Storm’s Nneka Ogwumike, WNBA Players Union President, Speaks Out on CBA Negotiations
- WNBA players, led by president Nneka Ogwumike, are negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement as the current one covers the 2025 season.
- The players opted out of the existing agreement signed before 2020, seeking contracts that better reflect the league's recent growth and increased revenue.
- Ogwumike and others emphasized valuing players fairly, expanding roster sizes beyond the current 12, and continuing collaborative negotiations with the league in good faith.
- Ogwumike described the league's response to the players union as positive and expressed gratitude to everyone involved in working toward a successful negotiation.
- The ongoing talks suggest potential changes to pay and roster policies, aiming to align player compensation with the league's $200 million per year media rights deal starting in 2026.
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