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January 28, 2008

WNBA Players & League Have A New Agreement

USA Today is reporting that the WNBA and its players have a new agreement that covers the league through 2013:

WNBA players get raises this year — and some get their own hotel rooms — under a new six-year Collective Bargaining Agreement.

...The negotiations included discussions about quality of life concerns such as players with five years' experience not having to share hotel rooms on the road. Players in other leagues share rooms, but not in the NBA.

The per-team salary cap will now grow from $750k/year to $869k/year over the next six years, and a new "flex cap" (eventually as high as $913k/year) has been added to give the owners more discretion to attract and reward talent.

Player salaries get a bump, and "core" players (those who can't become free agents) also get more money.

Overall, this is good news. I'm still offended that Lauren is as underpaid as she is (relative to the guys) but this is some progress toward paying good wages to these athletes. Now we fans just need to keep stepping up and buying those tickets.

(Tip 'o the hat to Womens Hoops Blog.)

Posted by Gavin Shearer at January 28, 2008 4:28 PM. Posted to Seattle Storm.

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