Overview

• The latest league offer lifts the supermax to about $850,000 and the veteran minimum to roughly $300,000 in year one, according to multiple reports.
• The proposal retains a revenue-sharing model that only pays out after targets are surpassed, which players say falls short of a larger guaranteed share tied directly to league income.
• Multiple outlets report a new deal is unlikely before the Oct. 31 expiration, raising the possibility of an extension or a work stoppage risk heading into 2026.
• The standoff unfolds as annual media-rights income is expected to jump from about $60 million to more than $200 million starting next year.
• Relations are strained as WNBPA vice president Napheesa Collier accused Commissioner Cathy Engelbert of disparaging comments that Engelbert denies, with additional reporting that team executives have clashed with the commissioner.