{"id":318203,"date":"2025-12-01T10:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/318203\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:24:12","slug":"wnba-union-agree-to-another-extension-for-new-cba-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/318203\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA, union agree to another extension for new CBA talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WNBA and Women\u2019s National Basketball Players\u2019 Association agreed to another extension ahead of the 11:59 p.m. Sunday expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement.<\/p>\n

The two sides agreed to extend the current CBA until Jan. 9 at 11:59 p.m., allowing for six more weeks to continue negotiations.<\/p>\n

Either side has the option to terminate the extension with 48 hours\u2019 advance notice.<\/p>\n

The agreement not only postponed the deadline for another month and delayed a potential work stoppage but allows for the two sides to continue to meet at the bargaining table to hash out a deal.<\/p>\n

\"WNBACommissioner Cathy Engelbert presents trophy to the Las Vegas Aces after the game against the Phoenix Mercury during Game Four of the WNBA Finals on October 10, 2025 at PHX Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

In the meantime, players still will have access to their team facilities and receive medical benefits.<\/p>\n

Negotiations for a new deal ramped up in recent months ahead of the initial Oct. 31 deadline. <\/p>\n

Players agreed to the WNBA\u2019s 30-day extension offer a day before that deadline.<\/p>\n

A month later, though, the two sides remain at odds on several issues.<\/p>\n

The biggest sticking points in negotiations have centered around revenue sharing and a complementary salary model.<\/p>\n

Updated proposals from each side have been exchanged, but an agreement has yet to be reached.<\/p>\n

The most recent known proposal from the league included a max salary of more than $1.1 million \u2014 a figure that represents the potential earnings based on a combination of players\u2019 base salary and revenue sharing, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n

\"AThe WNBA pushed its deadline for a new CBA to Jan. 9. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Front Office Sports reported this month the supermax base salary still would be in the ballpark of $800,000 to $850,000.<\/p>\n

Under that known proposal, the new league minimum would be more than $220,000 with an average of more than $460,000.<\/p>\n

While the WNBA has never missed games due to labor disputes, it\u2019s not unusual for negotiations to go beyond a deal\u2019s deadline.<\/p>\n

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During the last CBA cycle, the league and players\u2019 union did not ratify a deal until January 2020.<\/p>\n

But the league\u2019s offseason events \u2014 including the two expansion drafts, free agency and the college draft \u2014 will be put on hold until a new CBA is finalized.<\/p>\n

The most recent expansion draft \u2014 for the Valkyries ahead of their inaugural season this year \u2014 took place Dec. 6, 2024.<\/p>\n

The beginning of free agency is planned for late January, and the college draft would be in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The WNBA and Women\u2019s National Basketball Players\u2019 Association agreed to another extension ahead of the 11:59 p.m. Sunday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318204,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630,105474],"class_list":["post-318203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba","tag-wnba-free-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318203","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=318203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}