NEW YORK — The WNBA has named Lisa Borders its new president.
Borders, who helped bring the Dream to Atlanta in 2008 as the city’s vice mayor, will become the league’s fourth president. The move announced Wednesday comes three months after former president Laurel J. Richie stepped down.
Borders inherits a league that will begin its 20th season in May. Despite great attendance during the playoffs, the WNBA had its lowest average attendance in league history during the regular season. Some of that was due to San Antonio moving arenas while its normal home court was being renovated and Tulsa announcing it was moving to Dallas in 2016.
The WNBA announced last month that it was making significant changes to its schedule and playoffs.
