradenton, Florida]]'s [[IMG Academy]], dubbed the "wubble", the WNBA's version of the NBA's Bubble. The Storm entered the wubble with Bird and Stewart back, but without head coach Dan Hughes, whose cancer diagnosis made him a health risk.<ref name="Hughes misses 2020 season">{{Cite web |last=Zucker |first=Joseph |date=June 9, 2020 |title=Storm HC Dan Hughes Will Miss 2020 WNBA Season Because of COVID-19 Concerns |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2898200-storm-hc-dan-hughes-will-miss-2020-wnba-season-because-of-covid-19-concerns |access-date=October 11, 2020 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> Bird missed several games with a left knee bone bruise, but came back for [[2020 WNBA Playoffs|the playoffs]], in which the Storm didn't lose a single game. The Storm closed out the top-ranked [[Las Vegas Aces]] in three games en route to their fourth championship, with Stewart again named Finals MVP.<ref name="2020 WNBA Playoffs">{{Cite web |title=2020 WNBA Playoffs |url=https://storm.wnba.com/playoffcentral2020/ |access-date=October 11, 2020 |website=WNBA.com |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930014925/https://storm.wnba.com/playoffcentral2020/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Storm remained at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett for the [[2021 WNBA season|2021 season]] with limited capacity due to COVID guidelines.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 13, 2021 |title=The champs are back: Storm returning to Everett for 16 games |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/the-champs-are-here-storm-returning-to-everett-for-16-games/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=August 21, 2022}}</ref> In the 2021 season the Storm won the inaugural [[WNBA Commissioner's Cup]] after defeating the Connecticut Sun 79-57 in the championship game.

===Move to Climate Pledge Arena (2022–present)===
[[File:Seattle Storm vs Atlanta Dream at Climate Pledge Arena (July 2022) - 01.jpg|thumb|right|A 2022 regular season game at [[Climate Pledge Arena]]]]

The Storm moved to their new home at Climate Pledge Arena for the [[2022 WNBA season|2022 season]] and played their regular season game there on May 6, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Percy |date=May 6, 2022 |title=Storm put on a show in front of Climate Pledge Arena crowd, blowing out Minnesota in opener |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-put-on-a-show-in-front-of-climate-pledge-arena-crown-blowing-out-minnesota-in-opener/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 21, 2022}}</ref> Sue Bird announced that she would retire at the end of the season and drew a franchise record crowd of 18,100 spectators for her last regular season game.<ref>{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Percy |date=August 7, 2022 |title=Storm fans shower Sue Bird with love in emotional home regular-season finale |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/emotional-afternoon-in-sue-birds-regular-season-home-finale/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=August 21, 2022}}</ref> The record was broken during a regular season win against the [[Indiana Fever]] on May 22, 2024, with 18,343 in attendance.<ref>{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Percy |date=May 22, 2024 |title=Storm hand Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever loss in front of record crowd |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-hand-caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-loss-in-front-of-record-crowd/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref>

On July 23, 2025, NFL player [[Bobby Wagner]] joined the ownership group.<ref name="Wagner">{{cite web |title=Bobby Wagner Joins Seattle Storm Ownership Group |url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/bobby-wagner |website=storm.wnba.com |access-date=July 23, 2025 |date=July 23, 2025}}</ref> On August 15, 2025, the Storm will host the Atlanta Dream at [[Rogers Arena]] in [[Vancouver]], Canada. It will be the first WNBA regular season game played outside the United States.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 16, 2024 |title=WNBA to hold first regular-season game outside the U.S. in Vancouver |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/wnba-vancouver-game |work=[[The Province]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |accessdate=December 19, 2024}}</ref>

==Name, logo and team colors==

The Storm's name was chosen because of Seattle's reputation as a rainy city, as well as the [[storm|aggressive nature]] implicit in the name. Though the team conducted an exhaustive trademark search for options, Storm was always their preferred choice. The name had once been trademarked by an amateur [[Association football|soccer]] club, FC Seattle Storm, in the mid-1980s, but by 2000 it was free for the WNBA to take ownership. The team had planned a formal announcement, along with a presentation of the logo and official team colors, at a January 2000 gala event for the inaugural season ticket holders. However, a Miami newspaper revealed the name two weeks early while announcing all four of that season's expansion franchises.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20000107/A20000108010301/wnba |title=Wnba |last=Evans |first=Jayda |access-date=January 28, 2016 |date=January 6, 2000 |publisher=Seattle Times}}</ref>

===Logo===
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Seattle Storm primary logo 2000.png|thumb|180px|Original primary logo, 2000–2015]] -->The original logo featured a rounded, stylized silhouette of the [[Space Needle]], an iconic Seattle landmark, set against the backdrop of a green storm cloud. In dynamic font and fashion, the team name stretches in an angled rise from left to right. Pointed jags meant to evoke lightning bolts streak through the team name from right to left. A basketball orbits the Space Needle through the cloud.

<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Seattle Storm logo.svg|thumb|180px|Primary logo, 2016–2020]] -->In January 2016, the team revealed a branding update that eliminated the use of red. The team logos retained the same overall design, but used the simplified color scheme.<ref name="colorchange">{{cite web |url=http://www.king5.com/story/sports/wnba/storm/2016/01/08/seattle-storm-change-colors/78524220/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110213521/http://www.king5.com/story/sports/wnba/storm/2016/01/08/seattle-storm-change-colors/78524220/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2016 |title=Seattle Storm change colors |access-date=January 28, 2016 |date=January 6, 2016 |publisher=KING5.com }}</ref>

An alternate logo, which placed the S from the Storm wordmark on a green oval, was used on the team's jerseys on and off until 2020 in place of the more complicated primary mark.

<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Seattle Storm Logo 2021.jpg|thumb|180px|Current primary logo, 2021–]] -->In March 2021, the team released an entirely new logo and updated color scheme. The Space Needle, depicted in a new, more minimalist style, is interlinked with the ribs of a basketball and incorporates a small lightning bolt into the tower. The logo has a pointed shape, meant to evoke [[Mount Rainier]]. A sleeker modern font and the new color scheme of dark green, yellow, and bright green are used.<ref name="Logo2021" />

===Team colors===
Like several early WNBA teams, the Storm was owned by their NBA counterpart, the [[Seattle SuperSonics]], and closely related to the team. Taking their cue from the Sonics' team colors at the time, known colloquially as the "wine and pine" era of the team, the Storm's original team colors were pine green, maroon red, bronze, and white. When a new ownership group led by [[Starbucks]] CEO [[Howard Schultz]] purchased the Sonics and Storm in 2001, the NBA club returned to the traditional green-and-golden yellow color scheme that the team had used for its first 28 years of existence. The Storm, however, retained their colors as a way to uniquely market the team. Following another change of ownership in 2006, the team was then sold to Force 10 Hoops LLC in 2008 when the Oklahoma City interests that owned the Sonics announced intentions to [[Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City|relocate]] the NBA club to [[Oklahoma City]] as the [[Oklahoma City Thunder|Thunder]]. Force 10 also retained the original colors.

