更新于：2026年3月18日 / 美国东部时间上午6:11 / CBS/美联社
纽约 — 美国女子职业篮球联赛（WNBA）及其球员工会双方均表示，周三凌晨已就一项具有变革意义的新集体谈判协议（CBA）达成口头协议。
双方律师需在未来几周内完成新协议的细节敲定，初步条款书预计将在一两天内拟定。之后，该协议还需经球员和联盟董事会投票通过。
WNBA专员凯茜·恩格尔伯特（Cathy Engelbert）表示：”我想说，我们已就新集体谈判协议的关键要素达成一致。虽然正式条款书仍需最终确认，但这些讨论取得的进展标志着球员和联盟向前迈出了变革性的一步。这凸显了双方对这项运动持续发展的共同承诺。我们会在细节确认后及时公布更多信息。
“我们刚刚互相道贺，”她补充道，”这显然是一个漫长的过程，但我们为引领女子体育运动感到非常自豪。这些球员非常出色，我们即将迎来5月揭幕的精彩30周年赛季。”
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该协议预计将大幅提高球员薪资，很可能出现百万美元收入的球员——这是联盟进入第30个赛季以来的首次，且新赛季将如期开赛。薪资水平较上赛季将提高四倍。
球员工会主席奥格武米凯（Nneka Ogwumike）称：”球员薪资首次与联盟收入的实质性比例挂钩，这将推动工资帽指数级增长，平均薪酬超过50万美元，并提升场馆设施、人员配备和支持体系的整体标准。”
双方在过去8天内进行了密集的面对面谈判，总时长超过100小时。在周二经过10多个小时的讨论后，双方于周三凌晨约2:20达成协议。
奥格武米凯补充道：”这对女子体育具有历史意义。我告诉凯茜，这不仅关乎即将进入联盟的新人，也惠及所有现有球员。我们非常感激能够达成协议，为自己感到骄傲。”
WNBA管理层与球员工会在周三凌晨3点前于纽约某酒店大堂共同会见了记者。
此次谈判始于球员17个月前退出旧协议，且旧协议原定5个月后到期，期间谈判多次陷入争议。
联盟执行委员会成员克拉克（Alysha Clark）表示：”我们选择退出旧协议是因为我们为联盟付出的与得到的回报不成正比。你能感受到联盟无处不在的增长，但球员们理应获得相应的回报。所以我们坚持到了问题解决的这一天。”
收入分成一直是谈判过程中的最大障碍。其他延缓协议达成的关键问题还包括住房保障和球员资质标签（franchise tags）条款。
执行委员会成员特纳（Brianna Turner）说：”我希望年轻女孩和女性看到这一切，感受到她们的声音和价值都很重要，她们不必妥协。现在我们可以回归赛场，重新竞争，重拾那种感觉，与球迷们并肩作战。”
联盟需在未来两个月内全力冲刺，确保5月8日如期开赛。
此外，多伦多和波特兰两支新球队的扩张选秀需完成，同时联盟还需与超过80%的休赛期自由球员进行谈判。训练营定于4月19日开启——恰在大学选秀结束后6天。
联盟表示，WNBA的受欢迎程度持续提升，8月单赛季上座率创历史新高，截至当时全国各地球赛吸引了超过250万观众。常规赛将从5月初持续至9月底。
WNBA, players’ union reach agreement in principle on new pact
Updated on: March 18, 2026 / 6:11 AM EDT / CBS/AP
New York — The WNBA and its players’ union reached a verbal agreement on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning, both sides said.
Specifics still need to be finalized over the next few weeks as lawyers on both sides work on the new CBA. A term sheet should be done in the next day or two. It will then need to be voted on by the players and the league’s Board of Governors.
“I just want to say we have aligned on key elements of a new collective bargaining agreement together. We still need to finalize a formal term sheet, but the progress made in these discussions marks a transformative step forward for players and the league,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said. “It underscores a shared commitment to the continued growth of the game. So, we’ll share additional details as they become available.
“We just had some congratulations with each other,” she said. “It’s been, obviously, a process, but we’re very proud to be leading women’s sports. These players are amazing, and we’re going to have an amazing 30th season tipping off in May.”
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks prior to Game 1 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury, Oct. 3, 2025, in Las Vegas. John Locher/AP
The deal is expected to greatly increase player salaries, with a good chance for million dollar players — a first for the league entering its 30th season, which would start on time. It would increase salaries fourfold from last season.
“For the first time, player salaries are tied to a truly meaningful share of league revenue, driving exponential growth in the salary cap, increasing average compensation beyond half a million dollars and raising the standard across facilities, staffing and support,” union president Nneka Ogwumike said.
The deal came after the two sides spent the past eight days in intense in-person negotiations that lasted more than 100 hours. They came to the agreement at about 2:20 a.m. Wednesday after more than 10 hours of discussions on Tuesday.
“This is historical for women’s sports. I told Cathy it’s not just for the players that are entering the league or the players that aren’t already here,” Ogwumike added. “We’re just really grateful to be able to come to a deal. We’re proud of ourselves.”
WNBA leadership and the union met with reporters together in the lobby of a New York hotel shortly before 3 a.m.
The deal comes 17 months after the players opted out of their previous agreement and five months after the previous deal was initially set to expire, with talks often becoming contentious.
“We opted out because what we were giving to this league and what we were getting back didn’t match,” union executive committee member Alysha Clark said. “You could feel the growth everywhere, but it wasn’t showing up for the players the way it should. So we stayed with it until it did.”
Revenue sharing has been the biggest hurdle over the course of the negotiations. Other key issues that were slowing down getting a deal done included housing and franchise tags on players.
“I hope young girls and women see this and feel it, to know their voice matters, their value matters, and they don’t have to settle for less than that,” said executive committee member Brianna Turner. “Now, we get back to the game. Back to competing, back to that feeling, and back to being out there with our fans.”
The league now has to sprint over the next two months to get to opening day on May 8.
An expansion draft for new teams in Toronto and Portland needs to take place. Also, teams will need to negotiate with the more than 80% of players who are free agents this offseason. Training camps are set to open on April 19 — six days after the college draft.
The league has been steadily growing in popularity and broke its single-season attendance record in August, attracting upwards of 2.5 million fans to games around the country up to that point, the league said. WNBA regular seasons run from early May through late September.
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