WNBA players opt out of collective contract

WNBA players have opted out of the current collective bargaining agreement that runs through October 2021. The current CBA is in effect, but the move allows the players’ union to start negotiating the next CBA now. The new agreement would go into effect for the 2020 season. The league has seen growth in several areas since the current CBA was signed in 2014. Television ratings this season were the league’s best in four years. WNBA players appeared in a video game for the first time. The union hopes that translates into more money for the players. The top salary in the league was $115,500 this season.