The January 2016 branding update changed the official team colors. Adopting a scheme similar to their former NBA brother team, the updated colors were thunder green, a less saturated shade than before, and lightning yellow. White and thunder gray featured as accent colors.<ref>{{cite news|title=Seattle Announces 2016 Schedule; Everything You Need to Know About the Upcoming Storm Basketball Season|url=http://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-announces-2016-schedule-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-upcoming-about-the-upcoming-storm-basketball-season/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Storm.WNBA.com|date=January 28, 2016|access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Seattle Storm Reproduction Guideline Sheet|url=https://mediacentral.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/logos/wnba/sea/Seattle_Storm_Logosheet.jpg|publisher=WNBA Enterprises, LLC|access-date=August 30, 2020}}</ref>

The new 2021 design keeps the 2016–2020 colors of lightning yellow and dark thunder green and replaces gray with the bright bolt green.<ref name="Logo2021" />

==Off-court activity==

===Ownership===

Following disagreements between the Basketball Club of Seattle (the former owners of the Sonics and Storm) and the city of Seattle concerning the need to renovate the [[KeyArena]], the Seattle SuperSonics and the Seattle Storm were sold to an [[Oklahoma City]] group led by [[Clayton I. Bennett|Clay Bennett]] on July 18, 2006.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Galloway |first1=Angela |last2=Cat Le |first2=Phoung |date=July 17, 2006 |title=Sonics sold to ownership group from Oklahoma City |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/sonics-sold-to-ownership-group-from-oklahoma-city-1209167.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref> Bennett made it clear that the Sonics and Storm would move to Oklahoma City at some point after the [[2007–08 NBA season]], unless an arena for the Sonics was approved by Seattle leaders before October 31, 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Siderius |first=Christina |date=August 13, 2007 |title=Sonics minority owner says team destined for Oklahoma City |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nba/sonics-minority-owner-says-team-destined-for-oklahoma-city/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref> During this period of uncertainty, the Storm announced that they would play their [[2008 WNBA season]] in Seattle at [[Climate Pledge Arena|KeyArena]]; the team had a lease at KeyArena through the end of the 2008 season.<ref name="Times-Sale2008">{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=January 8, 2008 |title=Storm purchased by group of local women |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-purchased-by-group-of-local-women/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=September 21, 2007 |title=Storm Announces Plans To Play 2008 Season at KeyArena |url=http://www.wnba.com/storm/news/season08_070921.html |publisher=Seattle Storm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629025234/http://www.wnba.com/storm/news/season08_070921.html |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref>

On January 8, 2008, Bennett sold the team to a group of four Seattle women called Force 10 Hoops, LLC for $10&nbsp;million.<ref name="Times-Sale2008"/><ref>{{cite news |date=January 8, 2008 |title=Season-ticket holders buy team; Agler reportedly selected coach |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/story?id=3186693 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref> The four-person ownership group had formed in 2006 and began negotiations with Bennett in February 2007 after the [[Washington State Legislature]] voted against public financing for a new arena.<ref>{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=April 20, 2008 |title=New owners kept Storm in Seattle |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/new-owners-kept-storm-in-seattle/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref> The sale was given unanimous approval from the WNBA Board of Governors on February 28.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fessenden |first=Darren |date=February 28, 2008 |title=Storm sale given WNBA approval |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/storm-sale-given-wnba-approval-1265884.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref> This kept the team in Seattle and disconnected it from the Sonics, who [[Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City|moved to Oklahoma City]] in July 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mertens |first=Maggie |date=September 30, 2016 |title=Weather It All: The Strange Life Of A WNBA Fanbase In A City Without A NBA Team |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/weather-it-all-the-strange-life-of-a-wnba-fanbase-in-a-city-without-a-nba-team/ |work=[[Vice News]] |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref> Force 10 Hoops later took over hosting of the [[Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament]] and other basketball events in the city. In 2018, the company became the ticketing and service operator of [[Seattle Reign FC]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] and a consultant for the [[Seattle Seawolves]] of [[Major League Rugby]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Geoff |date=February 5, 2018 |title=Storm's parent company strikes deal to manage Reign ticket, service operations |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storms-parent-company-strikes-deal-to-manage-reign-business-operations/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref>

===Uniform sponsorship===
On April 21, 2010, the Storm and the WNBA announced a sponsor agreement with [[Bing (search engine)|Bing]], a [[search engine]] from [[Microsoft]], to place the company's logo on their jerseys for the 2010 season.<ref>{{cite press release |date=April 21, 2010 |title=Bing Takes Seattle by Storm |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2010/04/21/bing-takes-seattle-by-storm/ |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pelton |first=Kevin |date=April 21, 2010 |title=Partnership with Bing is Major Milestone for Storm |url=http://www.wnba.com/storm/news/bing_feature_100421.html |work=WNBA.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425054834/http://www.wnba.com/storm/news/bing_feature_100421.html |archive-date=April 25, 2010 |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref> The Bing sponsorship ended after the 2013 season, and the Storm played without a sponsor for two seasons, before signing a new uniform deal with [[Swedish Medical Center]] for the 2016 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Loh |first=Stefanie |date=April 14, 2016 |title=Seattle Storm to have new uniforms as part of partnership with Swedish |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/seattle-storm-to-have-new-uniforms-as-part-of-partnership-with-swedish/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref>

