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It's going to be more difficult for Coach Mulkey to keep players from the WNBA.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 3/19/26 at 12:40 pm
The verbally agreed to 2026 WNBA Collective Bargaining Agreement has fundamentally restructured the league's financial model. The new agreement includes a massive increase in Salary Cap, Minimum Salaries, and Supermax Salaries.
WNBA CBA Salary & Cap Changes
Category . . . . . . . . . . . 2025 (Old CBA) . . . . 2026 (New CBA) . . . . Estimated Increase
Team Salary Cap . . . . . . $1.5 Million . . . . . . .. . $7 Million+ . . . . . . . . . . 360–400%
Supermax Salary . . . . . . $249,000 . . . . . . . . . . $1.4 Million+ . . . . . . . .. 460–560%
Average Salary . . . . . . .. $120,000 . . . . . . . . . . $600,000 . . . . . . . . . . .. 400%
Minimum Salary . . . . . . . $66,079 . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000+ . . . . . . . . . . 350%
WNBA CBA Salary & Cap Changes
Category . . . . . . . . . . . 2025 (Old CBA) . . . . 2026 (New CBA) . . . . Estimated Increase
Team Salary Cap . . . . . . $1.5 Million . . . . . . .. . $7 Million+ . . . . . . . . . . 360–400%
Supermax Salary . . . . . . $249,000 . . . . . . . . . . $1.4 Million+ . . . . . . . .. 460–560%
Average Salary . . . . . . .. $120,000 . . . . . . . . . . $600,000 . . . . . . . . . . .. 400%
Minimum Salary . . . . . . . $66,079 . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000+ . . . . . . . . . . 350%
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Posted on 3/19/26 at 12:43 pm to Salviati
I don't know much about WNBA salaries other than 98% of them make less than kindergarten janitors, but I know that that salary cap is 100% a fake arse number that is for show only.
ETA: That new minimum salary... most teams right now apparently operate with 11 roster members. I would imagine that would shrink even further with a minimum salary of 300 grand. There will be even less players who make it longer than 3 days in the WNBA than currently do.
ETA: That new minimum salary... most teams right now apparently operate with 11 roster members. I would imagine that would shrink even further with a minimum salary of 300 grand. There will be even less players who make it longer than 3 days in the WNBA than currently do.
This post was edited on 3/19/26 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 3/19/26 at 12:43 pm to Salviati
WNBA will be more profitable than ever!
Posted on 3/19/26 at 12:45 pm to Salviati
All I know is we better not up our NIL due to this. Womens basketball loses a ton of money and we have many other areas that these funds could go to.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 12:53 pm to Tiger2025
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All I know is we better not up our NIL due to this
Why would it be an issue for you if someone wants to give any athlete more money for NIL?
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Womens basketball loses a ton of money
Do you think NIL agreements impact profitability?
quote:Nothing is stopping anyone from doing that, regardless of this.
we have many other areas that these funds could go to.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 12:57 pm to DrSteveBrule
it's still a hard league to make until they expand # of teams
You may have some players that go pro early instead of staying all 4 years
You may have some players that go pro early instead of staying all 4 years
Posted on 3/19/26 at 1:07 pm to mdomingue
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Why would it be an issue for you if someone wants to give any athlete more money for NIL?
Because he’s getting rev share and NIL mixed up.
We absolutely should not increase their rev share.
This post was edited on 3/19/26 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 3/19/26 at 1:08 pm to Salviati
Women aren’t going to go pro after one or two seasons. They’re also more marketable at schools like LSU and South Carolina than a WNBA franchise.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 1:13 pm to Salviati
Unless they changed the rule with this CBA, the WNBA restricts players in the United States from entering the draft either before the year they turn 22 or graduate early.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 1:15 pm to BigBinBR
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Because he’s getting rev share and NIL mixed up.
I assumed as much
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We absolutely should not increase their rev share.
We will use the same percentages that everyone else does.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 1:28 pm to Salviati
There's only 36 players taken in the draft. How many you think will leave earlier?
Posted on 3/19/26 at 1:48 pm to jrobic4
Just keep the dildos flying.
That’s priority
That’s priority
Posted on 3/19/26 at 1:52 pm to Salviati
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It's going to be more difficult for Coach Mulkey to keep players from the WNBA
If this comes to pass it will affect every coach with draft worthy players, not just Mulkey. There is no early entry at present unless the player is 22, The portal is a bigge concern but the only expected contributor lost was Samiyah Smith.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 1:57 pm to The Hurricane
they can't leave until after there 21st b day
Posted on 3/19/26 at 2:01 pm to Salviati
WELFARE
Posted on 3/19/26 at 2:02 pm to Salviati
so the NBA is increasing their subsidies, got it.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 2:07 pm to Salviati
so will other teams who cares
Posted on 3/19/26 at 2:09 pm to atltiger6487
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so the NBA is increasing their subsidies, got it.
It’s a shame the NBA doesn’t have the balls to pull the plug on this farce of a league. You damn well behind closed doors ever NBA owner is cursing the day they signed off on supporting this crap. Now the leftist have made it political suicide for them to quit funding it.
Posted on 3/19/26 at 2:43 pm to Salviati
Why does money keep get poured into a sport that is very uninteresting to most people and has vary poor ratings nationally?
Posted on 3/19/26 at 2:43 pm to Salviati
duplicate
This post was edited on 3/19/26 at 2:44 pm
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