The start of one of the best sports weekends of the year 🤗
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The start of one of the best sports weekends of the year 🤗
'Nobody sleeps for a month': How WNBA GMs will squeeze in a two-team expansion draft, college draft, and free agency for 100+ players once a CBA is in place
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The WNBPA's exec committee said in a statement it remains "united" and a recent player survey reaffirms the league's current proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement "is not worth taking."
More + WNBPA VP Alysha Clark's comments on NBA Today
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Statement from the WNBPA
With @dvnjr.bsky.social: The union called an all-player meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the concerns in the letter, among other matters.
The letter, a private communication, was shared by Jackson with the executive committee earlier Tuesday, sources said.
Story with @dvnjr.bsky.social!
Breaking: Kelsey Plum & Breanna Stewart wrote a letter, acquired by ESPN, to WNBPA executive director Terri Jackson that expresses "serious concerns about how the PA is handling the current negotiations" for a new collective bargaining agreement.
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Two pretty epic semifinal games in Brooklyn tonight and a night to remember for all before an Unrivaled champion is crowned in Miami Wednesday.
It'll be No. 1 Phantom vs. No. 2 Mist for the 2026 Unrivaled title.
A sellout for 3-on-3 basketball at Barclays Center
WNBPA VP Breanna Stewart said she agrees with Plum: "While we still are fighting for a lot... we have to realize rev share is a win, even coming from the 2020 CBA... Now as the league makes money we make money... as the league loses money or if we have a delay we also lose money"
Also included in here: After the WNBPA submitted a counterproposal on Friday, the league responded with one of its own on Sunday.
More on that:
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WNBPA first VP Kelsey Plum said that while the players union should continue to negotiate a new CBA, she believes the WNBA's proposal so far reflects a "significant win" with revenue sharing and that "a strike would be the worst thing for both sides."
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Breanna Stewart said that the league submitted another CBA counterproposal last night
Kelsey Plum said achieving a revenue sharing system is something the players fought really hard for, and is a "significant win."
Even if the players agree to a net rev share system, Plum says, the goal could be to continue to negotiate the expense credits the league gets
Because we are in a revenue [share system], so no revenue, no revenue to share."
Kelsey Plum, first VP of the WNBPA: "I want to play, and players want to play. Obviously we're going to continue to negotiate and do everything we possibly can to get this done in a timely fashion. But obviously a strike would be the worst thing for both sides.
Happy March! 🔽🍿
Women’s college basketball, live from the World’s Most Famous Arena
Sources: WNBPA offers revenue sharing, housing concessions in latest proposal
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@anniecostabile.bsky.social was first on the heated player meeting
This all comes after a heated player call on Tuesday. In a letter to players, Jackson described the call as "spirited, passionate, & at times tough" as player leadership sorts through differing ideas on paths forward. Jackson's letter acknowledged debate is "a sign of a healthy union."
The WNBPA plans to send out a survey to players in the coming days to collect their feedback on the WNBA's most recent proposal from Feb. 20, sources told ESPN. A source said this is not unusual, as the union has "regularly" surveyed players throughout the negotiation process.
A slew of prominent WNBA player agents sent a letter on Thursday to WNBPA executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson expressing "our collective preference for transparency and coordinated communication" with agents moving forward in CBA negotiations.
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Even once a deal is agreed upon, it could take weeks to ratify.
The WNBA still needs to conduct a two-team expansion draft and hold free agency for 80% of the league.
Training camp is currently slated to begin April 19, the college draft April 13, the regular season May 8.
Over 50 WNBA players met today with league staff, its labor relations committee & owners for a continued dialogue over their positions amid the now 16-month-long CBA talk
WNBPA leadership will meet to discuss next steps, including a response to the WNBA's proposal from Friday
Breaking: The WNBA told the WNBPA and its teams today that a term sheet for a new CBA ought to be completed by March 10 for the 2026 schedule not to be impacted.
That's two weeks from tomorrow.
For the first time in league history, the WNBA generated enough revenue in 2025 to trigger revenue sharing with players. Players will receive $8 million.
The union will also pay out $9.25 million from revenue generated from its group licensing program.
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Big news from @katiebarnes.bsky.social this morning: For the first time in league history, the WNBA generated enough revenue in 2025 to trigger revenue sharing with its players.
Teams will receive $8 million to disperse among players, the union said.
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It’s the first time the US men’s and women’s hockey teams have won gold in the same Olympics 🥇🥇
The WNBA's latest proposal includes guaranteeing housing for all players in 2026, sources told ESPN.
Aside from a tweak in how team expenses are calculated, its revenue sharing model was unchanged from the league's previous proposal, a source said.
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