Connecticut: Hayes, Tiffany Sign Regular Contract Given Williams was unable to go through practice or a shootaround before playing in a game, it helped that she spent part of last season with the Storm, who drafted her out of Stanford in the second round. Phoenix: Gustafson, Megan Sign Training Camp Contract Phoenix Mercury: Shey Peddy Sign Training Camp Contract Restricted qualifying offers may not include any sort of guaranteed salary. Los Angeles: Talbot, Stephanie Sign Regular Contract Indiana Fever: Kysre Gondrezick Waived, Atlanta Dream: Maite Cazorla Personal Decision Full Season, Phoenix Mercury: Angel Robinson QO Not Extended Team bonuses are awarded based on how far a team progresses in the playoffs. Trade bonuses do count against the cap, but only after they are paid out. 10:20 a.m. CT: Williams first hears from her agent about the opportunity with the Storm. A team could get around this by waiving the player and then re-signing the player to a more team-friendly deal. Below is a list of all types of contracts that cannot be protected: All other types of contracts may have base salary protection, but it must be negotiated. If they played for multiple teams over those two seasons, they must have changed teams via assignment (almost always a trade) or have signed with their most recent team as a free agent during the first season. If an offer sheet to a restricted free agent is matched by the prior team, then the player must agree to any trade through the following February 1. Players may receive additional compensation from their team or the league, but none of that additional compensation is part of the base salary. Indiana: Pointer, Khayla Sign Training Camp Contract New York: Shook, Kylee Team Option Declined Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Not even joking. The only other time a trade bonus can be lessened or removed is if the team and player agree to the change at the time of a trade. Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Chicago: Yueru, Li Suspended Partial Season Indiana: Fagbenle, Temi QO Extended In either case, players will earn a fraction of the annual salary to account for the part of the season before or after their contract is in place. And that means more players like Williams will be asked to find their way from home to a WNBA court the same day. New York: Lorela Cubaj Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights* Additionally, replacement contracts must be signed for 75% of the applicable minimum base salary, which is then prorated in the same way as rest-of-season contracts. If a player with an unprotected base salary were cut, they would not earn any money for the remainder of the regular season, but a player with a protected contract would still receive either all or part of their remaining salary. They drafted me. Los Angeles: Cambage, Liz Waived New York: Ionescu, Sabrina Team Option Exercised To give you some perspective, the base salary for . Bonuses for All-Star Game selections are only paid out for years that the All-Star festivities are held. This does not include players given a medical exemption as we saw in the 2020 season. Minnesota: Westbrook, Evina Sign ROS Contract First, any rookie who either goes undrafted or whose team cuts or renounces the rights to them immediately becomes an unrestricted free agent. Washington: Jones, Jazmine Sign ROS Contract Seattle: Paisley Harding Sign Training Camp Contract The standard maximum is for 14.2% of the salary cap and the supermax is for 16.5% of the salary cap. Connecticut Sun: Beatrice Mompremier Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Lindsay Allen QO Extended Chicago Sky: Kahleah Copper Core QO Extended, Dallas Wings: Luisa Geiselsoder Waivers Cleared, New York Liberty: Paris Kea QO Extended For example, if a player enrolls in college in the Fall of 2021 and graduates in just three years in the Spring of 2024, they would be eligible for the 2024 draft in April regardless of their age, provided they choose to renounce their remaining collegiate eligibility. Seattle: Perez, Raina Waivers Cleared Connecticut: Anigwe, Kristine Sign Training Camp Contract As front offices around the league make moves leading up to and throughout the 2023 season, this page will stand as your go-to source for all of the latest transactions, including trades, signings, and player releases. Indiana: Dangerfield, Crystal Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Connecticut: Nia Clouden Sign Rookie Scale Contract Teams must make this tender within seven days of the draft, and if they do offer a contract within seven days then the player cannot negotiate with any other team. Phoenix is trading Bria Hartley and Phoenixs own 2022 2nd round pick (#20) and 2023 2nd round pick to Indiana. If the team does tender a contract and the player doesn't sign it, the team still retains exclusive negotiating rights with the player until at least the next draft. If the team seeks to take out insurance for the player - which would allow the team to recoup some costs in the event they need to pay a player who isn't even playing - the player needs to cooperate by filing the required forms and receiving any physical exams that are needed. If the league expands in the future, it could become 'Picks 9-14' or similar. A replacement contract is similar to a rest-of-season contract, but teams are only allowed to sign a player to a replacement contract if multiple players are currently unable to play under a hardship or emergency hardship exception. Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine Waivers Cleared Nobody had a journey to join a team quite like Williams, who walked ESPN.com through a busy 15 hours between when she got the call from her agent and when she finally checked into her hotel after Friday's game. An emergency hardship exception is allowed, at the discretion of the league, when a team has fewer than 10 available players on their roster. To remedy this, all players who would be below the league minimum have been bumped up to their applicable minimum base salary. All veteran players who are cut, as well as any veterans who have finished rendering the services of their contract and who have five or more years of service, will also almost always become unrestricted free agents. Dallas trades the contract of Marina Mabrey to Chicago via sign-and-trade. Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna 7-Day Contract Release, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract This guarantee level is based on all contracts that count on a team's salary by the conclusion of the season. If the injury occurred while playing for a non-WNBA team, their WNBA team can suspend the player in each preseason and then cut the player once the team is eligible to request not to count the player toward the salary cap while they wait. Even if the player agrees, they may not be traded to the team that wrote the initial offer sheet until the following February 1, even via multiple trades. Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract Seattle: Turner, Yvonne Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago: Gardner, Rebekah Set Active The Salary Cap for a year goes into effect on January 1 and continues in effect until December 31 the following year. June 29, 2020. Until one of those things happens, the player's salary remains on the team's salary cap. While Seattle has been the team hardest hit by health and safety protocols thus far this season, with COVID-19 rates plateauing at a much higher level than last summer, it's clear the Storm won't be the last. Chicago Sky: Kamiah Smalls Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Mitchell, Tiffany Sign Regular Contract, Phoenix: Thomas, Sam Sign Training Camp Contract Indiana: Robinson, Danielle Suspended Partial Season The updated 2022 Lynx roster can be viewed here . Connecticut: Lewis, Jordan Waived Rookie scale contract extensions must be signed between February 1 and May 15 following the third season covered by the player's rookie scale contract. Chicago Sky: Diamond DeShields Sign Regular Contract, *Seattle trades the contract of Katie Lou Samuelson and Seattles own 2022 1st round pick (#9) to Los Angeles in exchange for the contract of Gabby Williams. Connecticut: Jones, Stephanie Hardship Release, Seattle: Davis, Kaela Hardship Release Likewise, if the doctor believes a non-WNBA basketball injury will last 42 or fewer days, the team has to retain their contract on the salary cap. The three-time WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury today signed free agent guard Haley Gorecki to a hardship roster contract, the team has announced. A hardship exception is a temporary roster spot granted to a team who has met the qualifications mentioned. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay 7-Day Contract Release, Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela 7-Day Contract Release Dallas: Bertsch, Morgan Waived Minnesota: Milic, Nina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Connecticut Sun: Stephanie Jones Sign Training Camp Contract, Los Angeles Sparks: Tea Cooper Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Megan Walker Awarded on Waivers The Wings also had the power to only let her go elsewhere if they got a good enough return because they had cored her and had her exclusive negotiation rights. Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Depending on the circumstances, players may fall into one of the three following categories outside of the restricted/unrestricted dichotomy of free agency. Las Vegas: Young, Jackie Contract Amendment Time-Off Bonus Third-round picks are scheduled to receive a 5% increase in their third season and a 14.29% increase in their fourth season. This includes players drafted out of college, as well as any players who go undrafted. Seattle: Westbrook, Evina Waivers Cleared Professional basketball career. That increase is in line with the rate that base salaries may increase throughout a contract. . Indiana: Patberg, Ali Waived, Washington: Coleman, Jennifer Waivers Cleared Los Angeles: Hamby, Dearica Traded2 Los Angeles: Guirantes, Arella Waived Dallas: Thompson, Unique Waived Phoenix: Peddy, Shey QO Extended The league allows extensions up to the supermax as a way of incentivizing star players to stay with the team that drafted them. Dangerfield was drafted in the second round of the 2020 WNBA draft by Minnesota, where she was named WNBA . Washington: Westbrook, Evina Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract Phoenix: Mael Gilles Sign Training Camp Contract New York: Stewart, Breanna Sign Regular Contract, Washington: Zahui B, Amanda Sign Training Camp Contract Indiana Fever: Alanna Smith Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Micaela Kelly Sign Training Camp Contract, Chicago Sky: Emma Meesseman Sign Regular Contract Minnesota: Cruz, Anna QO Extended Indiana: Robinson, Danielle Contract Amendment Trade Bonus All second-rounders will earn $59,750 in 2020, with third-round picks and undrafted rookies earning $57,000. Las Vegas: Aisha Sheppard Required Tender Made For the Lakers, it would pave the way for them to sign a player to a 10-day contract. 