{"id":403989,"date":"2026-01-13T02:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T02:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/403989\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T02:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T02:39:08","slug":"reports-wnba-wnbpa-agree-to-moratorium-on-league-business-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/403989\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: WNBA, WNBPA agree to moratorium on league business – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WNBA and Women\u2019s National Basketball Players Association agreed to a moratorium on league business, specifically free agency, according to several reports Monday.<\/p>\n

The sides failed to reach a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement by Friday\u2019s deadline, which had already been extended twice since the end of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

After the CBA officially expired at midnight ET on Friday, the sides entered a \u201cstatus quo\u201d period in which the working conditions of the previous agreement are maintained, and the league said in a statement that negotiations \u201cremain ongoing\u201d with the players\u2019 union.<\/p>\n

With a moratorium in place, however, WNBA franchises are not allowed to extend qualifying offers or \u201ccore designations\u201d to their players, nor to negotiate with or sign free agents.<\/p>\n

Players are waiting for the new CBA to be finalized and ratified because of the expected leap in salary-cap space and minimum and maximum salaries.<\/p>\n

The levels of player salaries and the methods of revenue sharing remain key sticking points. The WNBA\u2019s latest offer included between 50-70% of the league\u2019s net revenues going to the players, while the union wants a certain percentage of the gross revenue instead, per ESPN and USA Today reports.<\/p>\n

The WNBA has not lost games due to labor issues in its 30-year history. However, the continued negotiation standoff shrinks an offseason in which it has to fit in an expansion draft for the new Portland and Toronto franchises, free agency and the college draft in a shorter period.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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