===Temporary move to the University of Washington===
With [[Climate Pledge Arena]] to be closed during its renovation into a venue suitable for the [[Seattle Kraken]] of the [[National Hockey League]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/hockey/keyarena-renovation-takes-next-step-with-oak-view-group-and-nhl-seattle-announcement-of-general-contractor-skanska-hunt/ |title=KeyArena renovation takes next step with announcement of general contractor Skanska Hunt |first=Geoff |last=Baker |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=July 31, 2018 |access-date=August 23, 2018}}</ref> the Storm were forced to seek a temporary venue for their 2019 season. After considering two suburban venues, [[ShoWare Center]] in [[Kent, Washington|Kent]] and [[Angel of the Winds Arena]] in [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], the team announced in August 2018 that its primary home in 2019 would be in the city of Seattle at the [[University of Washington]]'s [[Hec Edmundson Pavilion|Alaska Airlines Arena]].<ref name="Allen U-Dub">{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-to-play-at-alaska-airlines-arena-in-2019/ |title=Storm will play at UW's Alaska Airlines Arena in 2019 while KeyArena is under construction |first=Percy |last=Allen |work=The Seattle Times |date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=August 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-storm-set-to-play-2019-wnba-season-at-university-of-washingtons-alaska-airlines-arena/ |title=Seattle Storm Set to Play 2019 WNBA Season at University of Washington's Alaska Airlines Arena |publisher=Seattle Storm |date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=August 23, 2018}}</ref> While the arena was the Storm's primary home during the renovation, there was no guarantee of its availability for Storm playoff games, and some home games were planned to be played at other venues in the region, such as [[Tacoma Dome]], if necessary. Since Washington's arena lacks air conditioning, and the WNBA requires that all games be played in air-conditioned venues, portable air conditioning units were used during Storm games.<ref name="Allen U-Dub"/> The team later announced that five of its 17 regular-season home games in 2019, including the home opener, would be at Angel of the Winds Arena.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-storm-announces-2019-regular-season-schedule/ |title=Seattle Storm Announces 2019 Regular Season Schedule |publisher=Seattle Storm |date=December 18, 2018 |access-date=April 21, 2019}}</ref> The 2020 season saw the Storm play their games in [[Bradenton, Florida]], due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

===Training facility===

The Storm's training facility from 2008 to 2008 was the Furtado Center, which it shared with the SuperSonics and was located adjacent to the [[Seattle Center]] campus. After the SuperSonics relocated, the Furtado Center was demolished and displaced the Storm, who moved to the [[Royal Brougham Pavilion]] at [[Seattle Pacific University]].<ref name="Times-Training">{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Percy |date=March 27, 2023 |title=Storm leaders break ground on first-of-its-kind WNBA training facility |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-leaders-break-ground-on-first-of-its-kind-wnba-training-facility/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=January 28, 2024}}</ref> The team announced plans for a dedicated training facility in the [[Interbay, Seattle|Interbay]] neighborhood in May 2022, pending city approval.<ref>{{cite news |last=Opong |first=Diana |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Seattle Storm is finally getting its own facility |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-storm-finally-getting-own-facility |publisher=KUOW |accessdate=January 28, 2024}}</ref> Construction began in March 2023 and the facility opened in April 2024.<ref name="Times-Training"/><ref name="Times-Home">{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Percy |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Storm unveil their new 'home' at expansive new facility in Interbay |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-unveil-their-new-home-at-expansive-new-facility-in-interbay/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 4, 2024}}</ref> [[ZGF Architects]] designed the with a women-led team and [[Sellen Construction]] was the general contractor for the project.<ref name="DJC-Training">{{cite news |date=September 26, 2023 |title=Sellen tops out Storm training facility in Interbay |url=https://www.djc.com/news/co/12159450.html |work=[[Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce]] |url-access=subscription |accessdate=January 28, 2024}}</ref>

The Seattle Storm Center for Basketball Performance serves as the team's headquarters and training facility. It comprises a two-story building with {{convert|53,000|sqft|sqm}} of space with two full-size [[basketball court]]s and two half-courts on the lower level and office spaces, a gymnasium, kitchen, and other facilities on the upper level. A [[rooftop solar]] array is also planned as part of the $64&nbsp;million project.<ref name="DJC-Training"/><ref name="Times-Home"/> It is the first dedicated training facility built for a WNBA team; the Las Vegas Aces' headquarters opened in 2022 in a renovated space.<ref name="Times-Home"/><ref name="Athletic-2023">{{cite news |last=Vorkunov |first=Mike |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Inside the Seattle Storm's growth plan that led to a $151 million valuation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4514408/2023/05/17/seattle-storm-valuation-wnba/ |work=[[The Athletic]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>