5 p.m. PT: Williams gets her bag from baggage claim. Dallas: Bond, Jazz Waivers Cleared Despite the delay of the 2020 WNBA season until late July, players still received their first paycheck on June 1. Chicago: Wells, Kayla Waived Dallas Wings: Bella Alarie Team Option Exercised. Each team is allowed to designate no more than one player as a core player by extending a core qualifying offer. Whether a player was drafted or not changes a few aspects of the contract. Seattle: Williams, Gabby QO Extended Indiana: Destanni Henderson Required Tender Made It is unclear whether or not the league would pay players these bonuses if the festivities had to be canceled on short notice after the participants had been selected. Connecticut: Hiedeman, Natisha Sign Regular Contract Indiana: Smith, NaLyssa Sign Rookie Scale Contract If players sign a 10-day contract with NBA teams, they get a salary that is usually more than the established minimum salary in the league. Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Chicago: Maley, Anneli Hardship Release The CBA states that the rookie scale applies to any player who has not previously signed a contract to play in the WNBA. August 3, 2021. Washington: Sykes, Brittney Sign Regular Contract "Austin's airport is terrible in the sense that there's no TSA PreCheck (line)," she said. Atlanta: Durr, Asia (AD) Sign Training Camp Contract New York: Willoughby, Jocelyn Team Option Exercised, Minnesota: Sims, Odyssey Waivers Cleared The specified amount for the trade bonus can either be expressed as a percentage of remaining base salary or as a specific dollar amount. Washington: Harper, Linnae Waived 2022 WNBA Per Game Split Stats - Starting/Off Bench. Players who work out a deal with their team do not get paid for the seasons they are suspended nor do they gain years of service, but it "starts the clock" on their rookie contract to bring players closer to graduating to larger contracts not governed by the rookie scale. For off-season injury or illnesses, any injuries that occur as a result of off-season non-WNBA playing obligations do not count as protected injuries. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay 7-Day Contract Release, Connecticut: Williams, Kiana Sign 7-Day 1st Contract, Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Waived The time off bonus clause in the contract will specify that a player is permitted to play a given number of days professionally outside of the WNBA during the offseason. Phoenix: Charles, Tina Contract Amendment Divorce, Minnesota: Westbrook, Evina Waived Teams must have at least 11 players on their rosters throughout the season. Finally, players younger than 22 are also eligible to enter the draft when the players original class at a four-year university has graduated or will graduate within three months after the draft. Connecticut: Williams, Courtney Suspended Partial Season Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract This means if the league has total salaries that are $100,000 below the league-wide guarantee, but one team has to pay a shortfall of $150,000 to reach the team minimum, then the league's total salaries would also rise by $150,000 and take the league over the guarantee level. Los Angeles Sparks: Yueru Li Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights* Call them practice players and make sure they don't hit the cap. Veterans who have finished their contract with four or fewer years of service and do not receive the appropriate qualifying offer become unrestricted free agents. Taylor, who married Mercury star Diana Taurasi in 2017, played 10 seasons for the Mercury from 2004-16 before retiring. The Collective Bargaining Agreement, is the agreement between the WNBA and the WNBA Players Association. Team bonuses above are per player, and they are only available for players who are on the roster for the last day of the regular season. Chicago Sky Kathleen Doyle Sign Training Camp Contract, Seattle Storm: Lauren Manis Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Clarendon, Layshia Waived As the original players return to play, the team must terminate those replacement contracts to remain at 10 players until at least 10 non-replacement players are available. Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda Sign 7-Day 1st Contract All three parties need to agree to the conditions of a sign-and-trade agreement or the agreement becomes void and the situation reverts to before the new contract was signed. Chicago Sky: Li Yueru Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights** Connecticut: Washington, Delicia Waivers Cleared For Related Stories: Basketball Minnesota Lynx Sports WNBA Connecticut: Gulbe, Aleksa Waived Phoenix: Diggins-Smith, Skylar Suspended Partial Season Atlanta Dream: Tiffany Hayes Sign Regular Contract Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Waivers Cleared Minnesota: Ursin, Moon Waived In both of these cases, the bonus is not prorated. New York: Fiebich, Leonie Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1 1050. Minnesota: McBride, Kayla Set Active As a result, Diggins-Smith's years in Phoenix would count against this limit and she could not be cored again. She played just three games for the Fever, averaging 6.0 PPG and 3.3 APG while shooting 42.9 percent from the field. