WNBA collective bargaining agreement

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WNBA CBA negotiations hit milestone — with a catch

By Jacob Mox / December 3, 2025

A major development in salary cap negotiations on Monday, followed by some trade-offs reported across Tuesday and Wednesday

NBA commissioner Adam Silver arriving to the 2024 WNBA all-star game, walking left to right in the foreground. In the background there is an orange wall featuring the WNBA all-star logo and a block letter "W".

As WNBA labor talks march on, NBA commissioner sparks latest spat

By Jacob Mox / October 24, 2025

NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s comments on the Today Show kicked off a fresh public back-and-forth.

Washington Mystics general manager Jamila Wideman and assistant general manager Maria Giovannetti sit in the stands and talk before a game. Wideman holds a coffee cup in her right hand and gestures with her left as she speaks.

Why player development will remain a top priority for Jamila Wideman and Washington Mystics in 2026

By Jenn Hatfield / September 18, 2025

‘Time and talent’ are the keys to the Mystics’ rebuild long-term

Washington Mystics general manager Jamila Wideman is shown doing a Zoom call with reporters. She is wearing a navy Mystics sweatshirt, and there is a navy backdrop with the Mystics, Monumental Sports Network and MedStar Health logos behind her.

Mystics general manager Jamila Wideman discusses plan for the future, progress this season

By Jenn Hatfield / August 16, 2025

Wideman: The Mystics are competing ‘probably at a level that we don’t have business competing in’ this season

Graphic with photo of Nneka Ogwumike (foreground) and Alyssa Thomas (background) wearing black t-shirts with white text that reads "Pay Us What You Owe Us". Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. All-caps white text on orange background reads "Possible WNBA Strike".

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Will the WNBA go on strike?

By The IX Basketball / July 31, 2025

Jacob Mox: ‘Really, the players ended up with a deal that just simply does not work for the current state of the finances of the WNBA’

Napheesa Collier smiles in front of the microphone at a press conference during all star weekend

Locked On Women’s Basketball: WNBA All-Star recap and more

By The IX Basketball / July 21, 2025

Heidrick: ‘These players know they need to be in the same room, that they have to have one united voice’

WNBA All-Star Game 2025

Collective bargaining agreement talks take center stage during WNBA All-Star weekend

By Tony East / July 20, 2025

Deadline for negotiations is Oct. 31

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Gabby Williams weighs in on WNBA’s CBA negotiations

By Stephanie Kaloi / July 18, 2025

First-time All-Star is “excited” to be in Indianapolis but questions the stance taken by the WNBA in the most recent CBA meeting

Side-by-side photos of Mike and Eric Thibault coaching the Washington Mystics. Mike Thibault points his left index finger and shouts to his players from the sideline. Eric Thibault stands on the sideline with his arms folded across his chest.

Washington Mystics part ways with Mike and Eric Thibault, will begin new era

By Jenn Hatfield / October 24, 2024

For the first time since 2012, there are no Thibaults coaching in Washington

Graphic with headshot photo of WNBPA president Terri Jackson. Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. White text on orange background below reads "What the WNBPA wants". Headshots of guest Terri Jackson and host Howard Megdal at lower right.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Terri Jackson, WNBPA opt out of CBA, seek ‘transformational’ new pact

By The IX Basketball / October 22, 2024

WNBPA executive director talks new CBA negotiations, decision to opt out, and more