NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in an interview with Today co-host Craig Melvin on NBC that WNBA players will get a “big increase” in pay amid their negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.

Devon Henderson of The Athletic provided more information and context on revenue-sharing and the WNBA’s current CBA.

“The NBA and WNBA have different revenue-sharing systems. In the NBA, players make roughly half of basketball-related income (BRI) with the other half going to owners. BRI determines the NBA’s salary cap.

“The WNBA’s current CBA doesn’t explicitly use BRI to determine the salary cap. The CBA sets the salary cap for each year of the agreement.

“The league’s current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire Oct. 31. Players have identified revenue sharing as a major sticking point in a new agreement.”

This has been a tense negotiation to say the least, with Minnesota Lynx superstar (and WNBA MVP runner-up) Napheesa Collier notably calling out league commissioner Cathy Engelbert on a host of matters and saying that the WNBA had “the worst leadership in the world.”

Players also wore “Pay Us What You Owe Us” shirts at the WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix last July to put a brighter spotlight on their efforts.

Revenue sharing is ultimately the biggest concern as the league continues its growth.

“The players are still adamant that we get a percentage of revenue that grows with the business, which perhaps includes team revenue, and that’s just a part of the conversation,” WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike said to ESPN last August.

Per Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report in September, WNBA revenue could “soon reach $350 million.” Obviously, as the league continues to grow by leaps and bounds, players understandably want to be fairly compensated for their work in contributing to that effort.

Ultimately, it doesn’t appear that a deal is around the corner by any means, and it’s also unknown just how “big” of an increase players could be in for getting. That being said, it’s clear players understand their worth and are fighting hard to get it.