Overview
- WNBPA vice president Breanna Stewart said no deal or further extension will be reached by Friday’s cutoff and both sides plan to keep negotiating in good faith.
- Players retain authorized strike power, and the league is not planning a lockout per reports, so no immediate work stoppage is expected.
- The core dispute is over revenue sharing, with the union seeking about 30% of gross revenue and a cap near $10.5 million, while the league offers roughly 70% of net revenue and a cap around $5 million.
- Under the league’s proposal, maximum salaries would start near $1.3 million and could approach $2 million over the deal, with average salaries rising from above $530,000 to roughly $770,000.
- Free agency, the expansion draft for the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire, and the 2026 schedule remain on hold; the union has set up global training "player hubs" as talks continue, largely centered in Miami around Unrivaled.