The WNBPA offered yet another revenue sharing concession to the league Friday evening, multiple outlets reported. The players' most recent proposal now asks for the athletes to receive 26% of gross revenue (revenue made by the league before expenses are taken out) — a drop from the 27.5% they previously offered. The players began negotiations by asking for 30% of gross revenue.
Coming to an agreement on revenue sharing has been the biggest issue holding up discussions between the players and the league since the January 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expired at the end of October 2025.
The players' latest offer also includes a $9.5 million salary cap, which is unchanged from their previous proposals.
Players also made changes to their housing requests
The players also made changes to portions of their proposal that pertain to league-provided housing. The WNBPA previously requested that the league provide housing to players through multiple years of the new deal. In the new proposal, players took out the multi-year aspect and also proposed that the league no longer be bound to provide housing for athletes who are making at least 75% of the maximum salary.
The WNBA and WNBPA are also working out other details
The players and the WNBA are also currently hashing out details that pertain to a pool of developmental players. If agreed upon, this pool would be the first of its kind in the WNBA and would allow each team to add on two developmental players — thirty in total across the league — to their rosters.
The union has most recently added a year of service limit of six. The players previously asked for no experience limit for these players. Per ESPN, the WNBA previously suggested developmental players have four of five years of service based on minutes played.
The WNBA has given no indication the league or its leadership will offer any concessions in terms of revenue sharing. The league previously promised housing to all players during the first year of a new agreement. That housing would be phased out over time, and players on minimum salaries would be provided one-bedroom apartments in 2027 and 2028.
The WNBA also stated this week that a new agreement must be struck by March 10 if the regular season is expected to begin on May 8. The intervening weeks will include expansion drafts for the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire, a brief period of free agency, and the 2026 WNBA Draft.