Women Professional Basketball Players ARE getting well deserved raises…..
After more than 17 months of negotiations, the WNBA and Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) agreed in principle to a new collective bargaining agreement on Wednesday, March 18, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly about ongoing negotiations.
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, WNBPA executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson, union president Nneka Ogwumike, vice presidents Breanna Stewart and Alysha Clark, along with treasurer Brianna Turner, from the union committee, addressed on-site media shortly after tentatively reaching an agreement.
After the deal is agreed to in principle, a term sheet will need to be signed. It will then go to the players for a vote and then to a board of governors for ratification. Here are the latest WNBA CBA negotiation updates.
When does WNBA season start 2026?
Engelbert said the season will start on time on May 8. Training camp begins on April 19. The WNBA also needs conduct free agency and expansion drafts for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo. A timeline for those two items was not provided early Wednesday morning.
WNBA CBA negotiations update
Details of the agreement, including the number of years, have not been finalized. Neither the WNBA or players’ union would comment on specifics of the deal. ESPN reported the new salary cap would start at $7 million, up from $1.5 million in 2025, and the average revenue share for the the players would be nearly 20% across deal, up from 9.3% under the old deal. As for player salaries, according to the report, the supermax would be $1.4 million, average in range of $600,000 and the minimum above $300,000.
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