Annie Costabile Explains How WNBA Deal Came Together

Описание: After 100 hours of negotiations, the WNBA and WNBAPA reached a historic deal that WNBA player leadership says "redefines what it means to be a professional in this league."

Front Office Sports reporter Annie Costabile was staking out the negotiations for 8 straight days, and despite her lack of sleep, joins to explain the details of the deal — and takes us through the moment where it all came together.

Still looming is the official vote on the deal, which needs to be approved by both the WNBA Board of Governors and the Players Association. Follow Front Office Sports for additional updates around this ongoing story. (

Chapters
0:00 Introduction: The WNBA CBA Deal Is Done After Eight Bargaining Sessions
0:34 Annie Costabile on What the Last Eight Days Have Actually Been Like
1:26 The Highs and Lows of Negotiations and Why Every Line Matters
2:12 The Most Exhausted She Has Ever Been in Her Life
2:32 How She Broke the Story and What That Final Ten Minutes Looked Like
2:56 How Years of Source Building Leads to One Ten Minute Window
4:00 The Champagne Toast at 3am Between Both Sides at the Langham
5:08 What the Scene Was Like When Both Sides Came Downstairs
5:50 Caitlin Clark Savored the Champagne and the Emotion of the Moment
6:59 What It Means to Have Covered This League Since 2013
7:48 The Salary Cap Is $7 Million and the Supermax Is $1.4 Million
8:54 Average Player Salary Around $584,000 Before Revenue Share
9:27 The Core Designation Has Changed and What That Means for Free Agency
10:10 Nneka Ogwumike Says This Is a Win for Players
10:56 The Cold Hard Reality: Players and Board of Governors Still Have to Vote
11:52 Does Annie Foresee Any Delays or Detours From Here
12:40 Training Camp Still Targeting April 19th Despite Missing the March 10th Deadline