The WNBA’s historic deal teaches girls everywhere to advocate for themselves | Etan Thomas
Mar 21, 2026
A landmark new CBA should be a moment of progress. Instead, the discourse around the negotiations revealed the same old attitudes – and my daughters recognized them instantlySign up for WNBA 30: a limited run women’s basketball newsletterI interviewed Jemele Hill for my podcast The Rematch and a
sked for her reaction to the WNBA’s landmark new collective bargaining agreement, a seven-year deal that includes a salary cap increase to $7m (up from $1.5m in 2025), maximum salaries approaching $1.4m, 20% revenue sharing, expanded rosters, charter flights and more.Hill didn’t mince words. Continue reading... ...read more read less