History is about to be made as NBA Top Shot is now welcoming the WNBA into the metaverse as the NFT platform celebrates the league’s 25th anniversary. NBA Top Shot, the brainchild of Canadian-based company Dapper Labs, Inc., has been at the forefront of the NFT (non-fungible token) boom over the past few months. And now, they’re continuing their pursuit to be the currency of basketball fandom by adopting the WNBA through a massive pack drop later this week.

“I think when we started down the path of Top Shot, I had always hoped that we would incorporate the ‘W’ in a meaningful way,” said Dapper Labs’ Caty Tedman (via Yahoo Sports). “I think we’re doing that. Our aim is to have parity in the men’s game, so it’s not to like have the ‘W’ be this thing off on the side, it’s to have it integrated, and we’re finally taking the first steps to get there.”

The first-ever WNBA pack called ‘WNBA: Best of 2021‘ drops on Friday and will be featuring ‘Moments’ or plays from players like reigning MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, Candace Parker of the Chicago Sky, Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty, and even retired Los Angeles Sparks legend Lisa Leslie.

Here are other details about the drop:

  • Pack cost: $9
  • Number of Moments per pack: 3 Common WNBA Moments
  • Total number of packs available: 75,916 (Priority Queue), 50,000 (General Queue)
  • Packs per collector: 1
  • Total number of Moments: 25 plays from 12 WNBA teams

As part of this monumental event in WNBA and NBA Top Shot history, the scheduled drop on Friday (August 27) will be split into two queues. The first queue will be the Priority Queue which starts at 11:00 AM PDT, will be reserved for collectors who are able to snag an A’ja Wilson Moment before Friday (either via airdrop or via the Marketplace). The General Queue will then be opened for everyone starting at 1:00 PM PDT for a chance to purchase the remaining WNBA packs available. Remember, make sure to be in the waiting room at least 15 minutes before the scheduled drop, whichever queue you belong to.