The WNBA and the players union should be doing victory laps by now, celebrating a landmark collective bargaining agreement as the league prepares to tip off its historic 30th season.
Instead, barbs continue to be exchanged, trust continues to erode, and questions from both sides as to whether the opposite is bargaining in good faith continue to emerge as the threat of the league’s first-ever work stoppage becomes more real.
After more than a year of negotiations, there’s still so much work to be done at this point to feel good about the 2026 season starting on time.
In the latest proposal by the Women’s National Basketball Players Association, shared with the league Tuesday afternoon, the players did make some changes in their demands regarding revenue share and housing. But the WNBA said it’s not enough and alleged the deal would cost teams “hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.”
