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Kelsey Plum sees WNBA's offer as a 'win,' but CBA talks continue
Stephen A. Smith gives his take on how the WNBA players' association should approach its CBA dispute with the league. (1:32)
NEW YORK — Kelsey Plum said that while the players' union should continue to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement, she believes the offer the WNBPA has received from the WNBA so far reflects a "significant win" and that "a strike would be the worst thing for both sides."
"I want to play, and players want to play," Plum, the WNBPA first vice president, said at Unrivaled shootaround prior to Monday night's semifinal games in Brooklyn. "And so obviously we're going to continue to negotiate and do everything we possibly can to get this done in a timely fashion. But obviously a strike would be the worst thing for both sides, because we are in a revenue [sharing system], so no revenue, no revenue to share."
WNBA Players Shift Tone on Labor Talks: ‘Rev Share Is a Win’
Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart are among a group of players who believe that a strike is not in their best interest.
The WNBA and WNBPA have been negotiating a collective bargaining agreement for more than a year and are now eight days out from the league’s latest deadline: March 10, after which the league says the season faces delays.
In recent days, the players’ tone has shifted. Multiple members of the union’s executive committee spoke to reporters in Brooklyn on Monday ahead of the Unrivaled semifinals.
“I want to play and players want to play,” WNBPA first vice president Kelsey Plum said. “We’re going to continue to negotiate and do everything we can to get this done in a timely fashion. But obviously a strike would be the worst thing for both sides because we are in a revenue share, so no revenue, no revenue to share.”
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WNBA offers accelerated max eligibility, $5.75M salary cap in latest CBA proposal
The WNBA made significant movement to accelerate maximum contract eligibility for star players on rookie contracts in the latest CBA proposal it submitted to the WNBPA, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they're not authorized to speak publicly about ongoing negotiations.
They confirmed the WNBA submitted a counterproposal to the players' union on March 1 in response to the WNBPA's Feb. 27 submission. WNBPA vice president and New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart also confirmed the proposal submission.
In Sunday's proposal, the league offered to make first- and second-team All-WNBA players on rookie contracts — like Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers — eligible to sign a maximum contract in their fourth year. Those players would not be eligible for core designation following that extension. A player on a rookie scale contract that earns MVP could similarly be eligible for a supermax deal. This movement represents a willingness by the league to discuss core designation rules.
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