**Chicago signs and trades the contract of Lexie Brown to Los Angeles in exchange for the draft rights to Li Yueru. In a normal season, there would be no cap hit because one wouldn't expect players to be paid a month before the season starts. The base salary is then multiplied by the fraction consisting of the number of days covered by the contract divided by the total number of days in the regular season. Atlanta: Durr, Asia (AD) Sign Training Camp Contract This typically comes into play when a team has a high number of players leave for free agency in the offseason. 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. Dallas: Dungee, Chelsea Waivers Cleared She played college basketball for Georgia Tech before transferring to the University of South Carolina.She has also played for the Dallas Wings, Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, and the Seattle Storm in the WNBA. The higher maximum base salary, which is often referred to as the "supermax", is designed to reward elite veterans and incentivize young stars to remain with the teams who drafted them. She and Taurasi have a 2-year old son, Leo. Chicago: Allemand, Julie Set Active If not, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent. Indiana: Coates, Alaina Waivers Cleared 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. Dallas: Sabally, Satou Suspended Partial Season Phoenix: Williams, Macee Waived Therefore, no team can sign a player to a replacement contract under the basic hardship exception for opening night. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie 7-Day Contract Release Not even joking. The ability of core-designated players to turn down any trades of their rights is one reason teams may choose to trade suspended players as mentioned above. Time off bonuses also count on the cap, even before the player has met the requirements to earn it. If the player has a fully protected salary, this is not an issue because they will earn the same amount regardless of when in the season they are released. Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda Sign ROS Contract Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign Rookie Scale Contract There are two tiers of minimum base salary and two different tiers of maximum base salary. Phoenix: Sam Thomas Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Milic, Nina Hardship Release Las Vegas: Hollingshed, Mya Waived Chicago: Tahane, Emmanuelle Waived New York: Allen, Rebecca Suspended Partial Season Washington: Westbrook, Evina Sign 7-Day 2nd 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. Making a tentative agreement to cut and then re-sign them is technically a violation of the league's anti-collusion provision. Washington: Burke, Kennedy Suspended Partial Season, Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Waived While protection is the term used in the CBA, it is commonly referred to as guaranteeing a salary. New York is trading the contract of Natasha Howard and the exclusive negotiating rights to Crystal Dangerfield to Dallas. Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) That more conventional definition is used for awards and years of service to determine veteran status. Minnesota: McBride, Kayla Suspended Partial Season This also means if the trade bonus is for $20,000, but the player only has $100,000 left on their contract, the bonus needs to be amended. Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna 7-Day Contract Release, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract Starting in 2024, players must complete their offseason playing obligations by the start of camp or May 1 - whichever is later - or they will be suspended for the entire year. Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract 68 NBA players make more than the entire WNBA roster A player must have five or more years of service after January 1, 2021 (or six seasons prior to that date) in order to be eligible for the supermax. Players earn each relevant bonus to their achievements, meaning the league MVP would earn the MVP bonus and the All-WNBA First Team bonus, barring any weird voting results. In both of these cases, the bonus is not prorated. Minnesota: Jefferson, Moriah Sign ROS Contract Los Angeles: Raca, Ivana Rights Renounced, Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) What is a hardship exception? The WNBA needs to adjust ASAP (before the next CBA) to allow teams more flexibility to keep rookies contract players on the roster. Dallas Wings: Arike Ogunbowale Sign Contract Extension 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. The former UConn guard was drafted 21st overall by the Seattle Storm in this year's WNBA . The 5-11 guard reported to the Dream's 2022 training camp, where she started in Atlanta's preseason game against the Washington Mystics and scored 9 points with 4 rebounds and four assists. The 2020 Rookie of the Year, she . They may only be signed in the second half of the season. 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. Dallas is trading the contract of Kayla Thornton to New York. Indiana: Hartley, Bria Suspended Partial Season This is functionally the same as refusing to sign with a WNBA team, but the blame isn't placed on the player in this case. Chicago Sky: Julie Allemand Traded from Indiana Fever** Teams cannot trade players signed as free agents or drafted rookies before the later of two weeks since they signed a contract or the 15th day of the regular season without the player's written approval of the trade. The former UConn guard was drafted 21st overall by the Seattle Storm in this year's WNBA . Connecticut: Mompremier, Beatrice Awarded on Waivers Last year, players with two years experience (or less . The Atlanta Dream have signed 5-11 guard Maya Caldwell to a hardship contract, the organization announced today. The process is repeated to determine the No. This means if a player is earning $60,000 and loses $5,000 due to a suspension, the player will earn $55,000 but the team's salary will still reflect the original $60,000. Dallas: McCowan, Teaira QO Extended Dallas got the significant return they were looking for, and Diggins-Smith got to go to her preferred destination, Phoenix. