{"id":232241,"date":"2026-03-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/march-10th-deadline-looms-as-wnba-cba-negotiations-continue-the-gist\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:00:00","slug":"march-10th-deadline-looms-as-wnba-cba-negotiations-continue-the-gist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/march-10th-deadline-looms-as-wnba-cba-negotiations-continue-the-gist\/","title":{"rendered":"March 10th deadline looms as WNBA CBA negotiations continue | The GIST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The GIST: <\/strong>The WNBA\u2019s self-imposed March 10th collective bargaining agreement (CBA) deadline is\u2026tomorrow \u2014 and despite the exchange of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/48143823\/source-wnba-sends-counterproposal-players-ahead-deadline#:~:text=It%27s%20unknown%20what%20changes%20the%20league%20and%20union%20made%20in%20their%20latest%20proposals.%20Revenue%20sharing%20has%20been%20the%20key%20sticking%20point%20between%20the%20sides.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">highly-classified counterproposals<\/a> over the weekend, the two sides have yet to agree on a new deal. Let\u2019s hoop to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udccc What\u2019s at stake?:<\/strong> Tomorrow\u2019s deadline marks the date the league says there needs to be a CBA in place to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/48017494\/sources-wnba-sets-cba-deadline-keep-2026-schedule-intact\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">avoid delaying the 2026 season<\/a>. Notably, the WNBA is already operating on a truncated timeline with free agency, a two-team expansion draft, <em>and<\/em> the entry draft all still on the to-do list before the season is <em>supposed<\/em> to tip off on May 8th. <em>*gulps*<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not to mention, this year\u2019s free agency period is expected to be the most chaotic in league history: In anticipation of a new CBA (and the increases in pay and benefits that come with it), <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25259378-2026-wnba-free-agent-big-board-core-candidates-amid-offseason-chaos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">almost every player<\/a> is a free agent this offseason. That\u2019s <em>a lot<\/em> of contracts to sign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Revenue sharing remains a sticking point:<\/strong> Though some concessions have been made in areas like housing, charter flights, and salary caps, neither side has budged when it comes to the type of revenue that\u2019s shared. The WNBPA wants a portion of gross revenue, but the league has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/wnba\/news\/wnba-cba-negotiations-league-calls-players-new-proposal-unrealistic-warns-sides-are-running-out-of-time\/#:~:text=%22The%20Players%20Association%27s,generations%20to%20come.%22\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">called that unrealistic<\/a>, offering a share of net revenue instead.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With the clock ticking, some players, including NY Liberty icon Breanna Stewart and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, are pushing for <a href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/caitlin-clark-breanna-stewart-wnba-cba\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a face-to-face meeting<\/a>, no matter the length, to \u201ciron it out.\u201d Procure some late-night snacks \u2014 we\u2019re banking on a buzzer beater.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n  n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n  document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1716705275141133'); \/\/ Insert your pixel ID here.\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n      <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/article\/march-10th-deadline-looms-as-wnba-cba-negotiations-continue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GIST: The WNBA\u2019s self-imposed March 10th collective bargaining agreement (CBA) deadline is\u2026tomorrow \u2014 and despite the exchange of highly-classified counterproposals over the weekend, the two sides have yet to agree on a new deal. Let\u2019s hoop to it. \ud83d\udccc What\u2019s at stake?: Tomorrow\u2019s deadline marks the date the league says there needs to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":232242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6805],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-232241","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-womens"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}