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Breanna Stewart provides update on WNBA CBA negotiations

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WNBA star Breanna Stewart is apparently happy with where CBA negotiations are currently with the league.

During a recent episode of her podcast with NBA star Myles TurnerStewart provided an update on the current status of negotiations with the league. Stewart revealed that the players were “in a new place.”

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“I feel better. I feel like the owners are finally recognizing and being receptive to what we want and the players too,” Stewart said.

“We all had to put on our business hats and get into that mindset. Hopefully we can do this quickly so we’re not late (to start the 2026 season). That’s the problem. It’s like I told them: now that we’re part of a revenue sharing model, you’re missing out on games, it’s less money. This doesn’t mean we should submit and just say yes to any proposal we don’t like, but it’s a deal now. This is how businesses work. »

In the league’s latest proposal, the WNBA conceded team-provided housing, a person with knowledge of the matter told USA TODAY Sports. In the revised agreement, one-bedroom apartments will be available for players earning minimum wage. Both developmental players on each roster would benefit from studios. The players’ union also announced the establishment of a standard for team facilities that would be codified in the new collective bargaining agreement, the person with knowledge of the situation said.

Yet nothing has changed in terms of revenue sharing or player salaries. The WNBA provides more than 70% of league and team net revenue. The players’ union demanded 30% of gross revenue. The salary cap would be $5.65 million per year, increasing with league revenue.

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“We’re now going to be part of a revenue sharing model, which is historic for the WNBA and really for the future going forward, and now it’s kind of figuring that out,” Stewart said on her podcast.

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“While he is tiring and tryingyou want to be a part of it to make sure it’s for the best of the players, and also the league is going to continue and grow and prosper at such an important time. So you know what? We are not finished. I hope that one day I can say, “Oh, my God, Myles. It’s over. It’s over. It’s going to be amazing, but in the meantime, we keep trucking forward. »

Stewart’s NBA co-host seemed to sympathize with the work WNBA players are doing in the ongoing negotiations. Turner admitted that many NBA players don’t know the work that’s been done.

“I just think you’re fighting the good fight, and I don’t think the NBA guys really see what’s really going on on the WNBA side,” Turner said.

“We only hear the headlines. We don’t realize you’re on Zoom for four hours the day you have games. We don’t realize you’re leading these conversations as one of the faces of the league. If the shoe was on the other foot, I think it would be a lot more difficult. I think you handle that very well.”

This article was originally published on USA TODAY: Breanna Stewart provides update on WNBA CBA negotiations

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