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- Mar 24, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Dec 31, 203290% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
WNBA Owners Ratify a Seven-Year Labor Deal Running Through 2032
- The WNBA Board of Governors unanimously ratified the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement on 24 March 2026, a day after the players[1][5]
- The seven-year deal runs from the 2026 season through 2032; the tentative agreement was announced on 20 March, after the players had opted out of the 2020 agreement in October 2024[1][2][6]
- It sets up the first comprehensive revenue-sharing model in women's professional sports, with the league projecting more than $1 billion in player salaries and benefits over the deal[6]
- The 2026 salary cap is $7.0 million; maximum salaries start at $1.4 million and are projected to pass $2.4 million by 2032, and the average salary is expected to be $583,000 in 2026[6]
- Minimum salaries run from $270,000 to $300,000 in 2026, the No. 1 draft pick is projected to earn $500,000, and rosters grow to 12 players plus two developmental spots[6]
- The schedule grows to up to 50 games in 2027 and 2028 and up to 52 from 2029; the long-form agreement was signed on 22 May 2026[5][6]
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- [1]90%wnba.com/news/board-of-governors-ratifies-cba-terms-2026wnba.com· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts Mar 24, 2026 ✓· Ends Dec 31, 2032 ✓· 20% of score
The release is datelined "NEW YORK, March 24, 2026" and says the Board "has unanimously ratified" the CBA; it "will begin with the 2026 season and run through 2032", so the period ends at the close of 2032.
- [2]75%2026 WNBA season - Collective bargaining agreement (Wikipedia)en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 25, 2026· 20% of score
Timeline from the 2024 opt-out through two extensions, the December 2025 strike authorisation, the league's March 10 target and the March 18 verbal agreement; the season began on schedule on May 8.[1]
- [3]75%WNBA players reach historic deal with league ownership (CBS Evening News)youtube.com· Added Sep 25, 2026· 20% of score
CBS Evening News report on the new deal between players and owners.[1]
- [4]75%WNBA and players' union reach tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement (NBC News)youtube.com· Added Sep 25, 2026· 20% of score
NBC News report on the tentative agreement that the players and owners then ratified.[1]
- [5]90%WNBA and WNBPA Execute Long-Form Collective Bargaining Agreementwnba.com· Published May 22, 2026· 12% of score
The signed long-form agreement, which says the terms were ratified by the players on March 23, 2026 and the Board of Governors on March 24, 2026.[1]
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