With just over three months left for the 2026 season to start, the meeting between the WNBA and the WNBPA on February 2 was a huge disappointment. Nneka Ogwumike slammed the league’s unpreparedness for the meeting. But one thing that the league promised in the three-hour meeting was – a proposal is on the way.
This time, the league stood by its guarantee, as the latest update shows a new counterproposal from the league to the WNBPA. Now, the players’ association will have the opportunity to take a call on the offer.
WNBA Offers Counter CBA Proposal
According to the report, the WNBA handed a new offer on February 6. The offer includes many improvements from their recent proposal.
The change in salary will take the supermax base salary to $1.1 million in 2026. It could go up to $1.8 million by 2030. Similarly, the median salary will be $465,000, which is more than four times the 2025 season salary offer.
The WNBA submitted its latest CBA proposal to the players, a source told ESPN.
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This ended a more than six-week wait from the players association for a counter to its last offer.
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Other perks include two developmental player spots per team, more guaranteed contracts, and the introduction of salary cap exceptions for pregnant players and players with season-ending injuries.
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The league is also trying to influence player output through performance bonuses included in the CBA offer. For an enhanced experience, players will travel on charter flights as well as other first-class travel considerations, stay in five-star hotels, and giving pregnant players the right to refuse trades.
Let’s break down the offer numbers with the players’ demands, as the WNBPA put forward a few non-negotiable points of their proposals.
WNBA’s Latest Offer Vs. WNBPA’s Demands
Just before the WNBA’s latest offer, Caitlin Clark dropped a not-so-subtle hint that it’s time to hoop again. The league answered her call, offering a much-improved deal. The salary cap cares for teams’ finances with exceptions for pregnant and injured players and adds developmental player slots.
The downside, though, would be salary value. Players might have expected much more in remuneration. Also, there are no details on the most important point in the demands – revenue sharing. Though there are no exact details on the same, the league must comply with the WNBPA’s demands for roughly 30% of gross revenue share and a $10.5 million salary cap.
The WNBA previously offered 70% of the net revenue share and a $5 million salary cap in response. The players’ association now has to decide whether the given offer is in line with their demands.