The WNBA continues making headlines amidst the ongoing CBA battle, with the WNBPA confirming Monday reports that the league passed the threshold for net revenue sharing for the first time in history last season.
The 13 teams who competed in the 2025 WNBA season will receive a total of $8 million out of an earned $16 million, with the funds split directly among active players from last year.
The league will invest the remaining $8 million into marketing agreements, in which select players receive promotional work for the WNBA in the offseason.
The players union has also begun distributing a total of $9.25 million of licensing revenue compiled from 2020 to 2025 to athletes playing during those years, with a maximum cap of $50,000 to those actively competing across all five seasons.
The news of the 2025 season's financial success comes on the same day that the WNBA set a hard deadline of Tuesday, March 10th, to reach a CBA deal, with revenue sharing still serving as the primary pain point between the league office and the WNBPA.
While talks could continue past March 10th, the deadline serves as the final date before ongoing negotiations would delay the 2026 WNBA season, which is currently on track to tip off on Friday, May 8th.
As for next steps, ESPN reported Monday that over 50 players participated in a bargaining session earlier this week, with the union preparing a response to the league's Friday counterproposal.
