{"id":437023,"date":"2026-01-29T14:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/437023\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:49:07","slug":"the-wnba-cba-negotiations-are-still-ongoing-and-at-a-stalemate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/437023\/","title":{"rendered":"The WNBA CBA negotiations are still ongoing and at a stalemate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Last week, the WNBA released its 2026 regular season schedule, including the Washington Mystics\u2019. The regular season is supposed to begin in early May. But for now, I haven\u2019t written about it because \u2026 technically \u2026 there is no 2026 WNBA season until there\u2019s a Collective Bargaining Agreement in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The WNBA and the WNBPA players union remain apart on revenue sharing agreements and housing. And the WNBA has reportedly not responded to a WNBPA proposal because \u2026 it was effectively the same proposal from the owners\u2019 side. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/47750233\/wnba-cba-collective-bargaining-agreement-negotiations-path-deal-compromise\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">According to ESPN\u2019s Alexa Philippou<\/a>, the league is waiting on another proposal from the WNBA that would be more \u201crealistic.\u201d The article states that housing, revenue sharing split, celebrating the wins the WNBA has made in the 2020s and re-establishing trust are the keys to getting a CBA done faster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">So what are the most recent proposals, at least for salaries?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">According to another ESPN article earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/47011671\/wnba-cba-negotiations-wnbpa-updates-latest-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the players want a salary cap of $10.5 million<\/a> (it was $12.5 million) per team and the league wants it closer to $5 million per team with room for growth as revenue grows. Again, players, still want maximum salaries over $1 million each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But here\u2019s the salary cap right now with no CBA: Zero. And no 2026 WNBA season If that happens, the WNBA AND the players stand to lose because media partners probably have some clauses to cut back their investments. To be clear, few people anticipate the cancellation of the 2026 WNBA season. However, if that happened, it would harm both sides who stand to gain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">So yeah, things are still\u2026 at a standstill with the upcoming WNBA CBA. What do you think should happen with these negotiations, or do you believe that a work stoppage (lockout by the league OR players\u2019 strike) should happen? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last week, the WNBA released its 2026 regular season schedule, including the Washington Mystics\u2019. 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