Those of you who have already contributed to this effort: thank you, you have significantly advanced the cause of reporting on the WNBA. MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 28: WNBA President Lisa Borders presents Allie Quigley #14 of the Chicago Sky with the Trophy during the Three-Point Contest during halftime during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game 2018 on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It isn’t uncommon for top picks to start their careers with All-Star-level talent, as most players graduate college at 21 or 22 years old. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like.Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices.Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved.Women's Basketball news from FanSided Daily.Did the Connecticut Sun get equal value for Chiney Ogwumike?Jennifer Gillom hired by Phoenix Mercury as player development coach,Your Day in Women’s Basketball, September 14: Mystics are going dancing,Your Day in Women’s Basketball, September 10: Dream are (mathematically) stayin’ alive,Your Day in Women’s Basketball, September 4: Diana Taurasi is back.Your Day in Women’s Basketball, September 3: Courtney Vandersloot, GOAT chaser?Your Day in Women’s Basketball, August 31: WNBA players return to the court, keep speaking out,USA basketball announces 3x3 teams, including Sabrina Ionescu,Logan Couture Hat Trick Gives Sharks Crucial Game 3 Win vs Avalanche,Top 25 Super Bowl Performances of All Time,Each NHL Team's Most Likely Future Hall of Famer,30 Greatest Teams in Premier League History,28 most memorable buzzer beaters in March Madness history. The Women's National Basketball Association agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement that includes a 53% pay raise and maternity benefits for players and overhauls the structure of the season, the league announced Tuesday.Starting with the 2020 season, the new eight-year agreement with the Women's National Basketball Players Association includes a new in-season tournament and changes the compensation structure to include a base salary and performance-based bonuses. The new agreement raises the base salary to $130,000 and creates additional bonuses and prize pools that raise the total compensation by 53%, the WNBA said. It could have been applied up to four times on a single player, making for very little superstar movement, along with boring offseasons and trade deadlines. In the new agreement, players may only be designated three times in 2020 and 2021, and just twice by 2022 and beyond.Teams will also have a larger pot to try and keep players from playing overseas. No one from the league, for instance, has attempted (to my knowledge) to make an argument that the NBA salary cap doesn’t reflect the full value of what NBA players earn, or pushed back on reporting that lists LeBron James’ salary with the Los Angeles Lakers but not, for instance, the extra perks or bonuses he may receive.We also know that teams may dip into a total pool for offseason work that cannot exceed $50,000 under the current CBA.

The maximum salary in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is $109,500. Last year, players with two years experience (or less) could earn as little as $41,965, and players with three or more years experience, $56,375.This does mean fairer pay for the WNBA’s rookies, though, which again, is especially meaningful for the elites.
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But do keep in mind, all numbers reported here are base salary, and do not reflect things like award bonuses or per diem meal allowances or the cost of fuel on flights between games.But here at High Post Hoops, we believe sunshine is the best disinfectant. "There are significant gains all across the board in this new agreement, and everything is in place for our players and the league to thrive," WNBPA Executive Director Terri Jackson said in a statement.The new CBA now awaits ratification by the players and the WNBA Board of Governors.Got a confidential news tip? 2020 Chicago Sky. Players supplement their incomes by playing in leagues in China and Russia, where salaries can be 6 to 12 times the maximum WNBA salary, and with endorsement deals.