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Minnesota: Sjerven, Hannah Waivers Cleared Los Angeles Sparks: Chennedy Carter Traded from Atlanta Dream* Seven-day contracts cannot extend to or past the end of the regular season, so they must be signed at least eight days prior to the last day of the regular season. Whether or not an injured player will be unable to play for the next three weeks is determined by a physician designated by the league. This is one way a team can maneuver their salary cap situation favorably. Atlanta: Hillmon, Naz Sign Rookie Scale Contract First-round and second-round picks are scheduled to receive a 10% increase in their third season and a 13.64% increase in their fourth season. *Indiana trades Teaira McCowan, Chicagos 2022 1st round draft pick (#7), and Chicagos 2023 1st round draft pick to Dallas in exchange for Los Angeless 2022 1st round draft pick (#4), Dallass 2022 1st round draft pick (#6), and Dallass 2023 1st round draft pick. The Minnesota Lynx signed former NC State stand-out center Elissa Cunane to a hardship replacement contract on Tuesday afternoon. Chicago: Maley, Anneli Hardship Release This means if a career-ending injury happens on June 10, 2020, then the team can apply for the extension on January 1, 2022. Chicago: Taylor, Sparkle Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Phoenix: Cunningham, Sophie Sign Regular Contract Offer sheets may be negotiated at any time beginning on January 15, but may not be signed until February 1. Rookie scale extensions are not limited to the 20% increase to start the extended contract, making them immediately eligible for the supermax in all cases. Additionally, drafted players are eligible for rookie scale extensions. We will have less people interested in global warming and feminism etc, and more people susceptible to religion and science-denying, xenophobia and nationalism. 5 p.m. PT: Williams gets her bag from baggage claim. Seattle: Giacone, Jenna Waived Minnesota Lynx: Yvonne Turner Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago: Krajisnik, Tina Hardship Release, Washington: Williams, Elizabeth Set Active, Los Angeles: Samuelson, Katie Lou Set Active The only contracts that must have base salary protection are fourth-year option seasons on rookie contracts and signed core qualifying offers. So if the injury took place on July 10, 2020, the team must wait until July 10, 2022. Washington: Benzan, Katie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Washington: Benzan, Katie Waivers Cleared The new team negotiates this offer sheet with the knowledge that if the previous team doesn't decide to match the offer, then the contract is immediately enacted with the new team. Minnesota: Sjerven, Hannah Waived Atlanta Dream: Monique Billings QO Extended, Seattle Storm: Stephanie Talbot QO Extended Connecticut: Kiara Smith Required Tender Made January 1 or 15 are the most likely options given recent transaction history according to AcrossTheTimeline. Trade bonuses cannot be for more than 10% of the player's remaining base salary on their contract, not just the season the trade takes place. Dallas Wings: Destinee Walker Sign Training Camp Contract, Las Vegas Aces: Sydney Colson Sign Training Camp Contract That could be a 10-day contract after January 5 . Atlanta: Jones, Ndea Waivers Cleared ", Added Loyd: "If we had a G League, it would help. For example, players drafted in 2021 such as Aari McDonald or Michaela Onyenwere will not be affected for the 2023 season. Washington: Machida, Rui QO Extended For players without a guaranteed contract, this request is not relevant if the team cuts the player immediately after the injury occurs. Chicago Sky: Crystal Bradford Sign Regular Contract Las Vegas Aces: Riquna Williams Sign Regular Contract If a team finishes the season below the minimum team salary, it must make payments to all players who are currently on the team. Phoenix: Dodson, Maya Waivers Cleared Phoenix: Macee Williams Sign Rookie Scale Contract Washington Katie Benzan Hardship Release 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. Connecticut: Alexus Dye Sign Training Camp Contract Phoenix: Cannon, Emma Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Indiana: Smith, NaLyssa Sign Rookie Scale Contract Washington: McCall, Erica Waived If their prior team chooses to match the offer, the player remains with that team. Chicago: Kaba Masseny Sign Training Camp Contract The team doctor deemed she was unfit to play for the whole season and therefore she would not earn her salary, removing it from the team's salary cap. *Los Angeles trades the contract of Erica Wheeler, Los Angeless own 2022 2nd round draft pick (#15) and Los Angeless own 2023 1st round draft pick to Atlanta in exchange for the contract of Chennedy Carter and the draft rights to Li Yueru. To be clear, almost all players who are already under contract internationally are not inhibited from signing with a WNBA team, because other leagues typically don't interfere with the WNBA's standard May-October schedule. If we had some practice players in our system, and you could pull from that. MINNEAPOLIS/ST. It allows a team to exceed the 15-man maximum roster when it has at least four players who are sick . Dallas trades the contract of Marina Mabrey to Chicago via sign-and-trade. For example, the 2020/2021 season is 174 days long, so they divide a player's minimum salary by 174 to get . The team is not enforcing the prioritization rules, the league is. Minnesota: Cruz, Anna QO Extended First, any rookie who either goes undrafted or whose team cuts or renounces the rights to them immediately becomes an unrestricted free agent. If a team wants to exclude that player's salary from its salary cap, it can apply to the league to do so. Minnesota: Carleton, Bridget Sign Regular Contract Teams may be below the minimum before the season and throughout the season with no penalty. Teams must make this decision and notify the player by May 15 following the player's second contract year. When Indiana traded Stephanie Mavunga to Chicago for Jantel Lavender in 2020, both teams benefited from this rule in different ways. For example, a free agent who played in 2017, 2018, and 2019 is governed by the higher minimum base salary in 2020. January 17, 2023 - 13 Games Today. If additional players are expected to be out for an extended period of time, the team may start the process again to request an additional exception. 