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WNBA Negotiations Show Progress Ahead of Season Start

3/13/2026

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Nneka Ogwumike, president of the WNBA Players Association, and other union representatives expressed optimism after a nine-hour CBA negotiation in New York.
They noted progress after exchanging seven proposals over two days.
The league's latest offer would raise the salary cap to $6.2 million and push average salaries toward $570,000 in the first year, with revenue sharing and player benefits remaining unresolved ahead of the May 8 season start.

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Nneka Ogwumike, president of the WNBA Players Association, and other union representatives expressed optimism after a nine-hour CBA negotiation in New York.
They noted progress after exchanging seven proposals over two days.
The league's latest offer would raise the salary cap to $6.2 million and push average salaries toward $570,000 in the first year, with revenue sharing and player benefits remaining unresolved ahead of the May 8 season start.