==Season-by-season records==
{{main|List of Seattle Storm seasons}}

{|class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; font-size:95%; text-align: center; min-width: 85%;"
|-
!rowspan=2 style="width: 10%;"| Season
!rowspan=2 style="width: 8%;" | Team
!rowspan=2 colspan=2 style="width: 12%;" | Conference
!colspan=3 style="width: 15%;"| Regular season
!rowspan=2 style="width: 30%;"| [[WNBA Playoffs|Playoff]] Results
!rowspan=2 style="width: 13%;"| [[List of WNBA head coaches|Head coach]]
|-
!style="width: 5%;"|W
!style="width: 5%;"|L
!style="width: 5%;"|PCT
|-
!colspan=9 style="{{WNBA color cell|Seattle Storm}};"|Seattle Storm
|-
! [[2000 WNBA season|2000]]
| [[2000 Seattle Storm season|2000]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 8th
| 6
| 26
| .188
| Did not qualify
| [[Lin Dunn]]
|-
! [[2001 WNBA season|2001]]
| [[2001 Seattle Storm season|2001]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 8th
| 10
| 22
| .313
| Did not qualify
| [[Lin Dunn]]
|-
! [[2002 WNBA season|2002]]
| [[2002 Seattle Storm season|2002]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 4th
| 17
| 15
| .531
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Los Angeles Sparks|Los Angeles]], 0–2)
| [[Lin Dunn]]
|-
! [[2003 WNBA season|2003]]
| [[2003 Seattle Storm season|2003]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 5th
| 18
| 16
| .529
| Did not qualify
| [[Anne Donovan]]
|-
! [[2004 WNBA season|2004]]
| [[2004 Seattle Storm season|2004]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 2nd
| 20
| 14
| .588
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Minnesota Lynx|Minnesota]], 2–0)<br />'''Won''' Conference Finals ([[Sacramento Monarchs|Sacramento]], 2–1)<br />'''Won''' WNBA Finals ([[Connecticut Sun|Connecticut]], 2–1)
| [[Anne Donovan]]
|-
! [[2005 WNBA season|2005]]
| [[2005 Seattle Storm season|2005]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 2nd
| 20
| 14
| .588
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Houston Comets|Houston]], 1–2)
| [[Anne Donovan]]
|-
! [[2006 WNBA season|2006]]
| [[2006 Seattle Storm season|2006]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 4th
| 18
| 16
| .529
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Los Angeles Sparks|Los Angeles]], 1–2)
| [[Anne Donovan]]
|-
! [[2007 WNBA season|2007]]
| [[2007 Seattle Storm season|2007]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 4th
| 17
| 17
| .500
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]], 0–2)
| [[Anne Donovan]]
|-
! [[2008 WNBA season|2008]]
| [[2008 Seattle Storm season|2008]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 2nd
| 22
| 12
| .647
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Los Angeles Sparks|Los Angeles]], 1–2)
| [[Brian Agler]]
|-
! [[2009 WNBA season|2009]]
| [[2009 Seattle Storm season|2009]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 2nd
| 20
| 14
| .588
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Los Angeles Sparks|Los Angeles]], 1–2)
| [[Brian Agler]]
|-
! [[2010 WNBA season|2010]]
| [[2010 Seattle Storm season|2010]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 1st
| 28
| 6
| .824
| '''Won''' Conference Semifinals ([[Los Angeles Sparks|Los Angeles]], 2–0)<br />'''Won''' Conference Finals ([[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]], 2–0)<br />'''Won''' WNBA Finals ([[Atlanta Dream|Atlanta]], 3–0)
| [[Brian Agler]]
|-
! [[2011 WNBA season|2011]]
| [[2011 Seattle Storm season|2011]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 2nd
| 21
| 13
| .618
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]], 1–2)
| [[Brian Agler]]
|-
! [[2012 WNBA season|2012]]
| [[2012 Seattle Storm season|2012]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 4th
| 16
| 18
| .471
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Minnesota Lynx|Minnesota]], 1–2)
| [[Brian Agler]]
|-
! [[2013 WNBA season|2013]]
| [[2013 Seattle Storm season|2013]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 4th
| 17
| 17
| .500
| '''Lost''' Conference Semifinals ([[Minnesota Lynx|Minnesota]], 0–2)
| [[Brian Agler]]
|-
! [[2014 WNBA season|2014]]
| [[2014 Seattle Storm season|2014]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 6th
| 12
| 22
| .353
| Did not qualify
| [[Brian Agler]]
|-
! [[2015 WNBA season|2015]]
| [[2015 Seattle Storm season|2015]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 5th
| 10
| 24
| .294
| Did not qualify
| [[Jenny Boucek]]
|-
! [[2016 WNBA season|2016]]
| [[2016 Seattle Storm season|2016]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 3rd
| 16
| 18
| .471
| '''Lost''' First Round ([[Atlanta Dream|Atlanta]], 0–1)
| [[Jenny Boucek]]
|-
! [[2017 WNBA season|2017]]
| [[2017 Seattle Storm season|2017]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 5th
| 15
| 19
| .441
| '''Lost''' First Round ([[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]], 0–1)
| [[Jenny Boucek]] (10–16)<br />[[Gary Kloppenburg]] (5–3)
|-
! [[2018 WNBA season|2018]]
| [[2018 Seattle Storm season|2018]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 1st
| 26
| 8
| .765
|'''Won''' Semifinals ([[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]], 3–2)<br /> '''Won''' WNBA Finals ([[Washington Mystics|Washington]], 3–0)
|[[Dan Hughes (basketball)|Dan Hughes]]
|-
! [[2019 WNBA season|2019]]
| [[2019 Seattle Storm season|2019]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 6th
| 18
| 16
| .529
|'''Won''' First Round ([[Minnesota Lynx|Minnesota]], 1–0)<br />'''Lost''' Second Round ([[Los Angeles Sparks|Los Angeles]], 0–1)
|[[Dan Hughes (basketball)|Dan Hughes]]
|-
! [[2020 WNBA season|2020]]
| [[2020 Seattle Storm season|2020]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 2nd
| 18
| 4
| .818
|'''Won''' Semifinals ([[Minnesota Lynx|Minnesota]], 3–0)<br/> '''Won''' WNBA Finals ([[Las Vegas Aces|Las Vegas]], 3–0)
|[[Gary Kloppenburg]]
|-
! [[2021 WNBA season|2021]]
| [[2021 Seattle Storm season|2021]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 3rd
| 21
| 11
| {{winning percentage|21|11}}
| '''Lost''' Second Round ([[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]], 0–1)
| [[Dan Hughes (basketball)|Dan Hughes]] (5–1)<br>[[Noelle Quinn]] (16–10)
|-
! [[2022 WNBA season|2022]]
| [[2022 Seattle Storm season|2022]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 2nd
| 22
| 14
| {{winning percentage|22|14}}
| '''Won''' First Round ([[Washington Mystics|Washington]] 2–0)<br/>'''Lost''' Semifinals ([[Las Vegas Aces|Las Vegas]], 1–3)
| [[Noelle Quinn]]
|-
! [[2023 WNBA season|2023]]
| [[2023 Seattle Storm season|2023]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 5th
| 11
| 29
| {{winning percentage|11|29}}
| Did not qualify
| [[Noelle Quinn]]
|-
! [[2024 WNBA season|2024]]
| [[2024 Seattle Storm season|2024]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 3rd
| 25
| 15
| {{winning percentage|25|15}}
| '''Lost''' First Round ([[Las Vegas Aces|Las Vegas]], 0–2)
| [[Noelle Quinn]]
|-
! [[2025 WNBA season|2025]]
| [[2025 Seattle Storm season|2025]]
| style="width: 10%"|[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]
| 4th
| 23
| 21
| {{winning percentage|23|21}}
| '''Lost''' First Round ([[Las Vegas Aces|Las Vegas]], 1–2)
| [[Noelle Quinn]]
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
<!--------      BEFORE 2024 444–400       ------->
! colspan="4" |Regular season
| 444
| 400
| {{Winning percentage|467|421}}
| colspan="2" |
|- style="background:#f0f0f0"
<!--------      BEFORE 2023 37–29       ------->
!colspan=4 |Playoffs
| 38
| 31
| {{Winning percentage|38|31}}
|colspan=2 | 2 Conference Championships{{efn|name=conf}}<br>'''4 WNBA Championships'''
|}

==Players==

===Current roster===
{{Seattle Storm roster}}

===Former players===
{{Further|Category:Seattle Storm players}}

===Retired numbers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="5" style="{{WNBA color cell|Seattle Storm}};"|'''Seattle Storm retired numbers'''
|-
! style="width:40px; {{WNBA color cell2|Seattle Storm}};"|No.
! style="width:150px; {{WNBA color cell2|Seattle Storm}};"|Player
! style="width:40px; {{WNBA color cell2|Seattle Storm}};"|Position
! style="width:100px; {{WNBA color cell2|Seattle Storm}};"|Tenure
! style="width:20px; {{WNBA color cell2|Seattle Storm}};"|Ref.
|-
| '''15''' || [[Lauren Jackson]] || [[Power forward (basketball)|PF]]/[[Center (basketball)|C]] || 2001–2012 || <ref>[http://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/17088555/seattle-storm-retire-lauren-jackson-jersey-give-send-deserved Storm retire jersey, finally able to give Lauren Jackson send-off she deserved] by Kevin Pelton on ESPN, July 18, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2016/07/16/seattle-storm-retire-lauren-jacksons-no-15-jersey/87170538/ Seattle Storm retire Aussie Lauren Jackson's No. 15 jersey], USA Today, July 16, 2016</ref>
|-
| '''10'''
| [[Sue Bird]]
| PG
| 2002–2022
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/37839132/storm-retire-sue-bird-no-10-jersey-emotional-ceremony|title=Storm retire Sue Bird's No. 10 jersey in emotional ceremony|work=[[ESPN]]|first=Kevin|last=Pelton|date=June 11, 2023|access-date=September 21, 2023}}</ref>
|}

