WNBA fans have been worried about the possibility of a lost season as the players and the league struggled to find common ground over many months, but yesterday morning, a new collective bargaining agreement was finally agreed upon. It’s a landmark deal for the players, and a much better representation of their value as women’s basketball has exploded in popularity.
Many WNBA players structured their contracts to become free agents this year, including stars like A'ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.
Las Vegas Aces superstar A'ja Wilson is reportedly expected to re-sign with the team on a WNBA supermax salary of $1.4 million.
Now that the WNBA's CBA has been settled, the league can shift its focus to the upcoming 2026 Draft on April 13.
The projected salary cap under the pending WNBA collective bargaining agreement is set to exceed $10 million by the end of the agreement, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
ESPN insider Shams Charania may want to stay off social media for the next few hours. During this Wednesday morning's episode of "Get Up," ESPN had Charania break the news that a landmark collective bargaining agreement is in place for the WNBA and its players' union. As part of this deal, the ...
WNBA players and league officials celebrated reaching a verbal agreement on a new CBA, but there are still many tasks to complete before play begins.
Seattle Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike and New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart are among those at the forefront of the WNBPA.
It’s done! The WNBA and WNBPA have verbally agreed to a new CBA after more than 100 hours of negotiations.
The WNBA's transformative new CBA changes everything
The historic deal between WNBA ownership and the WNBAPA is expected to be signed by the end of March
After WNBA leadership and players stood side by side around 2 a.m. Wednesday at a New York hotel to announce a landmark seven-year collective bargaining agreement, they toasted with Moët champagne in water glasses. Celebratory but practical. The memorable image marked the end of a tense year and a half and an exhausting eight days of bargaining that ultimately provided an immediate pop and fizzle to the league. The pop: In 2026, the WNBA’s salary cap will nearly quintuple to $7 million, with the
