The biggest WNBA CBA sticking point is pay structure and revenue sharing. Is the league profitable and what signs are pointing up?

The deadline to reach a deal is Friday, but the league and union could agree to an extension, which would postpone the deadline.

The WNBA and the players' union are unlikely to reach a new collective bargaining agreement by Friday's deadline. Erin Drake, legal counsel for the Women's National Basketball Players Association, said it's "not going to happen.

The amount of money that Caitlin Clark has made the league is insane, and she’s getting 0% of it because we have no rev share."

Not even three weeks have passed since WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert handed the 2025 championship trophy to the Las Vegas Aces and cemented the franchise as the league’s reigning dynasty. But as the trophy moved through the hands of Aces players, the WNBA offseason was already beginning.

The gulf between players and owners appears far apart with the Oct. 31 deadline to reach a new agreement fast approaching.

The WNBA and its players association have meetings scheduled for either today or Tuesday or both, according to people familiar with the itinerary, and there’s ongoing curiosity about what role Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will play,

Instead, Fever guard Lexie Hull said to Glamour she makes "double to triple" by playing in Unrivaled, and that much of her income comes through endorsements. While the average salary in the WNBA is around $150,000, per Front Office Sports, the average in Unrivaled is about $220,000.