==Coaches and staff==
===Owners===
{{Further|Category:Seattle Storm owners}}
*[[Barry Ackerley|Barry]] and [[Ginger Ackerley]], owners of the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] (2000–2001)<ref>{{cite web |title=Storm founder Ginger Ackerley dies at 79 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-founder-ginger-ackerley-dies-at-79/ |publisher=The Seattle Times |access-date=August 29, 2018 |date=January 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Payne |first1=Patti |title=Former SuperSonics owner, Storm founder Ginger Ackerley has died |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/01/05/supersonics-owner-ginger-ackerley-died-obituary.html |publisher=BizJournals |access-date=August 29, 2018 |date=January 5, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Howard Schultz]], owner of the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] (2001–2006)<ref name="seattletimes_schultz_lawsuit">{{cite news |title=Schultz withdraws lawsuit on sale of Sonics |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/sports/2008147307_webschultz29.html |access-date=August 29, 2018 |work=The Seattle Times |date=August 29, 2008}}</ref>
*[[Clay Bennett (businessman)|Clay Bennett]], owner of the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] (2007)<ref name="seattletimes_schultz_lawsuit"/>
*Force 10 Hoops LLC, composed of [[Dawn Trudeau]], [[Lisa Brummel]], [[Virginia Gilder|Ginny Gilder]] (2008–present)<ref name="fortune_owners_2011">{{cite web |last1=Glass |first1=Alana |title=The Female Entrepreneurs Who Are The Seattle Storm's Driving Force |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sportsmoney/2011/09/08/the-female-entrepreneurs-who-are-the-seattle-storms-driving-force/ |work=Forbes |access-date=August 29, 2018 |date=September 8, 2011}}</ref>
**[[Sue Bird]] (2024–present)<ref name="Times-BirdOwnership">{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Percy |date=April 24, 2024 |title=Sue Bird joining Storm ownership group |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/sue-bird-joining-storm-ownership-group/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=April 24, 2024}}</ref>
**[[Bobby Wagner]] (2025–present)<ref name="Wagner"/>

===Head coaches===
{{Further|Category:Seattle Storm coaches}}
{| class="wikitable" style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; min-width:90%; font-size:88%; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=12 style="{{WNBA color cell|Seattle Storm}};"|Seattle Storm head coaches
|-
! width="15%" rowspan=2 | Name
! width="10%" rowspan=2 | Start
! width="10%" rowspan=2 | End
! width="5%" rowspan=2  | Seasons
! width="20%" colspan=4 | Regular season
! width="20%" colspan=4 | Playoffs
|-
! W !! L !! PCT !! G !! W !! L !! PCT !! G
|-
| '''[[Lin Dunn]]''' || July 22, 1999 || September 3, 2002 || 3 || width="5%"|33 || width="5%"|63 || width="5%"|.344 || width="5%"|96 ||width="5%"|0 || width="5%"|2 || width="5%"|.000 || width="5%"|2
|-
| '''[[Anne Donovan]]''' || December 18, 2002 || November 30, 2007 || 5 || width="5%"|93 || width="5%"|77 || width="5%"|.547 || width="5%"|170 ||width="5%"|8 || width="5%"|8 || width="5%"|.500 || width="5%"|16
|-
| '''[[Brian Agler]]''' || January 8, 2008 || January 5, 2015 || 7 || width="5%"|136 || width="5%"|102 || width="5%"|.571 || width="5%"|238 ||width="5%"|11 || width="5%"|10 || width="5%"|.524 || width="5%"|21
|-
| '''[[Jenny Boucek]]''' || January 20, 2015 || August 10, 2017 || 3 || width="5%"|36 || width="5%"|58|| width="5%" |.383 || width="5%"|94 ||width="5%"|0 || width="5%"|1 || width="5%"|.000 || width="5%"|1
|-
| '''[[Gary Kloppenburg]]''' (interim){{efn|Kloppenburg was named interim head coach after Boucek was fired and finished the 2017 regular season with a 5–3 record before going 0–1 in the playoffs.}} || August 10, 2017 || October 3, 2017 || 1 || width="5%"|5 || width="5%"|3 || width="5%"|.625 || width="5%"|8 ||width="5%"|0|| width="5%" |1|| width="5%" |.000 || width="5%"|1
|-
| '''[[Dan Hughes (basketball)|Dan Hughes]]''' || October 4, 2017 || June 28, 2020 || 2 || width="5%"|44 || width="5%"|24|| width="5%"|.647 || width="5%"|68 ||width="5%"|7 || width="5%"|3 || width="5%"|.700 || width="5%"|10
|-
| '''[[Gary Kloppenburg]]'''{{efn|Kloppenburg was named head coach for the 2020 season when Hughes opted out due to health concerns.<ref name="klopp">{{cite news |title=Dan Hughes To Miss 2020 Storm Season In Florida |url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/dan-hughes-to-miss-2020-storm-season-in-florida/ |access-date=February 13, 2021 |publisher=Seattle Storm |date=June 29, 2020}}</ref>}} || June 29, 2020 || October 6, 2020 || 1 || 18 || 4 || .818 || 22 || 6 || 0 || 1.000 || 7
|-
| '''[[Dan Hughes (basketball)|Dan Hughes]]''' || October 7, 2020 || May 30, 2021 || 1 || 5 || 1 || .833 || 6 || – || – || – || –
|-
| '''[[Noelle Quinn]]''' || May 30, 2021 || September 21, 2025 || 5 || 97 || 89 || {{Winning percentage|97|89}} || 142 || 4 || 8 || {{Winning percentage|4|8}} || 12
|-
| '''[[Sonia Raman]]''' || October 24, 2025 || Present || 0 || {{WinLossPct|0|0}} || 0 || {{WinLossPct|0|0}} || 0
|}

===General managers===
*[[Lin Dunn]] (2000–2002)
*[[Billy McKinney (basketball)|Billy McKinney]] (2002–2003)
*[[Karen Bryant]] (2004–2010)
*[[Brian Agler]] (2011–2014)
*Alisha Valavanis (2015–2021)
*[[Talisa Rhea]] (2021–present)<ref name="rhea_gm" />