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Phoenix: Cunningham, Sophie QO Extended She was waived on May 19, 2006 when she failed to make Houston's regular-season roster. Connecticut: Jones, Stephanie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Phoenix: Samuelson, Karlie Hardship Release We will have less people interested in global warming and feminism etc, and more people susceptible to religion and science-denying, xenophobia and nationalism. Rookie scale extensions can also be for the supermax and can immediately increase to that level, which is an increase of between 170% and 235% depending on the player's draft position. Atlanta: McDonald, Aari Team Option Exercised, Los Angeles: Ogwumike, Chiney Sign Regular Contract "So I had to drive an hour to Austin and got on a direct flight.". Storm general manager Talisa Rhea is there to pick her up for the 16-mile drive to Climate Pledge Arena in rush-hour traffic, perhaps a bit muted by people leaving early ahead of the three-day weekend. Remaining salary means salary that has not yet been paid, so a player earning $100,000 who had earned $60,000 that season before being traded would have a remaining salary of $40,000 for that season, plus the entirety of the future seasons on their contract. Los Angeles: Kianna Smith Required Tender Made In addition to the base salaries in the table above, players may earn performance bonuses for team success and individual awards. The CBA specifies that the payments begin on or around June 1 and continue until approximately September 15. The extension can be for a salary up to the supermax usually reserved for veterans of five or more seasons beginning in 2021 (six or more seasons in 2020). Seven-day contracts and rest-of-season contracts use the regular minimums before proration is applied. The length of contracts for drafted rookies are fully specified as well. If the injury occurs in the preseason or offseason while playing for a non-WNBA team the team can suspend the player for the season to remove their salary from the salary cap and open up another roster spot. WASHINGTON, DC - The Washington Mystics announced today that they have signed free-agent center Megan Gustafson (6-3, 195) after being issued a hardship by the WNBA. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign 7-Day 1st Contract For example, Ezi Magbegor of the Seattle Storm was drafted in 2018 but did not play that season. Players typically sign contracts in terms of an annual salary, which is the base salary of a contract that lasts the entirety of the regular season. Minnesota: Bibby, Chloe Waived The Rookie of the Year receives a bonus of $5,150 in addition to a $1,500 bonus for being named to the All-WNBA Rookie Team. Atlanta: Durr, Asia (AD) QO Extended New York: Dangerfield, Crystal Hardship Release, Washington: Burke, Kennedy Waivers Cleared If the injury occurs on or after July 1, the team can apply for the exclusion on the second anniversary of the injury. Dallas: Jefferson, Moriah Waived The supermax is about 16% higher than the standard maximum. Rookies in the first year of their contracts are also considered to be on training camp contracts until the first day of the regular season. 1-4 in the 2022 WNBA Draft, the base salary is expected to be $72,141 in year one. The tables below show the terms for rookie contracts by draft class. Indiana Fever: Bernadett Hatar QO Extended, Dallas Wings: Satou Sabally Team Option Exercised The prioritization penalties will be implemented in two stages. Chicago: Wells, Kayla Waivers Cleared All contracts become fully guaranteed after the midpoint of the season, so it is common to see a wave of cuts before the midpoint of the season. This is because the complete salary cap hit of a player is transferred to their new team when they are traded, even if the other team has paid a large portion of the players salary for that season. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Hardship Release Chicago Sky: Stella Johnson - ROS (Hardship) Contract Signed Washington Mystics: Alaina Coates - Contract Signed Washington Mystics: Shey Peddy - Contract Signed. Therefore, no team can sign a player to a replacement contract under the basic hardship exception for opening night. This is an impractical decision because they would be better off signing the contract anyway and just opting to sit out. Essentially, it is an FAQ for the WNBA CBA that was inspired by Larry Coon's influential NBA CBA FAQ. Connecticut: Macaulay, Victoria Sign Training Camp Contract New York: Charles, Kaila Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Sign 7-Day 1st Contract The base salary can be any value between the league minimum and maximum, though they are typically for the minimum. In some recent cases, teams who are very deep and don't have room for all the draft picks they would like have also employed this strategy. There are a few exceptions to the listed minimum base salary. Chicago: Yueru, Li Suspended Partial Season The final way for a player on their rookie contract to become an unrestricted free agent is if their previous team decides not to exercise its right to retain negotiating rights with the player by making a restricted or reserved qualifying offer. Chicago: Kaba, Masseny Waivers Cleared Restricted free agents are allowed to negotiate freely with any team in the WNBA including their previous team, but their previous team has what is called the 'right of first refusal.'