US EditionWNBA and Players' Union Report Progress in CBA Talks as Key Issues Remain
Bargaining over player pay and housing benefits continues with more than 72 hours of talks this week; players seek gross revenue share while league offers net revenue.
- Marathon negotiating sessions ran into the early morning on Monday as Cathy Engelbert, WNBA commissioner, said a deal must be done by Monday to avoid disrupting the league calendar.
- The dispute centers on money, with the players' union offering 26% of gross revenue and a $9.5 million 2026 salary cap while the league proposes 70% of net revenue and a $6.2 million cap.
- After more than 72 hours of talks, union executive council members Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier and Alysha Clark left at 2 a.m., while Nneka Ogwumike stayed an hour longer after a 14-hour day.
- If housing and revenue items are resolved, the 2026 WNBA Draft on April 13, training camps on April 19, and opening night on May 8 can proceed, enabling the double expansion draft for Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo and free agency with more than 100 players.
- League officials warned it could absorb only 24 to 48 hours of slippage before training camp on April 19 is affected, and Engelbert said she doesn't know if the move is imminent.
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WNBA and players' union report progress in CBA talks as key issue
NEW YORK (AP) — Both the WNBA and players’ union feel progress is being made toward a new collective bargaining agreement , but they both say there’s still work to be done to get a deal to the finish line. In-person talks entered a seventh consecutive day Monday afternoon after the previous session ended around 3 a.m. in the morning. “We’re working as hard as we can to get it done as quickly as possible,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said a…
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