The WNBA’s newest collective bargaining proposal would come with income sharing with a most wage of greater than $1.1 million accessible to multiple participant per crew rising annually, a supply confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.
WNBA officers up to date the board on the most recent proposal at conferences this week. The brand new league minimal could be greater than $220,000 with a median of greater than $460,000, in accordance with a supply.
These numbers would begin within the first yr of the deal for greater than 180 gamers and improve over the size of the CBA, the supply mentioned.
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The present CBA was set to run out Oct. 31, however the WNBA and the gamers’ union agreed to increase negotiations to Nov. 30, permitting extra time to barter a deal that may be revolutionary for the gamers when it comes to wage.
Individuals accustomed to the WNBA’s newest proposal described the plan to The Related Press, which first reported on the league proposal, as a extremely profitable package deal offering substantial will increase over prior years and designed to carry negotiations to a fast conclusion.
The gamers exercised their proper to choose out of the CBA final yr with hopes of getting, amongst different issues, elevated income sharing, larger salaries, improved advantages and a softer wage cap. When the final CBA expired in 2019, either side agreed to a 60-day extension with a CBA finally ratified in January 2020.
ESPN’s Alexa Philippou contributed to this report.