Overview
- Players have proposed a revenue share starting at 29% of prior-season gross revenue and rising one point annually to 34%, with mandated league and team audits and a defined salary-cap formula.
- The league’s latest model would route players less than 15% of total revenue via a narrower, shareable metric that declines over the deal, projecting at least $500,000 average salaries and roughly $1.2 million in first-year max total compensation.
- The current CBA extension runs through Jan. 9 after a Nov. 30 rollover, and the expansion draft has already been delayed as negotiations continue.
- Kelsey Plum said progress has been disappointing, while Caitlin Clark urged finding a path to play in 2026 even as players seek a deal they view as fair.
- Active talks also cover roster minimums and developmental spots, season length, in-game wearable technology timing, parental leave, mental-health reimbursements, security staffing and retirement health screenings.