WNBA players may have gotten everything they wanted in new CBA offer

Jeremy Beren

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The WNBA has made its move in an attempt to end protracted collective bargaining negotiations that have dominated league headlines for much of 2025.

According to The Associated Press, the WNBA has made the WNBPA a lucrative offer that is " designed to bring negotiations to a quick conclusion." The offer includes a max salary of over $1 million for the first time in league history, a figure four times greater than the present supermax earned by players like Arike Ogunbowale.

Late last month, the league and the players' union agreed to a 30-day extension of the 2020 CBA in order to continue discussions over an agreement that would change the trajectory of women's professional basketball. This newest offer may bring an end to a year of tense negotiations -- unless the players reject it.

Revenue sharing and growing salaries

From the start of negotiations, the WNBPA has been clear that it wants a higher percentage of league-generated revenue; since the 2020 CBA, this figure has stood at 9.3 percent.

The new AP report indicates that revenue sharing is part of the league's latest proposal as it seeks to reach an agreement with the union. In addition, salaries will increase over the length of the new CBA, with a proposed new minimum salary set at more than $220,000 -- nearly three times the length of the current minimum for players with three or more years of experience.

A work stoppage looms if the league and the players' union do not agree on a new CBA in the next 11 days. The union's response will tell all, but this seems to be the closest the two parties have been yet as they seek a revolutionary new agreement -- weeks after NBA commissioner Adam Silver guaranteed higher salaries and opened the door to revising the revenue sharing agreement.

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