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According to the WNBA, the league's 2026 season will be delayed from its May 8 start date if there is no term sheet in place with the Women's National Basketball Players Association by March 8 for a new collective bargaining agreement.
The sides have ramped up discussions this week as the early March deadline approaches.
A new report from Front Office Sports reveals the league's new supermax salary proposal that promises immediate pay hikes for players — but it may not go far enough.
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Annie Costabile writes that the WNBA has proposed a $1.13 supermax salary and a $5.65 salary cap for its 15 teams (including the expansion Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo).
That is a significant increase on the $249,000 supermax salary under the old 2020 CBA.
However, the players' union has proposed a salary cap of around $9.5 million, in addition to a percentage of gross revenue share on which the league has not yet compromised.
The WNBA is offering a supermax base salary of about $1.13M—or 20% of the proposed $5.65M salary cap.
Players have proposed a salary cap just under $9.5M. The league has not yet reached its line in the sand in regards to cap, sources told FOS.
By @AnnieCostabile ⬇️
Regardless of how the CBA negotiations end, it is certain that star players like Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will receive huge pay increases when they sign their next contracts.
All three All-Stars remain on rookie contracts that pay out under $100,000 per year.
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