WNBA and players’ union agree to open new free agency period on Monday

The WNBA and the players’ union have agreed to officially open the free agency period on Monday following the recent ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement.

The designation window, which includes submitting qualifying offers and applying core player tags, will take place across Monday and Tuesday.

Formal contract negotiations are scheduled to run from Wednesday through to Friday.

Official player signings are then permitted to commence from Saturday.

Significant salary increases await free agents

More than 100 players are currently out of contract and preparing to enter the open market.

These athletes are set to benefit from substantial salary bumps secured within the newly agreed labour deal.

The league and its players verbally agreed to the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement on 18 March.

Both sides formally ratified the historic terms a week later, establishing fresh financial parameters for the sport.

Draft and regular season schedule confirmed

Although the complete long-form legal document is still being finalised, the core financial structures are already in place to govern upcoming transactions.

Beyond the impending transfer window, North America’s premier women’s basketball competition has also confirmed key dates for the new campaign.

The highly anticipated annual draft is officially scheduled to take place on 13 April.

Franchises will then welcome their rosters for the start of training camps on 19 April, ahead of the first pre-season fixtures six days later.

The new regular season is slated to tip-off on 8 May.