As an NBA fan who really started to get into the W this year, just want to say I really appreciate your posts. Speculation on player moves always makes up some of the most interesting content for the NBA, so glad to find your pieces here. Your last article with possibility of Stewie to NY has me salivating as a New Yorker but we’ll see what happens.
Question - if the W renews its TV deal early ahead of the 2024 season, when would salaries under the new (higher) revenue sharing go into effect, and can teams offer contracts that span that transition (pre- and post-new TV deal)? Getting a bit nervous about prioritization fully kicking in in a couple years and potential huge talent drain if teams don’t have resources to offer bigger contracts to keep players home.
As an NBA fan who really started to get into the W this year, just want to say I really appreciate your posts. Speculation on player moves always makes up some of the most interesting content for the NBA, so glad to find your pieces here. Your last article with possibility of Stewie to NY has me salivating as a New Yorker but we’ll see what happens.
Question - if the W renews its TV deal early ahead of the 2024 season, when would salaries under the new (higher) revenue sharing go into effect, and can teams offer contracts that span that transition (pre- and post-new TV deal)? Getting a bit nervous about prioritization fully kicking in in a couple years and potential huge talent drain if teams don’t have resources to offer bigger contracts to keep players home.
Hello Alex. I appreciate the comment, and glad you like the posts. I believe any change in salary/contracts would have to take effect under a new agreement, as the salary cap, min & max salaries are currently set by the CBA. For revenue sharing compensation, the targets would have to be reached. Check out this article by Jacob Mox for more info on revenue sharing: https://herhoopstats.substack.com/p/wnba-revenue-sharing-rules-tv-contract?utm_source=%2Fprofile%2F1108538-jacob-mox&utm_medium=reader2