WNBA WNBPA Agree To 30 Day CBA Extension To Continue Negotiations

The WNBA and WNBPA have agreed to a 30-day extension of their present collective bargaining settlement after it was set to run out on October thirty first to ensure that the edges to proceed negotiating by means of November thirtieth. The WNBA opted out of the CBA greater than a yr in the past.

The settlement alerts that each events need to proceed negotiations in hopes of reaching a deal quickly.

Sources informed ESPN that they did not consider a piece stoppage was imminent even earlier than the extension. The gamers have implied, nevertheless, that the 2 sides are far aside on what a wage system and income sharing ought to appear to be. The gamers are in search of a wage system that makes use of basketball-related revenue to find out its wage cap quite than a set price mannequin used at present.

The league has insisted it has supplied an “uncapped income sharing mannequin that’s straight tied to the league’s efficiency.”

Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported earlier this month that the league’s proposal included a supermax wage round $850,000 and the veteran minimal round $300,000. These figures are believed to have modified since then. The present CBA pays a supermax of $249,244 and $66,079.