With the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the WNBA and the WNBPA (Women’s National Basketball Players Association) set to expire on October 31, the two sides agreed last Thursday to a 30-day extension for negotiations.

Over a year ago, the WNBPA decided to opt out of the CBA signed in January of 2020. The decision reflected that a lot has changed for the WNBA and its players over this five-year span.

This was all before a global pandemic forced the league into a bubble season in Florida. Before Candace Parker won a championship with her hometown team in Chicago, and before Becky Hammon returned to the league she played in to coach the Aces to three championships. Before the New York Liberty broke their 28-year championship curse, and before young stars like Caitlin Cla

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