Overview
- Negotiators reconvened in Manhattan on Saturday for a fifth straight day after roughly 50 hours of talks this week without a finalized deal.
- Commissioner Cathy Engelbert urged completion of a term sheet by Monday to avoid disruptions to the expansion draft, free agency and the college draft.
- The central divide remains the revenue-sharing model: the league’s latest known offer equates to about 70% of net revenue with a Year 1 cap near $6.2 million, while the union is pushing for a gross-based share around 26% with a cap around $9.5 million.
- Both sides report movement and have worked through items such as housing, core designation, wearable technology and player benefits, but the revenue framework is still unresolved.
- Any tentative agreement would take weeks to ratify, tightening the timeline for the April 13 WNBA Draft, the April 19 start of training camps and April 25 preseason openers, with Portland and Toronto still requiring an expansion draft.