legal<\/a> counsel of the WNBPA, Erin D. Drake, believed that a negotiation could not have been reached by Friday, October 31, 2025. The day when the current CBA expires. During her appearance at the Athletics\u2019 \u201cNo Offseason\u201d Podcast, she stated, \u201cWe have worked hard to be able to say on Friday, we did it. Unfortunately, that\u2019s not going to happen.\u201d If the players share the same thought process like their legal advisor, they are likely to accept the extension offer.<\/p>\nWhat is the ongoing negotiation between WNBA and WNBPA about?<\/p>\n
The ongoing dispute between the WNBA and the WNBPA is basically about the revenue-sharing model. Under the current CBA, the salaries of the players increase at a fixed rate of 3% per year. However, their current demand is that the salaries increase as the business grows. As per reports, the athletes receive only 9% of the revenue generated by the league. Players are not satisfied with the current state and demand a change in the pay structure.<\/p>\n
What if the extension fails?<\/p>\n
The extension failure will bring in hurdles not just for the league but for the players as well. If the extension fails or passes by without any result, it will lead to a work stoppage. All sorts of league business will cease. The players won\u2019t be able to access any practice or training facilities either. However, the negotiations will continue. Even though there has been no work stoppage to date, however, the league was close to facing it in 2003. There was no deal worked out till the month of April. An ultimatum from the then-NBA commissioner, David<\/a> Stern, pushed the parties to work out a deal by April 18. Also Read: James Harden vs Stephen Curry net worth: Comparing LA Clippers and Golden State Warriors stars\u2019 wealth and assets<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The WNBA and the WNBPA (Women\u2019s National Basketball Players Association) have been involved in a bitter disagreement for…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":340073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[167604,7652,4630,167605,62,67,132,68,232,167603,167601,167606,167607,167602,167608],"class_list":{"0":"post-340072","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-cba-expiration-date","9":"tag-david","10":"tag-legal","11":"tag-salary-increase-demands-wnba-players","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us","16":"tag-wnba","17":"tag-wnba-30-day-extension-offer","18":"tag-wnba-cba-extension-negotiations","19":"tag-wnba-players-boycott","20":"tag-wnba-salary-structure","21":"tag-wnbpa-revenue-sharing-model","22":"tag-work-stoppage-risks-wnba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115455885743997317","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The WNBA and the WNBPA (Women\u2019s National Basketball Players Association) have been involved in a bitter disagreement for over a year now. In October 2024, the players of the association revealed their intention to boycott the current CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) and opt out of it. This is primarily due to the revenue-sharing model. While there has been no common ground of agreement for both parties, the current CBA will expire on Friday, October 31, 2025. The WNBA, now, has offered a 30-day extension on the CBA for both parties to negotiate a new agreement.<\/p>\n