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NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and its players’ union have a verbal agreement on the terms of a transformational new collective bargaining agreement pending approval from the league’s Board of Governors and players with the expectation of starting the season on time.
Specifics still need to be worked out over the next few weeks. The deal is expected to greatly increase player salaries.
The deal came after the two sides spent the past eight days in intense in-person negotiations that lasted for more than 100 hours.
Now, the league will have a sprint over the next two months to get the season started on time. An expansion draft for new teams in Toronto and Portland needs to take place. Also, teams will need to negotiate with the more than 80% of players who are free agents this offseason.
Training camps would open in late April, and the season would begin on May 8.
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Specifics still need to be worked out over the next few weeks. The deal is expected to greatly increase player salaries.
The deal came after the two sides spent the past eight days in intense in-person negotiations that lasted for more than 100 hours.
Now, the league will have a sprint over the next two months to get the season started on time. An expansion draft for new teams in Toronto and Portland needs to take place. Also, teams will need to negotiate with the more than 80% of players who are free agents this offseason.
Training camps would open in late April, and the season would begin on May 8.
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AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball
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