It’s been a year since the WNBPA announced players would opt out of their CBA. Yet 12 months later, there’s still no sign of a new deal before the current one expires on October 31. When asked if an agreement would be reached by then, WNBPA senior advisor Erin Drake admitted , “Unfortunately, I’m not confident.” But finally, there’s a silver lining.

So far, the league and the WNBPA have held some bargaining sessions, including a session in New York last Thursday, but none have worked. To start, players want a better revenue-sharing system; they are demanding a larger proportion and a model tied to revenue growth. That’s exactly where things became non-negotiable for the WNBPA, hinting at an imminent lockout by the end of this month. However, ESPN’s Alexa Philippou and M.A. Andrews

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