Diana Taurasi reacts to WNBA, player's union verbal agreement on new collective bargaining

The WNBA's milestone 30th play is scheduled to extremity disconnected successful little than 2 months. On Wednesday, nan marathon negotiations betwixt nan WNBA and Women's National Basketball Players Association ended pinch an historical statement connected a corporate bargaining agreement.

The 2 sides verbally agreed to a deal that would raise teams’ net caps to $7 million, ESPN reported. Last season’s net headdress was $1.5 million. Players will beryllium eligible for supermax deals starting astatine $1.4 cardinal successful 2026, up from $249,244 successful 2025.

Every WNBA subordinate will gain astatine slightest $300,000 nether nan caller CBA, sources told ESPN.

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A item of nan WNBA logo is seen connected a hoops during warmups betwixt nan Seattle Storm and nan Connecticut Sun astatine Climate Pledge Arena connected June 20, 2023, successful Seattle, Washington.  (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Diana Taurasi, an 11-time All-Star and three-time WNBA champion, reacted to nan latest development. The erstwhile Phoenix Mercury defender said she believes nan woody is simply a measurement successful nan correct direction.

"The WNBA has gone done a agelong travel complete nan past 30 years," she told The Spun. "There’s a batch of difficult work, grit, perseverance and determination. This is conscionable different milestone for women’s sports. It’s bully to spot nan WNBA successful a amended spot than wherever you near it."

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The specifications of nan word expanse are still being finalized. The adjacent measurement is ratification by nan players and nan league’s committee of governors.

Diana Taurasi speaks during a property convention astatine nan Phoenix Mercury Practice Facility connected March 13, 2025, successful Phoenix, Arizona. Taurasi announced she was retiring aft a 20-year profession successful nan WNBA.  (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

Taurasi’s sentiments echoed WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert's stance astir what she described arsenic a landmark deal.

"The advancement made successful these discussions marks a transformative measurement guardant for players and nan league," Engelbert told reporters soon aft nan woody was struck early Wednesday, "and it’s underscoring a shared committedness to nan continued maturation of nan game.

"It's [been] a process, but we're very proud to beryllium starring successful women's sports, and these players are amazing, and we're going to person an astonishing 30th play tipping disconnected successful May."

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks during a news convention earlier nan WNBA All-Star hoops crippled connected July 19, 2025, successful Indianapolis, Indiana.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Seattle Storm guardant and WNBPA executive committee president Nneka Ogwumike, who participated successful nan prolonged bargaining sessions, commended nan efforts that led to nan caller CBA.

"We're conscionable really grateful to beryllium capable to travel to a deal," Ogwumike said. "We're proud of ourselves. And rather frankly, we ever told you each we were going to guidelines connected business, and that's what this looks like.

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Once nan caller CBA is finalized, it will people nan sixth statement successful WNBA history, pinch nan erstwhile 1 reached successful 2020. The afloat position of nan caller woody are expected to bespeak nan league’s caller surge successful growth, viewership and wide popularity.

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