Overview
- The league’s latest offer, detailed to owners this week, sets a new minimum above $220,000, an average above $460,000 and a maximum exceeding $1.1 million available to more than one player per team.
- Those salary figures would begin in year one for more than 180 players and escalate annually, with the proposal also incorporating revenue-sharing language that grows over time, according to multiple reports.
- Union leaders have prioritized a guaranteed share of league revenue and greater financial transparency, and it remains unclear whether the new proposal fully meets those demands.
- Talks are ongoing ahead of the Nov. 30 deadline; if no deal is reached, the sides could enter a status quo period or announce a work stoppage, and key offseason events cannot proceed until a CBA is ratified.
- The proposed jumps are stark compared with current figures, where the minimum was about $66,000 and the maximum roughly $249,000 last season, reflecting the league’s business growth and heightened pressure from rival offseason leagues.