The following collective agreement of VNBA is discussed

Indianapolis is not just the theater du all-star Game VNBA and its show. Behind the scenes is also playing the future near the women’s league. Players and leaders thus continued to exchange an eye Future Collective Agreement At the meeting on Thursday. These discussions have not yet succeeded, and the positions of the two camps are still ” remotely » Get Associated Press. But this meeting participated around forty players, it enabled the evaluation of expectations from each other.

“I don’t think we can talk about progress, but we had animated discussions He reacted by the executive director of the player’s Association, Terre Carmichael Jackson.

“It was a very constructive dialogue” He assessed the VNBA Cathy Engelbert Commission from his work. “I think it’s part of the conversation process about listening to players, listen to us and the owners representing the Governor’s Council. I’m always an optimistic to achieve something that would transform CBA. But it is a process.” »

More income for players or risk of locking?

The players and their unions decided to complete in the previous collective agreement last, since it did not receive a sufficient part of VNA revenues, and at the same time wanting to release “salary”. The League entered a new era, minimally commercially, with the arrival of leading players like Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers or Angel Reese.

“It gave me a lot of information” He explained the latter, present in the gathering and still a beginner in this area for his second professional season. “This is the first time I’ve seen and listen to what two sides I’m looking forward to me until we stop until we stop until we stop until we stop until we stop until we stop until we stopped.

“The only less sustainable thing from the current system is to argue that it can last forever”

If these discussions came to fill here, the deadline in October, the VNBA would risk the form of paralysis, while Angel Reese or Naphees Collier was given a threat to leave the negotiating table.

It should be afraid of potential lock, but not only. In addition to the spread and arrival of two new franchises in Toronto and Portland, it is the entire draft to make the workforce of these two new franchises, which traditionally takes place in December, then “Free Agency” January to be in danger.

“This job explodes: TV rights, hearings, income, franchise values, real for expansion, crowds and sales tickets …” Terra Carmichael Jackson, while the new contract on the TV show begins next season, up to $ 2.2 billion in the next 11 years. “Everything is in a historical way. But not to make their money for women who allow this job to allow their growth. The only less sustainable than the current system is to claim that it can last forever.” »

The first proposal to play in February last month was rejected by VNBA, the flow was also rejected and counter-proposal league. Two camps agreed from another future meeting.