WNBPA's Jackson hopeful as sides 'chip away' in CBA negotiations - ESPN

NEW YORK — Women's National Basketball Players Association executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson said on Friday that «movement is still the word» as the players union and WNBA proceed through their fourth day of intense collective bargaining negotiations in midtown Manhattan.

«I think the league, and particularly the commissioner and her team, have heard that transformational remains the goal,» Jackson told reporters on site. «As long as movement keeps us going in a forward direction, then I think we're good.»

The league and players union have bargained for double-digit hours each of the past four days, starting on Tuesday, the target date the league initially gave the union for when a term sheet should be completed to avoid scheduling impacts on the 2026 season.

Both sides have made progress on ancillary issues in particular the past few days, sources said, though work remains to sort out how exactly a new revenue sharing system will work.

Jackson reiterated on Friday that a system «tied to revenue in a meaningful way» remains a top priority for the players.

«I think the continued conversations [this week] have helped us chip away at what the concerns are for both sides and how we meet them, how we address them,» she said.

The league and players union have offered different systems that would determine player salaries: The WNBA has proposed players receive on average over 70% of net revenue (revenue after deducting expenses), while the players union's last known offer asked for 26% of gross revenue (revenue before expenses) over the lifetime of the agreement.

The union previously bristled at the league's proposal for amounting to less than 15% of gross revenue, while the WNBA has called the union's proposals