Portland Fire 2026 season: 17–27, scoring 86.2 points per game and allowing 91 (-4.8 average margin) across 44 games. Updated October 8, 2026.
Scouting report
The Fire are 17–27, 9th in the league standings, with a -5.9 net rating that ranks 12th of 15. Neither end is a strength: 8th in offensive rating, 14th in defensive rating. Their calling card is three-point volume (12.6 makes a game, 2nd); the soft spot, turnovers (18.7 a game, 2nd-most in the league). Scoring is spread around — Carla Leite leads at 16.1 a game, but no one accounts for more than 16% of the points, though the on/off numbers point to Bridget Carleton as the one they can least afford to lose — +12 per 100 possessions better with her on the floor. The high points: a 3-game winning streak (May 23–May 27) and a 19-point rout of the Tempo on May 23. The lows: a 5-game losing streak (Jul 18–Aug 2) and a 33-point loss at the Lynx on Jun 15. They are 8–17 against teams at .500 or better. Bottom line: a difficult season, with Carla Leite the main reason to watch and its turnover problem the most urgent fix.
Season summary
Record 17–27.
86.2 points scored, 91 allowed per game.
Net rating -5.9 per 100 possessions (offense 106.5, defense 112.4, pace 79.8).
Carla Leite leads the team at 16.1 ppg.
Emily Engstler leads the team at 5.7 rpg.
Carla Leite leads the team at 6.3 apg.
Recent results
L 69-86 vs GSV
L 91-94 vs PHX
L 66-82 @ GSV
L 84-105 @ LAS
W 90-82 vs GSV
Fire roster
Carla Leite #0, G — 16.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 6.3 apg in 39 games
Shot-zone charts shaded against the WNBA average, four factors versus opponents, most-used lineups by net rating, on/off player impact, and where the Fire rank league-wide.