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The WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association have reached a tentative verbal agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, according to Annie Costabile of Front Office Sports. A term sheet will now go to players and the WNBA Board of Governors for a vote to ratify the deal....

Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers didn’t dance around the state of WNBA labor negotiations when she spoke to reporters ahead of the Unrivaled semifinals Monday. “At this point, it’s not really a negotiation anymore,” Bueckers said. “Like, both sides aren’t moving. So I feel like we need to continue to...

Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers just wrapped up one of the best rookie seasons in WNBA history. She might not have to wait long for the payday to match. The WNBA sent a new collective bargaining agreement proposal to the players’ union Sunday night that includes a provision allowing young...

With the 2026 WNBA season scheduled to tip off May 8, collective bargaining negotiations between the league and the Women’s National Basketball Players’ Association continue without a finalized agreement — and with significant economic differences still separating the two sides. Both parties have exchanged proposals throughout the past year, but...

The WNBA and the players union extended negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement to Jan. 9, reaching the deal just before Sunday’s midnight deadline and avoiding an immediate pause in league operations. The league detailed the terms of the agreement in an official statement: “The WNBA and WNBPA have...

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers joined more than 40 WNBA players Thursday in what the union described as the largest in-person meeting for collective bargaining negotiations in league history. The group met with league officials ahead of All-Star weekend to continue discussions on a new collective bargaining agreement. It was...