A few days ago, it looked like the Connecticut Sun WNBA team would be leaving the state for good. According to multiple reports, the Mohegan Tribe and a Boston-based group of investors were closing in on a deal to sell the team.

Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca said the potential deal to buy the Connecticut Sun for a record amount and move the team still needs approval from the WNBA Board of Governors

If the sale and move go through, Boston will be part of a wave of new WNBA cities. The league announced Portland, Toronto, Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia as expansion cities in an upcoming wave of growth, which will unfold over the next five years.