===Assistant Coaches===
{{div col}}
* Kathy Anderson (2000–2001)
* Missy Bequette (2000–2001)
* [[Carrie Graf]] (2002)
* [[Gary Kloppenburg]] (2002; 2017-2019, 2021)
* [[Jenny Boucek]] (2003–2005, 2011)
* [[Jessie Kenlaw]] (2003–2006)
* [[Heidi VanDerveer]] (2006–2007)
* [[Shelley Patterson]] (2007–2009)
* [[Nancy Darsch]] (2008–2013)
* Shaquala Williams (2014)
* Rob Fodor (2015)
* Ryan Webb (2015–2017; 2021)
* Leah Drury (2016)
* [[Crystal Robinson]] (2018)
* [[Noelle Quinn]] (2019-2021)
* [[Perry Huang]] (2021–2024)
* [[Pokey Chatman]] (2022–Present)
* [[Ebony Hoffman]] (2022–Present)
* Mitch Thompson (2025–Present)
{{div col end}}

==Records and statistics==
{{unreferenced section|date=March 2018}}

===Season records===
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="clear:both; min-width:70%; font-size:88%; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=8 style="{{WNBA color cell|Seattle Storm}};"|Seattle Storm statistics
|- valign="top"
! colspan=8 | 2000s
|-
! width="4%" rowspan=2| Season
! width="16%" colspan=3| Individual
! width="16%" colspan=3| Team vs Opponents
|-
! width="8%"|[[Points per game|PPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Assists per game|APG]]
! width="8%"|[[Points per game|PPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Field goal percentage|FG%]]
|-
| '''[[2000 Seattle Storm season|2000]]'''
| [[Edna Campbell|E. Campbell]] (13.9)
| [[Kamila Vodichkova|K. Vodichkova]] (4.2)
| [[Sonja Henning|S. Henning]] (2.5)
| 56.9 vs 67.8
| 24.8 vs 31.5
| .383 vs .452
|-
| '''[[2001 Seattle Storm season|2001]]'''
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (15.2)
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (6.7)
| [[Sonja Henning|S. Henning]] (2.9)
| 60.0 vs 64.0
| 27.8 vs 32.9
| .378 vs .430
|-
| '''[[2002 Seattle Storm season|2002]]'''
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (17.2)
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (6.8)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (6.0)
| 68.4 vs 65.7
| 31.1 vs 30.3
| .408 vs .431
|-
| '''[[2003 Seattle Storm season|2003]]'''
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (21.2)
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (9.3)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (6.5)
| 70.2 vs 66.9
| 31.6 vs 30.6
| .435 vs .414
|-
| '''[[2004 Seattle Storm season|2004]]'''
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (20.5)
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (6.7)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (5.4)
| 71.7 vs 66.6
| 31.1 vs 28.9
| .431 vs .428
|-
| '''[[2005 Seattle Storm season|2005]]'''
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (17.6)
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (9.2)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (5.9)
| 73.5 vs 70.8
| 32.3 vs 30.0
| .439 vs .412
|-
| '''[[2006 Seattle Storm season|2006]]'''
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (19.5)
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (7.7)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (4.8)
| 77.8 vs 75.7
| 33.8 vs 30.3
| .452 vs .424
|-
| '''[[2007 Seattle Storm season|2007]]'''
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (23.8)
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (9.7)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (4.9)
| 80.4 vs 77.9
| 34.2 vs 32.2
| .436 vs .425
|-
| '''[[2008 Seattle Storm season|2008]]'''
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (20.2)
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (7.0)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (5.1)
| 73.3 vs 70.8
| 34.2 vs 32.1
| .426 vs .398
|-
| '''[[2009 Seattle Storm season|2009]]'''
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (19.2)
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (7.0)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (5.8)
| 74.8 vs 72.8
| 32.5 vs 31.7
| .430 vs .410
|- valign="top"
! colspan=8 |2010s
|-
! width="4%" rowspan=2| Season
! width="16%" colspan=3| Individual
! width="16%" colspan=3| Team vs Opponents
|-
! width="8%"|[[Points per game|PPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Assists per game|APG]]
! width="8%"|[[Points per game|PPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Field goal percentage|FG%]]
|-
| '''[[2010 Seattle Storm season|2010]]'''
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (20.5)
| [[Lauren Jackson|L. Jackson]] (8.3)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (5.8)
| 81.8 vs 73.9
| 36.3 vs 30.0
| .445 vs .413
|-
| '''[[2011 Seattle Storm season|2011]]'''
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (14.7)
| [[Swin Cash|S. Cash]] (6.9)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (4.9)
| 71.6 vs 69.9
| 31.6 vs 29.8
| .438 vs .418
|-
| '''[[2012 Seattle Storm season|2012]]'''
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (12.2)
| [[Ann Wauters|A. Wauters]] (5.8)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (5.3)
| 71.2 vs 71.6
| 31.9 vs 33.7
| .434 vs .391
|-
| '''[[2013 Seattle Storm season|2013]]'''
| [[Tina Thompson|T. Thompson]] (14.1)
| [[Tina Thompson|T. Thompson]] (5.8)
| [[Tanisha Wright|T. Wright]] (4.1)
| 70.9 vs 73.2
| 30.2 vs 31.5
| .421 vs .435
|-
| '''[[2014 Seattle Storm season|2014]]'''
| [[Crystal Langhorne|C. Langhorne]]<br />[[Camille Little|C. Little]] (14.1)
| [[Crystal Langhorne|C. Langhorne]] (7.4)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (4.0)
| 70.9 vs 75.3
| 28.5 vs 32.5
| .436 vs .457
|-
| '''[[2015 Seattle Storm season|2015]]'''
| [[Crystal Langhorne|C. Langhorne]] (11.1)
| [[Crystal Langhorne|C. Langhorne]] (5.7)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (5.4)
| 70.4 vs 76.1
| 30.4 vs 34.0
| .434 vs .431
|-
| '''[[2016 Seattle Storm season|2016]]'''
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (18.3)
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (9.3)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (5.8)
| 80.8 vs 80.2
| 31.3 vs 33.4
| .457 vs .445
|-
| '''[[2017 Seattle Storm season|2017]]'''
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (19.9)
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (8.7)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (6.6)
| 82.6 vs 82.6
| 31.0 vs 34.3
| .437 vs .443
|-
| '''[[2018 Seattle Storm season|2018]]'''
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (21.8)
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (8.4)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (7.1)
| 87.2 vs 79.7
| 35.4 vs 34.0
| .468 vs .435
|-
| '''[[2019 Seattle Storm season|2019]]'''
| [[Natasha Howard (basketball)|N. Howard]] (18.1)
| [[Natasha Howard (basketball)|N. Howard]] (8.2)
| [[Jordin Canada|J. Canada]] (5.2)
| 74.8 vs 75.1
| 32.0 vs 33.2
| .420 vs .439
|- valign="top"
! colspan=8 |2020s
|-
! width="4%" rowspan=2| Season
! width="16%" colspan=3| Individual
! width="16%" colspan=3| Team vs Opponents
|-
! width="8%"|[[Points per game|PPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Assists per game|APG]]
! width="8%"|[[Points per game|PPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Rebounds per game|RPG]]
! width="8%"|[[Field goal percentage|FG%]]
|-
| '''[[2020 Seattle Storm season|2020]]'''
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (19.7)
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (8.3)
| [[Jordin Canada|J. Canada]] (5.5)
| 87.5 vs 76.0
| 34.4 vs 34.3
| .470 vs .401
|-
| '''[[2021 Seattle Storm season|2021]]'''
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (20.3)
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (9.5)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (5.3)
| 84.8 vs 80.4
| 35.6 vs 35.0
| .450 vs .431
|-
| '''[[2022 Seattle Storm season|2022]]'''
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (21.8)
| [[Breanna Stewart|B. Stewart]] (7.6)
| [[Sue Bird|S. Bird]] (6.0)
| 82.5 vs 78.4
| 33.6 vs 36.5
| .442 vs .434
|-
| '''[[2023 Seattle Storm season|2023]]'''
| [[Jewell Loyd|J. Loyd]] (24.7)
| [[Ezi Magbegor|E. Magbegor]] (8.1)
| [[Gabby Williams|G. Williams]] (3.8)
| 78.8 vs 84.5
| 34.9 vs 36.0
| .444 vs .448
|-
| '''[[2024 Seattle Storm season|2024]]'''
| [[Jewell Loyd|J. Loyd]] (19.7)
| [[Ezi Magbegor|E. Magbegor]] (8.0)
| [[Skylar Diggins-Smith|S. Diggins-Smith]] (6.4)
| 83.2 vs 78.8
| 34.7 vs 36.0
| .435 vs .426
|}

