As Jackie Stiles put on the Portland Fire’s red “Explorer” jersey on Wednesday afternoon, it was like a weight of 20-plus years was finally lifted. A 5-foot-8 guard out of Missouri State, Stiles was one of the true highlights of the Portland Fire’s first run.

Portland's WNBA team revealed two new jersey designs today.

The Fire’s season tips off May 9 against the Chicago Sky. The full schedule has been announced although the team roster has yet to be determined.

As the Portland Fire prepare for their return to the WNBA in 2026, many longtime women’s basketball fans have been looking back to the previous iteration of the team that ran from 2000 to 2002. But did you know there was a Portland basketball team before that?

The two say it "feels like old times" in the ad, which offers a look at the debut season of the WNBA's Portland Fire