The proposed $55 million practice facility for the Dallas Wings is one step closer to becoming a reality, as the site has received rezoning approval. However, there are concerns about investing such a significant amount of money into a practice facility for a team that finished with the worst record in the league this season.

On Wednesday, the City of Dallas approved the rezoning of 38 acres of Joey Georgusis Park at 1200 N. Cockrell Hill in Far West Oak Cliff in an 11 to 4 vote. The proposed complex will not only house a new Wings facility, but will also include soccer fields for the Trinity FC and the public.

“This investment in Far West Oak Cliff not only supports the Wings, but also responds to the community’s long-standing calls for improved park access and the revitalization of Joey Georgusis Park,” Council member Chad West said in a statement, per WFAA.

The approval was granted despite criticism from some Council members who said the project is too costly and the facility is too far from the downtown arena that the City is renovating for the team’s use.

Council members Jesse Moreno, Paul Ridley, and Kathy Stewart pushed the City to put the proposed project on pause.

The practice facility was initially planned to be built near the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, the future home of the Wings. However, the City says the practice facility now needs a new location, at least in part, because plans to build at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center interfere with plans for the 2026 World Cup International Broadcaster Center.

“Spending over $55 million from the convention center construction fund to pursue an offsite facility, while a fully integrated facility at the KBHCC, proximate to the arena, remains viable, raises significant concerns on the alignment with the city’s goals for Downtown activation and fiscal responsibility,” council members wrote in a memo in June.

Moreno and Ridley, alongside Council members Cara Mendelsohn and Bill Roth, were the four opposing voices during Wednesday’s vote.

On the Court

Dallas narrowly beat out the Chicago Sky for the worst record in the league after both teams finished the 2025 season with identical records of 10-34, giving the Wings the top odds in the weighted lottery system used to determine the selection order.

As a result, Dallas now leads the race for the top spot with a 40% chance of securing the No. 1 pick, with the franchise also being guaranteed one of the selections within the top three of the draft.

Dallas will have a 29.5% chance to secure the second overall pick and a 30.5% chance of claiming the third overall selection.

In comparison, Chicago has a roughly 25% chance to claim the first pick and a 26.8% chance at the second pick, with the Sky also holding a 39.5% chance at the third pick and an 8.8% chance to receive the fourth selection.

The potential prize is significant. 

The 2026 draft class is projected to feature several highly touted prospects, with mock drafts already linking Dallas to top college standouts.

Dallas is currently rumored to be eyeing more size if the franchise wins the first overall selection, with center Awa Fam standing out as an early favorite for the most likely option for the team.

Similarly, center Lauren Betts could also move atop the Wings’ draft board by the time the draft comes around, with both players potentially being contributors in their rookie seasons in 2026.

Both Fam and Betts could immediately step onto this roster and become a starter for the Wings alongside phenom Paige Beuckers, who is widely expected to win the 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year award when the season concludes.