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The WNBA labor battle just hit a boiling point. After Adam Silver defended the league’s stance on player pay, the WNBPA blasted the so-called “uncapped” salary proposal — calling it “lipstick on a pig.
Big changes are coming to the WNBA according to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Making an appearance on "TODAY" Tuesday morning to discuss the 2025-2026 NBA season, Silver spoke about WNBA player's push for better pay.
Compared with past seasons, WNBA player salaries have gradually increased. The top salary jumped from $117,500 in 2019 to $215,000 in 2020, a rise of almost 83%. In 2025, there are four players making over $240,000 in salary, per Her Hoop Stats.
National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday WNBA players will receive a "big" salary increase when their new collective bargaining agreement is finalised.They are going to get a big increase in this cycle of collective bargaining.
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WNBA and players union spar over CBA negotiations and revenue sharing with deadline looming
Tension is rising in the labor battle between the WNBA and the players union, with the existing collective bargaining agreement expiring next week and no new deal in sight.
With the October 31 deadline fast approaching, negotiations between the WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) over a new collective bargaining agreem
Adam Silver said WNBA players would see a major increase in salary in their next CBA but promised nothing about revenue share.
The letter from legislators, who govern in proximity to seven WNBA markets and include a mix of mayors, council members and assembly members like Mamdani, comes at a critical moment in the discussions between the league and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association.
The WNBA and Women's National Basketball Players Association may extend their deadline to negotiate the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement, according to ESPN's Kendra Andrews and Alexa Philippou.
WNBA players are set for a big pay raise. That is assuming a new CBA can be agreed upon. However, simple salary is not the only thing on the table in negotiatio