The Siren
The voice that calls sailors from the water. Sharp, fearless, impossible to ignore. That is the tone the franchise wants on the floor.
Cleveland · WNBA · MMXXVIII
The Cleveland Sirens rise as the WNBA's sixteenth team in 2028. This is the fan's watch on the water: the countdown, the myth, and the long way home.
Until she takes the court · 2028
Target date is a placeholder until the WNBA sets the 2028 schedule.
Canto I · The Myth
Built over a year of fan surveys and focus groups, the name reaches back to the water and the voice that rises from it. Four things it carries.
The voice that calls sailors from the water. Sharp, fearless, impossible to ignore. That is the tone the franchise wants on the floor.
Lake Erie is Cleveland's gathering place and its defining force. The brand pulls its power straight from the lakefront.
The whole reveal ran under one idea: hear the call. Sound waves ripple outward through the mark, a signal across Northeast Ohio.
Cleveland had a WNBA team once. The Sirens carry the memory of the Rockers back onto the water, two decades later.
Canto III · The Watch
We are supporters, not staff. This is a place to keep the watch until 2028: the countdown, the coverage, and the story of how Cleveland got its team back. If you love Lake Erie basketball, you already answered the call.