NBA commissioner Adam Silver promised a “big increase” in WNBA player salaries in the next collective bargaining agreement, but wouldn't guarantee players would see a higher percentage of the league's revenue.

That has been one of the main sticking points from the players' perspectives. In the NBA, the league's salary cap is determined by revenue, with about half of it going to the players. That's not the case in the WNBA, where an annual salary cap increase is fixed far ahead of time and players only make about 10 percent.

“I think share isn't the right way to look at it because there's so much more revenue in the NBA,” Silver said in an appearance on the “Today Show.” “I think you should look at absolute numbers in terms of what they are making. They are going to get a big increase

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