"Along with significant salary increases and a new compensation system, the WNBA also is proposing to its players amid CBA talks an earlier start date for training camps and cutting team housing, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. WNBA training camps typically start in late April, but the league has proposed moving them up to as early as mid-March, a change that would expand the season's footprint but also would bring about potential scheduling conflicts for players."
"The WNBA season currently runs from May to October, with a record 44 regular-season games held in 2025. In the current agreement, the season cannot start earlier than April 1, and training camp cannot start more than 30 days before the first day of the regular season. It is unclear when the league is suggesting the regular season would start under its latest proposal."
"An earlier start date could also impact non-rookies: Several overseas leagues still compete into April, and Project B, a new league set to launch in the fall of 2026 that already has signed several WNBA players, is supposed to run through then, too. Unrivaled, the 3x3 league started by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, concludes the first week of March."
The WNBA has proposed moving training camps up to as early as mid-March and cutting team-provided housing while negotiating significant salary increases and a new compensation system. The season currently runs May to October and featured a record 44 regular-season games in 2025. The existing agreement forbids starting the season before April 1 and limits training camps to 30 days before the first regular-season day. Drafts recently occur in mid-April with weeks for rookies to join teams. An earlier schedule could conflict with overseas leagues and new competitions such as Project B and Unrivaled. Current CBA housing provisions include team housing or a market-based monthly stipend, and CBA negotiations with the players association remain ongoing.
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