Overview
- Union proposal ties pay to total league and team revenue at 29% in year one, rising one point annually to roughly 34%, with a defined cap formula and mandatory audits.
- The league’s model would split only a limited “shareable” revenue pool, leaving players with under 15% of total revenue even as it projects average salaries around $500,000 and top pay near $1.2 million to start.
- Talks continue under an extension after a prior 33% union ask was rejected, and sources describe the sides as far apart on how revenue is calculated.
- Beyond pay, the WNBPA seeks mandatory 12-player rosters plus up to two developmental players per team, a season expanded to 48–50 games with growth, new salary exceptions, and enhanced non‑birthing parental leave.
- The league has floated mandatory in‑game wearables next season, while player leaders including Kelsey Plum and Caitlin Clark have voiced concern as the delayed expansion draft and other offseason steps await a deal.