Overview
- WNBPA vice president Breanna Stewart said no agreement or extension will be reached by the Jan. 9 deadline and that negotiations will continue in good faith under the existing terms.
- Players have authorized the union to call a strike if necessary, with 93% participation and 98% approval, though no work stoppage has been initiated.
- The union seeks roughly 30% of gross revenue and a salary cap near $10.5 million, while the league proposes a share exceeding 50% of net revenue with an initial cap around $5 million and large salary increases.
- League sources project the union’s model would lead to about $700 million in losses, a calculation the union disputes.
- Key offseason steps lack firm dates, including expansion drafts for Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo and a major free‑agency period, and ESPN reports the league is not considering a lockout.