Union: WNBA generated enough profit for revenue sharing | Reuters
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February 23 - According to the Women's National Basketball Players Association, the WNBA reached a revenue benchmark to trigger revenue sharing with its players for the first time.
Union leadership told ESPN Monday that the 13 teams that played in 2025 will receive a total of $8 million to be dispersed among players.
The previous collective bargaining agreement, enacted in early 2020, included revenue targets that would make revenue sharing possible if reached. The union did not, however, divulge the league's total revenue for 2025 or what the threshold was.
The portion of revenue set aside for players equaled $16 million, but the other $8 million of that is allocated for league marketing agreements, per the report.
"I'm just hopeful that this distribution gives them a little bit of comfort and a lot of confidence in what
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