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. Her contract's 'clock' still started in 2018, so when the fourth year of her rookie scale contract is up, she will only have three years of service. Dangerfield will wear No. Atlanta Dream: Khaalia Hillsman Sign Training Camp Contract Washington: Westbrook, Evina QO Extended, Phoenix: Thomas, Sam QO Extended In this situation, the player and their team may work out an agreement to suspend the player for that season. Additionally, any player who is just finishing the fourth year of their rookie contract is also eligible. Before free agency officially begins, players are allowed to accept qualifying offers from January 1 until January 14 but they are not allowed to negotiate any contracts until January 15. The Lynx have signed Rennia Davis, who they selected with the ninth overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft, to a hardship contract. Seattle Storm: Mercedes Russell Sign Regular Contract Dallas: Bertsch, Morgan Waived Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Waivers Cleared That is about a 6% difference. Chicago: Copper, Kahleah Suspended Partial Season For Related Stories: Basketball Minnesota Lynx Sports WNBA Connecticut: Williams, Kiana 7-Day Contract Release, Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign ROS Contract Loading Split Stats. Minnesota: Davis, Rennia Waived As merit bonuses do not count as salary, players whose base salary is already at or close to the league maximum will earn the entirety of their bonus. Contract that is paid or payable in U.S. dollars to a WNBA player (including players whose Player Contracts have been terminated) for rendering services under such Contract. The only exceptions are for players who only missed time due to on-court discipline, and for rest-of-season contracts that are fully completed. At that point, the team would probably just choose to keep the player happy and paid. Las Vegas: Deja Winters Sign Training Camp Contract The difference between the supermax and the player's salary in 2023 is only $194, but there is a difference. Chicago Sky: Courtney Vandersloot Sign Regular Contract **New York trades the contract of Asia (AD) Durr to Atlanta in exchange for the contract of Megan Walker and the draft rights to Raquel Carrera. 16 pick in the 2020 draft, earns a supermax contract, she will go from $76,183 to $241,984 in 2024, which is an increase of 218%. Phoenix: Gray, Vivian Waivers Cleared Connecticut: Hartley, Bria Sign ROS Contract Connecticut Sun: Yvonne Anderson Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Kristy Wallace Sign Rookie Scale Contract Chicago: Williams, Courtney Sign Regular Contract For example, Angel McCoughtry sustained a season-ending injury during the 2021 preseason while her $190,550 salary was protected. Then, let's say they swept the All-Star Game honors and are named MVP, and win the skills and three-point contests. Bonuses for All-Star Game selections are only paid out for years that the All-Star festivities are held. The team initially signed Samuelson on June 5 under a hardship contract. For example, players generally do not get paid if they are injured from risky activities such as sky-diving or bungee-jumping, even if their contracts are protected from injury or illness. Updated: 6:02 PM EDT May 12, 2022. Dallas Wings: Bella Alarie Team Option Exercised. NEW: The Minnesota Lynx have signed Moriah Jefferson and Evina Westbrook, the team announced, while re-signing Nikolina Mili, Hannah Sjerven and Yvonne Turner to hardship contracts. Seattle: Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah Waivers Cleared Players may also have their salaries protected for injuries or illnesses that occur on or off the court. After a 1-4 start to the 2022 WNBA season, the New York Liberty have gotten a much needed break. Christensen was selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the third round (40th overall) of the 2002 WNBA Draft. Minnesota: Milic, Nina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina 7-Day Contract Release The structure of rookie contracts for each year of the CBA follows the same framework with tiers of players, length, and team options. If the team doesn't offer the required tender in that time frame, then the player becomes an unrestricted free agent and may sign a rookie scale contract with any team. May 31, 2022. Chicago trades Phoenixs 2023 1st round draft pick (#5), their own 2024 1st round draft pick, and the right to swap the teams own 2025 1st round draft picks to Dallas; their own 2024 3rd round draft pick and their own 2025 2nd round draft pick to Phoenix; and the draft rights to Leonie Fiebich and their own 2024 2nd round draft pick to New York. Chicago: Davis, Kaela Waivers Cleared Los Angeles: Horvat, Chantel Waivers Cleared Putting all of those merit bonuses together, let's make up an imaginary player who can do it all and carries their team to the championship. Atlanta: Hayes, Tiffany Suspended Partial Season 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). 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