The WNBA has but to reply to the WNBA gamers union’s collective bargaining proposal it supplied almost a month in the past, Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported on Friday.
That lack of motion could put the beginning of the WNBA season, scheduled for Could, in jeopardy, in response to a number of sources who spoke with the outlet.
The 2 sides have been in negotiations on a brand new labor deal since late June of 2025, with a number of deadlines having been handed and prolonged within the meantime.
The newest deadline of Jan. 9 got here and went with out a deal, and no extension was agreed to this time both, leaving the perimeters in a interval of “establishment,” which precludes sure actions from being taken.
A kind of is an growth of the common season past 44 video games, one of many key negotiating factors up to now.
The gamers’ proposal was reportedly for a 30% share of the league’s gross revenues and a wage cap of $10.5 million. The league’s most up-to-date proposal previous to that had been for 70% of its web revenues and a wage cap that might begin at $5 million in 12 months 1.
The wage cap final season was $1.5 million.
The sticking level within the schedule, and the explanation for doubts concerning the common season going off with out a hitch, are a requirement that an growth draft and free company should each happen beforehand. Moreover, the league might want to conduct its beginner draft, at the moment scheduled for April 13, and take a break for this fall’s FIBA World Cup, which takes place in September.
Free company usually begins in early January. The present best-case situation being outlined would now level to March, although that’s contingent on a deal being reached over the approaching weeks.
The WNBA has by no means misplaced video games to a piece stoppage over its historical past (29 years).
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