WNBA's latest CBA deal means more for college basketball
Why the landscape in women's college hoops will change.
WNBA's latest CBA deal means more for college basketball originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . A month ago it looked like women’s basketball was hanging by a thread.
Players couldn’t agree on anything with the WNBA. Many threatened to hold out and leave the league in limbo, it was looking very bleak for the sister association. But, after numerous pushbacks the WNBA and Players Association came to a verbal agreement that both are happy with.
Players will now get a revenue share of nearly 20%. Which means the salary cap will now be up from $1. 3 million to $7 million dollars.
The average salary would be around $600,000 and star players like A’ja Wilson can earn a supermax deal of at least $1. 49 million. A deal of this magnitude means things are looking up for women's sports across the globe, especially college basketball.