===Regular season attendance===
* A sellout for a basketball game at [[Climate Pledge Arena]] is 18,100. For Storm games, reaching capacity of the lower bowl (13,500) is considered a sellout.
* A sellout for a basketball game at the team's main home during the renovation of Climate Pledge Arena, [[Hec Edmundson Pavilion|Alaska Airlines Arena]], is 10,000. A sellout at the team's secondary home, [[Angel of the Winds Arena]], is 8,500.
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="clear:both; min-width:70%; font-size:88%; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=7 style="{{WNBA color cell|Seattle Storm}};"|Regular season all-time attendance
|- valign="top"
!width=75 |Year
!width=150|Average
!width=100|High
!width=100|Low
!width=75 |Sellouts
!width=150|Total for year
!width=150|WNBA game average
|- 
| '''2000''' || 8,912 (6th) || 10,840 || 7,656 || 0 || 142,594 || 9,074
|- 
| '''2001''' || 5,954 (16th) || 9,232 || 3,821 || 0 || 95,257 || 9,075
|- 
| '''2002''' || 6,986 (14th) || 12,327 || 3,715 || 0 || 111,774 || 9,228
|- 
| '''2003''' || 7,109 (11th) || 9,686 || 4,528 || 0 || 120,857 || 8,800
|- 
| '''2004''' || 7,960 (9th) || 14,884 || 4,527 || 0 || 135,320 || 8,613
|- 
| '''2005''' || 8,906 (4th) || 11,726 || 6,910 || 0 || 151,410 || 8,172
|- 
| '''2006''' || 8,538 (4th) || 11,221 || 5,741 || 0 || 145,142 || 7,476
|- 
| '''2007''' || 7,974 (6th) || 10,891 || 6,752 || 0 || 135,553 || 7,742
|- 
| '''2008''' || 8,265 (7th) || 12,079 || 6,116 || 0 || 140,503 || 7,948
|- 
| '''2009''' || 7,874 (7th) || 10,137 || 6,588 || 0 || 133,858 || 8,039
|- 
| '''2010''' || 8,322 (5th) || 11,012 || 6,612 || 0 || 141,472 || 7,834
|- 
| '''2011''' || 8,659 (5th) || 13,659 || 6,179 || 0 || 147,196 || 7,954
|- 
| '''2012''' || 7,486 (7th) || 9,686 || 5,819 || 0 || 127,266 || 7,452
|- 
| '''2013''' || 6,981 (8th) || 9,686 || 4,579 || 0 || 118,671 || 7,531
|- 
| '''2014''' || 6,717 (8th) || 9,686 || 4,863 || 0 || 114,181 || 7,578
|- 
| '''2015''' || 6,516 (8th) || 9,686 || 4,352 || 0 || 110,767 || 7,184
|- 
| '''2016''' || 7,230 (6th) || 12,186 || 4,456 || 0 || 122,912 || 7,655
|- 
| '''2017''' || 7,704 (6th) || 9,686 || 4,722 || 0 || 130,975 || 7,716
|- 
| '''2018''' || 8,109 (4th) || 12,574 || 4,353 || 0 || 137,846 || 6,721
|- 
| '''2019''' || 7,562 (4th) || 9,000 || 5,711 || 0 || 128,548 || 6,535
|- align="center"
| '''2020''' || colspan=6 | Due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic]], the season was played in [[IMG Academy|Bradenton, Florida]] without fans.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 15, 2020|title=WNBA Announces Plan To Tip Off 2020 Season|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-announces-plan-to-tip-off-2020-season/|access-date=June 17, 2020|website=WNBA|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 15, 2020|title=WNBA announces plans for 2020 season to start late July in Florida|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/mystics/wnba-announces-plans-2020-season-start-late-july-florida|access-date=June 15, 2020|website=NBC Sports Washington}}</ref>
|-
| '''2021''' || 2,607 (6th) || 6,000 || 1,001 || 0 || 41,715 || 2,636
|-
| '''2022''' || 10,632 (1st) || 18,100 || 7,262 || 2 || 191,367 || 5,679
|-
| '''2023''' || 8,929 (3rd) || 13,213 || 6,894 || 0 || 178,581 || 6,615
|-
| '''2024''' || 11,184 (4th) || 18,343 || 7,202 || 2 || 223,684 || 9,807
|}

===All-Stars===
*'''2000''': None
*'''2001''': Lauren Jackson
*'''2002''': Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson
*'''2003''': Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson
*'''2004''': Sue Bird
*'''2005''': Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson
*'''2006''': Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson
*'''2007''': Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson
*'''2008''': No All-Star Game
*'''2009''': Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Lauren Jackson
*'''2010''': Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Lauren Jackson
*'''2011''': Sue Bird, Swin Cash
*'''2012''': No All-Star Game
*'''2013''': Tina Thompson
*'''2014''': Sue Bird
*'''2015''': Sue Bird
*'''2016''': No All-Star Game
*'''2017''': Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart
*'''2018''': Sue Bird, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart
*'''2019''': Jewell Loyd, Natasha Howard
*'''2020''': No All-Star Game
*'''2021''': Sue Bird, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart
*'''2022''': Sue Bird, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart
*'''2023''': Jewell Loyd, Ezi Magbegor
*'''2024''': Jewell Loyd, Nneka Ogwumike

