NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert<\/a> acknowledged progress in ongoing negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players union but also outlined a deadline she hopes a deal can be reached by.<\/p>\n Engelbert said the timeline is aimed at avoiding disruption to the league\u2019s<\/a> spring schedule as training camp and preseason games approach.<\/p>\n “We have to get it done by Monday. I should say, we have to get it done without disrupting some part of the fact that we’ve got to run this two-team expansion [draft],” Engelbert said.\u00a0<\/p>\n “We’ve got to get expansion going. We’ve got to get free agency going. We’ve got to get the college draft, which is now a month from today.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks during a news conference before the WNBA All-Star Game July 19, 2025, in Indianapolis, Indiana.\u00a0<\/span> (AP Photo\/Michael Conroy)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Training camp is scheduled to start on April 19, followed by the start of preseason action April 25.<\/p>\n Negotiations have reportedly stretched for hours each day over the past several days.<\/p>\n Women\u2019s National Basketball Players Association Executive Director Terri Carmichael Jackson and Engelbert both acknowledged positive steps in recent days, particularly on ancillary issues.<\/p>\n A basketball goes through a hoop during warmups before a game between the Seattle Storm and the Connecticut Sun at Climate Pledge Arena June 20, 2023, in Seattle.\u00a0<\/span> (Steph Chambers\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n However, Engelbert noted that both sides “still have a lot of items to get done.”<\/p>\n WNBA COMMISSIONER DENIES ALLEGED STATEMENT SAYING CAITLIN CLARK SHOULD BE ‘GRATEFUL’ TO LEAGUE FOR SUCCESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Jackson struck a cautiously optimistic tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I think the league, and particularly the commissioner and her team, have heard that transformational remains the goal,” Jackson told reporters. “As long as movement keeps us going in a forward direction, then I think we’re good.”<\/p>\n The two parties have yet to reach an agreement on a new revenue-sharing system.<\/p>\n A WNBA logo on the court before a game between the Connecticut Sun and the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob ULTRA Arena June 25, 2025, in Las Vegas.\u00a0<\/span> (Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Different proposals on systems for player salaries have been floated by the league and the union. The WNBA\u2019s proposal calls for players to earn an average of more than 70% of net revenue, while the union\u2019s most recent proposal seeks 26% of gross revenue over the life of the agreement, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n The union reportedly balked at a previous league proposal that called for players to receive less than 15% of gross revenue. The league argued that some of the union\u2019s proposals could result in millions of dollars in lost revenue.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Napheesa Collier<\/a>, the WNBPA vice president, joined the in-person bargaining Friday evening. Other executive committee members, Brianna Turner and Alysha Clark, were present earlier in the week.<\/p>\n Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s <\/strong><\/i>sports coverage on X<\/strong><\/i><\/a>, and subscribe to <\/strong><\/i>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/strong><\/i><\/a>.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"WNBA](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1200\/675\/WNBA.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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