Particle.news
Download on the App Store

WNBA Players Ratify 7-Year CBA With Revenue Sharing, Setting Up Offseason Sprint

The agreement ties player pay to league revenues and now awaits Board of Governors approval.

Overview

  • Union president Nneka Ogwumike said players ratified the pact in a near-unanimous vote with roughly 90% participation.
  • The seven-year deal introduces a revenue-sharing model, with the 2026 salary cap set at $7 million and projected to top $10 million by the end of the agreement, according to ESPN.
  • Reported salary benchmarks include a $1.4 million supermax, an average near $600,000, and a minimum above $300,000, per ESPN reporting.
  • A compressed April calendar circulated to teams schedules the expansion draft for April 6 (Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire), free agency windows April 7–12, and the college draft on April 13 in New York.
  • Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has said training camps remain set for April 19 with preseason starting April 25 and the regular season opener targeted for May 8.