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Nneka Ogwumike signs with new women's basketball league Project B as WNBA contract talks persist
Nneka Ogwumike signed with Project B, a new league offering larger salaries and equity stakes amid ongoing WNBA contract negotiations, aiming for a global traveling format.
- Recently, Former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike signed a contract with Project B founded by Skype cofounder Geoff Prentice and former Facebook executive Grady Burnett.
- The deal includes pay plus league equity for Project B players, and Ogwumike said she hopes the equity stake becomes standard for leagues going forward.
- Project B will use a traveling-circuit tournament format with city tournaments and a world champion, backed by investors Novak Djokovic, Sloane Stephens, Candace Parker, Geoff Prentice, and Grady Burnett.
- The deal lets Ogwumike play year-round again, mirroring the overseas seasons she had before 2020, which she paused due to COVID disruptions.
- Project B's athlete-ownership pitch positions it within a broader global trend as interest in the sport has soared in recent years while the WNBA and players union recently extended their CBA for 30 days through November.
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Nneka Ogwumike signs with new women’s basketball league Project B as WNBA contract talks persist
Former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike has signed a contract with Project B, the first player who is known to have joined the latest professional women's basketball league ahead of play that is expected to begin in Europe and Asia in…
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