WNBA stars finally reach agreement with league chiefs to avoid lockout after months of crunch talks… with players set for HUGE salary increase
The WNBA and its players reportedly reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement, bringing a lengthy, tense battle to an end.
The league and the players’ union came to a verbal agreement in the early hours of Wednesday morning, just 51 days before the 30th season of the WNBA is set to tip off.
The deal is expected to greatly increase stars’ salaries with million dollar players – a first for the league. That would increase salaries fourfold from last season.
The new CBA will increase the average player compensation to over $500,000, according to Spotrac. The average salary for the 2025 WNBA season was said to be around $107,000.
The WNBA and its players reportedly reached a tentative agreement on a new CBA
Specifics still need to be finalized over the next few weeks as lawyers on both sides work on the new CBA. A term sheet should be done in the next day or two. It will then need to be ratified by the players and then approved by the league’s Board of Governors.
‘I just want to say we have aligned on key elements of a new collective bargaining agreement together. We still need to finalize a formal term sheet, but the progress made in these discussions marks a transformative step forward for players and the league,’ WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said shortly before 3am ET.
‘It underscores a shared commitment to the continued growth of the game. So, we´ll share additional details as they become available.’
More to follow.
