"NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that WNBA players will get a "big increase" in salaries in their new collective bargaining agreement, but pointed to "absolute numbers" as the way to measure that growth as opposed to share of revenue. "I think share isn't the right way to look at it because there's so much more revenue in the NBA," Silver said 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 in this cycle of collective bargaining and they deserve it.""
"A big holdup in negotiations, players have said, has been the different ways each side believes players' salaries should be determined amid a tremendous era of growth for the league. Players are pushing for a system where the percentage of revenue that goes towards salaries grows with the business -- more akin to the NBA, where the salary cap is determined by the basketball-related income (BRI), with players taking in about half of that mark as dictated by their CBA. Players say the league's proposals, by contrast, have featured a salary cap that increases by a fixed rate over time, as it is in the current CBA, where the cap increases by 3"
WNBA players are slated to receive a significant salary increase in the upcoming collective bargaining agreement. Adam Silver emphasized measuring growth by absolute numbers rather than share of revenue, citing the NBA's much larger revenue base. The WNBPA opted out of the previous agreement a year ago and negotiations continue with the current deal expiring Oct. 31. Players advocate tying salary growth to a rising percentage of league revenue, similar to the NBA's BRI-based cap system, while league proposals emphasize a salary cap that increases at a fixed rate over time.
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