{"id":255083,"date":"2025-11-01T18:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/255083\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T18:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:35:11","slug":"its-cool-just-to-sit-back-and-listen-sophie-cunningham-opens-up-on-wnba-and-cba-negotiations-amid-free-agency-rumors-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/255083\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s cool just to sit back and listen\u201d – Sophie Cunningham opens up on WNBA and CBA negotiations amid free agency rumors | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u201cIt\u2019sSophie Cunningham (via Getty Images) The WNBA\u2019s ongoing collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations have been one of the most talked-about topics in October. Currently, both parties are working towards hatching a new deal. Indiana Fever\u2019s Sophie Cunningham has finally shared her perspective on the process.Speaking on her podcast \u201cShow Me Something\u201d with co-host West Wilson, Cunningham revealed what she has learned from the talks and gave fans a glimpse into her mindset during this critical period for the league.<\/p>\n

Sophie Cunningham reacts to CBA negotiations\u2019 extended deadline <\/p>\n

During Friday\u2019s episode of her \u201cShow Me Something\u201d podcast, Sophie Cunningham discussed the CBA talks and their recently approved 30-day extension, which has kept the negotiations active. She explained how she had learned new details about how the process actually works. She also added that she found the entire process interesting to observe. \u201cI actually learned a lot because we have been having CPA calls. So I thought that if we didn\u2019t have an agreement by the 31st, then it was a lockout, but that\u2019s not true. It\u2019s been fascinating to see the ins and outs of the negotiation conversations. It\u2019s been kind of cool just to sit back and listen\u201d, Cunningham said. <\/p>\n

Sophie Cunningham on WNBA CBA negotiations, Good Morning America & West\u2019s viral World Series moment<\/p>\n

Her comments drew a humorous reaction from co-host West Wilson, who joked about her patience. With the 30-day extension, it will be interesting to see how both parties come to a compromise. As of now, the negotiations are still underway. <\/p>\n

Sophie Cunningham hints at moving away from the Indiana Fever <\/p>\n

While discussing the CBA, Sophie Cunningham also sparked speculation about her own playing future. She admitted she is already thinking about her \u201cnext team.\u201d\u201cI think the next team I play for, I want a bigger contract, so then I can buy a house,\u201d Cunningham revealed. West Wilson playfully listed possible destinations, \u201cWow. That\u2019s crazy. That could be the Liberty. It could be New York City, Lynx, and it could be Minneapolis. Like, you just don\u2019t know. Could be anywhere.\u201dNotably, Cunningham\u2019s 1-year, $100,000 contract with the Fever ended this season, making her a free agent. Meanwhile, with a new CBA likely to raise salary caps, she could be heading to a new team and a much bigger payday.Also Read: Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham show gal pal support on Indiana Fever teammate’s stunning bikini photos <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham (via Getty Images) The WNBA\u2019s ongoing collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations have been one of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":255084,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,118651,2803,118652,10879,82,630,57511],"class_list":{"0":"post-255083","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-cba-agreement","11":"tag-indiana-fever","12":"tag-show-me-something-podcast","13":"tag-sophie-cunningham","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-wnba","16":"tag-wnba-negotiations"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}