There’s going to be a 2026 WNBA season, as league, players (finally!) agree to a new CBA
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There’s going to be a 2026 WNBA season, as league, players (finally!) agree to a new CBA
It’s done! The WNBA and WNBPA have verbally agreed to a new CBA after more than 100 hours of negotiations.
Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBA
Lead articleArticle published:Who are the top WNBA free agents? Get ready for a wild offseason after a new CBA deal
For the last three offseasons, WNBA players have been timing their contracts so that they would enter free agency in the 2026 offseason. The team-building process has been interrupted because the vast majority of players refused to sign deals that extended beyond the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement. In 2020, the last time a new CBA came into effect, a minority of the league could cash in on the 30 percent increase to the salary cap. This time, everyone wanted to benefit from th
Publisher:WNBA, WNBPA Agree to New CBA Deal
The league and players’ union agreed to terms of a new CBA in the early hours of Wednesday, resulting in no delay to the start of the 2026 WNBA season.
Publisher:Key dates on 2026 WNBA schedule confirmed after new CBA agreement
The WNBA and WNBPA reached a verbal CBA agreement on Wednesday morning. Now key dates on the 2026 schedule are officially locked in.
Publisher:What WNBA's new CBA means for player contracts, salary cap, start of 2026 season, more
A deal has finally been reached to avoid a lockout in the WNBA.
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