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After weeks of radio silence, the WNBA has finally put something on the table.<\/p>\n
According to Front Office Sports, the league sent a long-awaited CBA proposal to players on Friday, breaking a six-week stretch with no tangible movement. Talks resumed earlier this week, but Monday\u2019s meeting got off to an awkward start when league representatives admitted they didn\u2019t even have a counter-proposal ready.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey volunteered that they did not have a proposal prepared at the top of the meeting,” Seattle Storm forward and players\u2019 association president Nneka Ogwumike said. \u201cThat kind of set the tone.”<\/p>\n
Still, that meeting nudged negotiations forward \u2014 enough for the league to formally present a deal days later. The catch? The concessions appear modest.<\/p>\n
The proposal includes minor tweaks to revenue sharing, a commitment to team-provided housing for players who need it, and the addition of two developmental roster spots per team. Useful steps, but hardly the sweeping changes players have been pushing for.<\/p>\n
Money remains the biggest sticking point. The players\u2019 association has proposed an average salary of $800,000 per year, while the league\u2019s last known offer sat closer to $530,000. Whether Friday\u2019s proposal narrows that gap remains unclear, and that uncertainty looms large with the calendar working against both sides.<\/p>\n
Negotiations have been ongoing since late June, with multiple deadlines already missed and extended. The regular season is slated to begin in May, but there\u2019s plenty that must happen first: an expansion draft for new teams Toronto and Portland, free agency, the April 13 amateur draft, and a mid-season pause for September\u2019s FIBA World Cup.<\/p>\n
Free agency usually tips off in early January. At this point, March is being floated as a best-case scenario \u2014 assuming a deal is struck soon.<\/p>\n
The WNBA has never lost games to a work stoppage in its 29-year history. Whether that streak survives this standoff now hangs in the balance.<\/p>\n
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