WNBA, WNBPA sign new CBA term sheet
Sep 11, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) guards Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum (10) during the second half Crypto. com Arena. NEW YORK -- Many have already said this but the WNBA is heading towards a historical and transformational deal.
After a verbal agreement on early Wednesday morning, Alexa Philippou of ESPN has reported that the league and the Players' Association have made it official as they signed the term sheet for the new Collective Bargaining Agreement on Friday . The CBA will last seven years with an opt-out on the sixth year. All the key elements are in this press release but let's highlight some of these terms.
*The salary cap will jump from $1. 5 million to $7 million . It is projected that the salary cap could exceed $10 million by the end of the term.
*The maximum deal is at $1. 4 million for 2026. That's a big jump from $249,000 last year.
The max could go as high as $2. 4 mil by 2032. *The average deal for a WNBA player is expected to be around $583,000 in 2026.