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Adam Silver Urges WNBA, Players' Union to Work Faster on CBA Negotiations to Avoid a Work Stoppage
Adam Silver emphasized avoiding a work stoppage and resolving disputes over revenue sharing and salary caps to preserve the WNBA's growth and timely 2026 season start.
- Adam Silver, NBA commissioner, called on the WNBA and its players' association to increase urgency so the 2026 WNBA regular season can begin in early May, at NBA All-Star weekend in Inglewood.
- On pay structure, the WNBA and the league remain split, with the league proposing over 70% of net and the players seeking roughly 30% of gross revenue, and the league proposing a $5.65 million salary cap in 2026.
- After recent exchanges, the calendar pressure has mounted as the league proposal sent on Feb. 6 and the WNBA's latest proposal last week delayed the expansion draft and Silver said, `What I would love to do is put pressure on everyone.`
- Financial warnings and fan momentum raise the stakes as the league financial projection of $700 million in losses threatens a WNBA coming off record attendance and television audiences in 2025.
- Silver said he would `I want to play whatever role would be most productive in getting a deal done`, and the WNBPA executive committee holds strike authority, though Ogwumike says a strike is not imminent.
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Adam Silver urges WNBA, players' union to work faster on CBA negotiations to avoid a work stoppage
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has called on the WNBA and its players’ association to increase their urgency to get a labor deal done in time for the new season to begin as scheduled in early May.
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