Dallas Wings CEO Greg Bibb said the WNBA team is taking over construction of a planned practice facility, which will help the timeline for a project originally set for completion this year.
“It does,” Bibb told NBC-5 on Wednesday. “We are unfortunately significantly behind the timeline that was established when we signed a deal with the city almost two years ago.”
The comments followed a 13-2 vote from the Dallas City Council that modifies an agreement with the Dallas Wings to build a $54 million practice facility initially approved in June 2025.
The updated agreement has the Wings covering an additional $27 million in anticipated costs for the facility at Joey Georgusis Park, off Cockrell Hill Road, south of I-30 in the Far West Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, with an opening date set for the start of the 2027 WNBA season, which begins in April.
The vote comes one month after the city council delayed approving a development agreement over concerns about cost overruns and what a council member described as missed deadlines by the project manager.
The Wings initially announced their move from Arlington to Dallas in April 2024, with plans to both play and practice in the city of Dallas by 2026.
The updated timeline now has the Wings playing home games on the UT-Arlington campus this season, with the exception of three games planned for the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
The team played two games at the AAC in 2025 and sold both out, including a matchup with the Indiana Fever, featuring star player Caitlin Clark.
Bibb said the plan is for the team to play home games at the AAC in 2027, with the Wings’ permanent home, a refurbished Memorial Auditorium in downtown Dallas, being ready for the 2028 season.
Bibb said Wednesday, despite delays, the team remains fully committed to the city of Dallas.
“Obviously, it’s been a bit of a long and winding road, but we are excited to be coming home to Dallas,” Bibb said.