Overview
- ESPN reports the players’ association does not view the proposal as progress because it lacks a system that ties the salary cap and wages to league business growth.
- Front Office Sports says the much-publicized $1.1 million maximum would require hitting revenue targets, with a 2026 base supermax in the roughly $800,000–$850,000 range.
- The league’s package was reported to include an average salary above $460,000 and a minimum above $220,000, but the union remains focused on a BRI-linked framework.
- Skepticism is heightened because revenue-sharing triggers in the 2020 CBA never paid out, despite the league’s recent financial gains.
- With the 30-day CBA extension expiring Nov. 30, reporting notes a growing risk of a work stoppage if no agreement or further extension is reached, as players seek a larger share than the roughly 9.3% of revenue cited in prior reporting.