Overview

• The league’s latest framework would raise the supermax to about $850,000 and the veteran minimum to roughly $300,000, according to multiple reports.
• The proposal mirrors the current model with compensation tied to revenue thresholds rather than a fixed salary system.
• The WNBPA publicly rebuked the offer, saying it misses core priorities that include greater guaranteed pay and a shift away from revenue triggers.
• Sources say negotiators do not expect a completed CBA before the deadline, leaving an extension or the risk of a 2026 work stoppage as potential outcomes.
• Tensions have escalated after a public clash between players and Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, including an allegation she denied and fan backlash during the Finals, as new media-rights money is set to more than triple league income next year.