. If you're still fulfilling offseason playing obligations and not signed before the start of the regular season in 2023, or before the start of training camp in 2024 onwards, you become ineligible to sign a contract for any part of that year's WNBA season. Dallas: Mabrey, Marina QO Extended So, for 2020, this means the league is guaranteeing that it will pay out at least $1,209,000 multiplied by 12 for a total of $14,508,000. This is exercised either to allow the player to earn more money than they would otherwise be able to or to allow the prior team to get something in return. Los Angeles: Talbot, Stephanie Non-WNBA Injury Full Season Dallas: Jazz Bond Required Tender Made She spent three seasons (2017-19) with Dallas, where she averaged 6.0 . Connecticut: Lewis, Jordan Waivers Cleared Even if the player agrees, they may not be traded to the team that wrote the initial offer sheet until the following February 1, even via multiple trades. An unrestricted free agent is any free agent who has no current obligations to play for a WNBA team, and who is free to negotiate with any team in the league without another team claiming a right of first refusal. Dallas Wings: Teaira McCowan Traded from Indiana Fever* Washington: Benzan, Katie Waived . Los Angeles: Rae Burrell Required Tender Made Dallas: Dungee, Chelsea Waivers Cleared She and Taurasi have a 2-year old son, Leo. For every player below 10 that is included on the team's total salary, a cap hold equal to the rookie minimum is added. Extensions, may not be signed between the end of the regular season and January 31, but they can be negotiated between January 15 and January 31. The extension begins in the fifth year even though it has to be agreed to before May 15 of the fourth season. This means if a player is given the core designation in the 2021 preseason and negotiates a two-year contract while still under that designation, they will not be able to be cored for the remainder of their careers once the contract expires in 2023. The simplest situation of a rookie contract expiring is for a drafted rookie whose fourth-year option was not exercised by their team. Minnesota: Dangerfield, Crystal Waived Cunane has signed a hardship contract with the Minnesota Lynx to fill in for injured players. Las Vegas Aces: Kiah Stokes Sign Regular Contract, Phoenix Mercury: Jennie Simms Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago: Tahane, Emmanuelle Waivers Cleared Chicago: Smalls, Kamiah Waived, Washington: Jackson, MeMe Waivers Cleared Los Angeles: Burrell, Rae Sign Rookie Scale Contract Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya 7-Day Contract Release, Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) As noted in the base salary protection section, all contracts become fully guaranteed after the midpoint of the season, so seven-day contracts are a very low commitment compared to a rest-of-season contract that must be paid out in full even if the player is released. The third-year center appeared in one preseason game for the Wings this season, recording nine points and four . Atlanta: Hayes, Tiffany Suspended Partial Season Indiana: Jones, Jazmine Waived, Seattle: Harding, Paisley Waived Las Vegas: Mya Hollingshed- Sign Rookie Scale Contract Teams are not allowed to insure against a lack of skill. Dallas: Kuier, Awak Team Option Exercised, Chicago: Anigwe, Kristine Awarded on Waivers Rookie extensions, which must be signed between February 1 and May 15, can be for no more than three seasons from the date the extended contract begins. Seattle: Cunane, Elissa Waived That is true regardless of whether the team played 26% of its games (9 out of 34), 29% of its games (10 out of 34), or some other number. A veteran contract extension can be for a base salary up to the applicable maximum, but the player's base salary may not increase by more than 20% of the last season in the original contract. Atlanta: Mompremier, Beatrice Sign Training Camp Contract Under the latest CBA, the salary cap is specified for each season through 2027 with annual increases of 3% each season. Unlike the first three years of the contract, the fourth year is fully protected beginning with the 2020 Draft Class. Reserved qualifying offers are covered below. At that point, the team would probably just choose to keep the player happy and paid. Players who simply do not show up after signing a contract can be fined by their teams, but as long as an agreement is made, there are no further consequences. Connecticut: Jordan Lewis Required Tender Made In the event a team falls below 11 players, they must sign another player within 72 hours. Millions of mobile phone and broadband customers are trapped in a catch-22 of either paying punishing price rises of up to 25 per cent or eye-watering exit fees, it has been revealed. For example, the 2020/2021 season is 174 days long, so they divide a player's minimum salary by 174 to get . For a player at the supermax in 2021, that would mean $278,081 in earnings between salary and merit bonuses, with about 20% coming from bonuses. Minnesota: Collier, Napheesa Pregnancy/Childbirth Los Angeles: Clarendon, Layshia Sign Training Camp Contract, Seattle: Guirantes, Arella Sign Training Camp Contract In 2022, after her 10% raise, Ionescu would earn $76,297 compared to the 2021 number one pick who would earn $71,441. After a 1-4 start to the 2022 WNBA season, the New York Liberty have gotten a much needed break. WNBA hardship contracts are the new norm, but they can leave players scrambling. Holmes made the opening day roster before being waived on June 28. Phoenix: Maya Dodson Sign Rookie Scale Contract So what does life look like for WNBA hardship players as the league deals with COVID-19 in a new way this season? The exception is cored players. 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