Chicago Sky star Angel Reese said that WNBA players could strike if the competition does not give them the salaries they want in their next collective employment contract (MKBA).
Chicago Sky Forward Angel Reese says that WNBA players can strike for higher salaries in 2026
The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) opted for the MKBA of the competition last October and stated that players are looking for a “business model that reflects their actual value, which includes higher salaries,”.
The most recent agreement would expire in 2027. To ensure better SME conditions, repeated Reese that WNBA players could refuse to play in 2026 until their requirements have been met.
“The women who come in – what not this year but next year – [because] Those who come this year will still be in the Rookie contract. … that in the following year [will] Probably making more than we, “said Angel Reese, who spoke on her Unapological Angel Podcast.
‘I have to in the [players’ union] meetings because I hear that as [the league] Don’t give us what we want [we’re] sit outside. … if it’s my time, I have to be paid. “
WNBPA -executing director responds to Reese’s comments
WNBPA executing director Terri Carmichael Jackson issued a statement earlier this week to Sportspro, which stated that the trade union would not directly comment on Reese’s comments, but it was dedicated to securing “a transformational deal”.
“As a trade union, we are fully engaged in SMEs negotiation process with the competition, and our focus remains on achieving an agreement that reflects the value and contributions of our players,” Jackson said.
“Our members are passionate about the future of this competition, and we are proud to represent a group that is united, calls and insists on a transformational deal that is honest.
“We will currently not comment on individual statements. Our priority is the work at the table. We give updates when we move forward together. “
Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark made the WNBA season 2024 The most viewed regular season in 24 years
Reese was one of the leading athletes in a striking concept class that the WNBA wore to various viewers and presence mile poles in the 2024 season, including the most viewed regular season of the competition in 24 years.
During the regular season 2024, the WNBA delivered a record of $ 136 million in media value for sponsors. The competition also receives no less than $ 2.2 billion for 11 years from the 2026 season as part of the next domestic broadcasting rights agreements of the NBA.
Caitlin Clark, who was generally selected by the Indiana Fever in the WNBA design of the Indiana, won from the University of Iowa, won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award and made the All-Wnba First Team and WNBA All-Star Game.
An economist at Indiana University Columbus interviewed by the Indianapolis -star Recently calculated that Clark was responsible for almost 27% of the WNBA economic activity for the 2024 season and about $ 36 million in economic impact on the city of Indianapolis, including presence, sale of merchandise and television.
Wnba stars say that their salaries are too low
Clark and the rest of a Rookie class littered with stars helped in stimulating the most viewed regular season of the WNBA in 24 years and the highest presence in more than 20 years. Her agent, Erin Kane, told ESPN’s Michele Steele last month that Clark was underpaid based on her financial impact on women’s basketball.
“Will Caitlin Clark ever be paid by the WNBA what is really worth it in that competition? I don’t think that is possible, “said Kane, who also represents WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier and Arike Ogunbowale for Excel Sports Management.
‘She is part of a larger player of the player. They all have to be paid more. She must be recognized for what she did and what she brought to the competition from an economic point of view. It’s that simple. “
WNBA salaries are jointly negotiated and vary from around $ 64,154 to $ 241,984 for a player on a supermaximum contract, per steele.
In April 2024, Caitlin Clark signed a four -year contract of $ 338,056 with the fever. Her deal includes a team option of $ 97,582 for the 2027 season. She is planned to earn $ 78,066 for the 2025 season.
Likewise, Angel Reese drew a four -year -old deal, $ 324,383 with heaven in April. She earned $ 73,439 last season and was planned to make 74,909 in 2025, then $ 82,399 in 2026 and then $ 93,636 in 2027.
