Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>]. So whatever they have, we have,\u201d Collier says. \u201cAfter learning that [other teams] don\u2019t even have practice facilities, they don\u2019t even have changing rooms, they don\u2019t have all these things. It just feels really unjust.\u201d<\/p>\nCollier, who is the WNBPA vice president and co-founder of 3-on-3 league Unrivaled, would like to see an equal playing field. She referred to the New York Liberty being fined $500,000 in 2022 for violating the WNBA’s CBA using charter flights for travel during the 2021 season.\u00a0The WNBA started a charter flight program in 2024 but it has not been codified in the CBA.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like that is not a hard thing for me to fight for because I\u2019m a player in this league too. I want to lift this up for everyone.,” Collier said “\u2026. I don\u2019t mind that New York takes planes. I\u2019m glad for you guys. But it shouldn\u2019t be unfair [to the point] where [some] people are living in squalor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last week, the sides went back and forth after NBA commissioner Adam Silver appeared on “Today”\u00a0on Oct. 21 and took issue with a question about revenue sharing. Craig Melvin asked if WNBA players should get a larger piece of the revenue pie. \u201cThey get nine percent of total revenue compared to roughly 50 percent of the revenue of NBA players. Should they be getting a larger share of revenue in the WNBA?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,” Silver said “I think \u2018share\u2019 isn\u2019t the right way to look at it because there\u2019s so much more revenue in the NBA. You should look at it in absolute numbers in terms of what they\u2019re making. They are going to get a big increase in this cycle of collective bargaining. And they deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The WNBPA clipped Silver saying, “I think ‘share’ isn’t the right way to look at it,” to its Instagram story with the caption, “Don’t want to share?” and tagged the commissioner.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know they know it\u2019s bad when the best they say they can do is more of the same: a fixed salary system and a separate revenue-sharing plan that only includes a piece of a piece of the pie, and pays themselves [the league] back first,\u201d WNBPA executive director Terri Jackson said in a statement sent to\u00a0The Athletic on Oct. 22.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve come to the table prepared to do business. They\u2019ve responded with bad math and are hoping everyone doesn\u2019t understand what \u2018uncapped\u2019 actually means. Adam Silver said it himself on behalf of the WNBA. \u2018Share isn\u2019t the word.\u2019 It\u2019s not in their vocabulary.\u201d<\/p>\n
The WNBA came back with its own statement to ESPN, saying: “It is incorrect and surprising that the Players Association is claiming that the WNBA has not offered an uncapped revenue sharing model that is directly tied to the league’s performance. The comprehensive proposals we have made to the players include a revenue-sharing component that would result in the players’ compensation increasing as league revenue increases — without any cap on the upside.<\/p>\n
“It is frustrating and counterproductive for the union to be making misrepresentations about our proposals while also accusing the league of engaging in delay. That is simply not true.<\/p>\n
“While we have delivered comprehensive proposals that seek an agreement that will benefit all, the Players Association has yet to offer a viable economic proposal and has repeatedly refused to engage in any meaningful way on many of our proposal terms. We stand ready to continue negotiating in good faith and hope they will do the same so that we can finalize a mutually beneficial new CBA as quickly as possible.”<\/p>\n
The WNBA has undergone unprecedented growth since the last CBA was signed in 2020. Investment, franchise valuations, attendance, ratings and merchandise sales have all increased. The league’s $2.2 billion media deal also kicks in next season.<\/p>\n
For her part, Collier told Glamour the players are steadfast in getting what they believe they deserve.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we give in, we\u2019re not only doing a disservice to us, we\u2019re doing a disservice to where we have gotten in women\u2019s sports,\u201d she said. \u201cWe really have no choice but to stand strong again, not just for the present, but for the future of our league too.<\/p>\n
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