===Olympians===
*'''2004''': Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson ([[Australia women's national basketball team|AUS]])
*'''2008''': Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson (AUS), Kelly Santos ([[Brazil women's national basketball team|BRA]])
*'''2012''': Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson (AUS)
*'''2016''': Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, Ramu Tokashiki ([[Japan women's national basketball team|JPN]])
*'''2020''': Sue Bird, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart, Stephanie Talbot ([[Australia women's national basketball team|AUS]]), Ezi Magbegor ([[Australia women's national basketball team|AUS]])
*'''2024''': Jewell Loyd, Ezi Magbegor ([[Australia women's national basketball team|AUS]]), Sami Whitcomb ([[Australia women's national basketball team|AUS]])

===Honors and awards===
{{Div col|colwidth=27em}}
*'''2002''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Sue Bird
*'''2003''' ''Most Valuable Player'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2003''' ''Peak Performer (Scoring)'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2003''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Sue Bird
*'''2003''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2004''' ''Finals MVP'': Betty Lennox
*'''2004''' ''Peak Performer (Scoring)'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2004''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Sue Bird
*'''2004''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2005''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Sue Bird
*'''2005''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2005''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2006''' ''All-Decade Team'': Sue Bird
*'''2006''' ''All-Decade Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2006''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2007''' ''Most Valuable Player'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2007''' ''Defensive Player of the Year'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2007''' ''Peak Performer (Scoring)'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2007''' ''Peak Performer (Rebounds)'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2007''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2007''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2008''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Sue Bird
*'''2008''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2008''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2009''' ''All-Star Game MVP'': Swin Cash
*'''2009''' ''Peak Performer (Assists)'': Sue Bird
*'''2009''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2009''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2009''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Tanisha Wright
*'''2010''' ''Most Valuable Player'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2010''' ''Finals MVP'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2010''' ''Coach of the Year'': Brian Agler
*'''2010''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2010''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Sue Bird
*'''2010''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Tanisha Wright
*'''2010''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Lauren Jackson
*'''2011''' ''All-Star Game MVP'': Swin Cash
*'''2011''' ''Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award'': Sue Bird
*'''2011''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Sue Bird
*'''2011''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Tanisha Wright
*'''2011''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Swin Cash
*'''2013''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Tanisha Wright
*'''2015''' ''July Rookie of the Month'': Jewell Loyd
*'''2015''' ''Rookie of the Year'': Jewell Loyd
*'''2015''' ''All-Rookie Team'': Jewell Loyd
*'''2015''' ''All-Rookie Team'': Ramu Tokashiki
*'''2016''' ''Rookie of the Year'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2016''' ''Peak Performer (Assists)'': Sue Bird
*'''2016''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2016''' ''All-Rookie Team'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2017''' ''Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award'': Sue Bird
*'''2018''' ''Most Valuable Player'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2018''' ''Most Improved Player'': Natasha Howard
*'''2018''' ''Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award'': Sue Bird
*'''2018''' ''Finals MVP'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2018''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2018''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Natasha Howard
*'''2019''' ''Defensive Player of the Year'': Natasha Howard
*'''2019''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Natasha Howard
*'''2019''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Jordin Canada
*'''2019''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Alysha Clark
*'''2020''' ''Finals MVP'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2020''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2020''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Alysha Clark
*'''2020''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2021''' ''Commissioner's Cup MVP'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2021''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2021''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Jewell Loyd
*'''2021''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2022''' ''All-WNBA First Team'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2022''' ''Peak Performer: Points'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2022''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Breanna Stewart
*'''2022''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Gabby Williams
*'''2022''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Ezi Magbegor
*'''2023''' ''All-Star Game MVP'': Jewell Loyd
*'''2023''' ''Peak Performer (Scoring)'': Jewell Loyd
*'''2023''' ''All-Rookie Team'': Jordan Horston
*'''2023''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Jewell Loyd
*'''2024''' ''All-WNBA Second Team'': Nneka Ogwumike
*'''2024''' ''All-Defensive First Team'': Ezi Magbegor
*'''2024''' ''All-Defensive Second Team'': Nneka Ogwumike
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==Broadcasters==
In 2025, the Storm announced that its games not on national television would be broadcast by [[KOMO-TV]], Seattle's ABC affiliate, and [[KUNS-TV]], Seattle's affiliate of [[the CW]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Seattle Storm Announces KOMO and KUNS as Exclusive Broadcast TV Partners |url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-storm-announces-komo-and-kuns-as-exclusive-broadcast-tv-partners |access-date=March 31, 2025 |work=Seattle Storm |date=March 31, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

From 2016 to 2024, the broadcast rights for Storm games were held by [[KCPQ]] or [[KZJO]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Storm Announces Partnership with Q13 FOX/JOEtv, 15 Games on JOEtv |url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/storm-announces-partnership-q13-foxjoetv-15-games-joetv |access-date=March 31, 2025 |work=Seattle Storm |date=April 7, 2016 |language=en}}</ref> Broadcasters for the Storm games are Dick Fain and Elise Woodward.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Storm Broadcast Schedule for all 2023 Games |url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/storm-broadcast-schedule-for-all-2023-games/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |work=WNBA}}</ref>

In 2022, [[Sports on Prime Video|Amazon Prime Video]] announced a new deal with the Seattle Storm, becoming the official streaming service of the Storm, and one of the first streamers to hold local broadcast rights with a WNBA team. Approximately 30 Storm games are available to Prime Video customers in Washington state.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tracy |first1=Gerald |title=Amazon Prime Video is now the official streaming partner for the Seattle Storm |url=https://komonews.com/news/local/amazon-prime-video-is-now-the-official-streaming-partner-for-the-seattle-storm |access-date=May 14, 2022 |publisher=Sinclair Broadcast Group |date=April 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Prime Video Returns as Official Streaming Service of the Seattle Storm |url=https://storm.wnba.com/news/prime-video-returns-as-official-streaming-service-of-the-seattle-storm |access-date=May 18, 2025 |work=WNBA.com |date=May 16, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

Some Storm games have been broadcast nationally on [[ESPN]], [[WNBA on ESPN|ESPN2]], [[Ion Television]]([[KWPX-TV]]), [[CBS]]([[KIRO-TV]]), [[CBS Sports Network]] and [[NBA on ABC#WNBA on ABC|ABC]](KOMO).<ref>{{cite news |work=Sports Business |title=WNBA Extends TV Rights Deal with ESPN and ABC |date=June 18, 2007 |url=http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162162/wnba-extends-tv-rights-deal-with-espn-and-abc |access-date=August 4, 2009}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|https://storm.wnba.com/}}

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