A player's base salary for the fourth season of their rookie contract remains the same under an extension. New York: Dangerfield, Crystal Hardship Release, Washington: Burke, Kennedy Waivers Cleared Indiana: Hartley, Bria Waived 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. Indiana Fever: Alanna Smith Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Micaela Kelly Sign Training Camp Contract, Chicago Sky: Emma Meesseman Sign Regular Contract Atlanta: Hillmon, Naz Sign Rookie Scale Contract 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. Therefore, no team can sign a player to a replacement contract under the basic hardship exception for opening night. The lottery is conducted by choosing combinations of four ping-pong balls numbered 1 through 14 from a lottery machine. Chicago Sky: Imani McGee-Stafford Sign Training Camp Contract The CBA actually allows for rookie scale contracts to fall below the league minimum, which only happens in a few situations. The third-year center appeared in one preseason game for the Wings this season, recording nine points and four . Phoenix Mercury: Shey Peddy Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago Sky: Allie Quigley Sign Regular Contract, Atlanta Dream: Ndea Jones Sign Training Camp Contract 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. Las Vegas: Rupert, Iliana Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine Sign ROS Contract For the Lakers, it would pave the way for them to sign a player to a 10-day contract. Chicago: Held, Lexi Waivers Cleared For example, if a player is under contract for 30 of the 107 days in a hypothetical regular season, they are entitled to 28% (30/107) of their base salary. Washington Katie Benzan Hardship Release Indiana: Whalen, Erin Waivers Cleared Washington: Sykes, Brittney Sign Regular Contract Chicago: Emmanuelle Tahane Sign Training Camp Contract Players who were not guaranteed money are also still paid for the year if they are cut due to injury. Dallas is trading the contract of Kayla Thornton to New York. Non-WNBA Injury - Full Season Indiana: . Minnesota Lynx: Angel McCoughtry Sign Regular Contract Players who only play on seven-day or replacement contracts do not earn a year of service. Typically the trade deadline is between half and two-thirds of the way through the season. However, they can sign with multiple teams in the same season. Chicago: Kaba, Masseny Waived Connecticut: Dye, Alexus Waivers Cleared Westbrook, a 6-0 guard, was drafted 21st overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2022 WNBA Draft and . The team initially signed Samuelson on June 5 under a hardship contract. For example, if top-two draft picks Sabrina Ionescu or Satou Sabally receive a supermax extension beginning in 2024, going from $86,710 to $241,984 will be a 179% increase. Seattle Storm: Jewell Loyd Core QO Extended, Atlanta Dream: Tianna Hawkins Waived Teams are limited to rostering a maximum of six players with any form of salary protection on their contract, even if it isn't until a future season, so to burn one of those six protections on 50% of a player's salary is not always the most efficient decision. Indiana: Perry, Chelsey Sign Training Camp Contract Dangerfield will wear No. When the NBA dealt with COVID-19 outbreaks during the height of the winter Omicron wave, the league modified its hardship rules to enable rosters that are already far bigger -- NBA teams can have up to 17 players, including two on two-way contracts, to the WNBA's maximum of 12 -- to expand quickly. Atlanta: Morrison, Que Waived, Connecticut: Hayes, Keyona Waivers Cleared 5:30 p.m. PT: Williams arrives at the arena, showers and heads to the court for warmups. Seattle: Gray, Reshanda Waived Chicago: Gardner, Rebekah Set Active The payment must be made by the league within 60 days of the end of the season. For seasons after the first year of the extension, a veteran player's base salary can increase or decrease by a maximum of 3% of the base salary in the last season of the original contract. No, not all players whose contracts have expired become free agents. Indiana: Coates, Alaina Set Active The amount a team pays out due to being below the team minimum is included when figuring out the league-wide salary and if the guarantee level has been reached. Phoenix Mercury: Shey Peddy QO Extended, Connecticut Sun: Jonquel Jones Core QO Extended, Las Vegas Aces: Aja Wilson QO Extended Dangerfield has recorded averages of 4.2 points, 3.5 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 23.1 minutes per game in her first 10 games of the 2022 WNBA season, seven of which have been with the . The team can trade the player before they have been given a core designation, and then the new team can core the player for the next season. Dallas: Veronica Burton Required Tender Made Phoenix: Maya Dodson Required Tender Made Las Vegas: Aisha Sheppard Required Tender Made Minnesota: Sjerven, Hannah Waived If that player won the WNBA Championship, secured the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards, and the obvious All-WNBA and All-Defense recognition, they would earn $43,756 in bonuses. However, if a player on a core designation is traded, that does not count against a team's limit. Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign Rookie Scale Contract 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. 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. Los Angeles: Cambage, Liz Waived "Honestly, it wasn't anything difficult," Williams said of Friday's journey. Indiana: Williams-Holliday, Ameshya Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Indiana: Emma Cannon Waivers Cleared Chicago: Krajisnik, Tina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Atlanta Dream: Kia Vaughn- Traded from Phoenix Dallas: Brown, Kalani Sign Training Camp Contract Los Angeles: Horvat, Chantel Waivers Cleared If the injury happens midseason, however, the team has to choose between cutting the player and continuing to pay them, as outlined above, or keeping the player under contract and paying them. "I love Seattle. New York: Nyara Sabally Required Tender Made Los Angeles Sparks: Lauren Cox Sign Training Camp Contract Dallas Wings: Tyasha Harris Team Option Exercised Las Vegas: Kierstan Bell Required Tender Made hardship or emergency hardship exceptions, All-Star Three Point or Skills Non-Winners, WNBA MVP or All-WNBA First Team in the fourth year of their rookie scale contract, WNBA MVP or All-WNBA First Team in two of the first three years of their rookie scale contract, Qualifying offers (excluding core qualifying offers). Last year, players with two years experience (or less . Las Vegas Aces: Avery Warley-Talbert - Sign Regular Contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Christensen was selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the third round (40th overall) of the 2002 WNBA Draft. Atlanta: Agnew, Jaylyn Waived, Indiana: Gorecki, Haley Waived Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna 7-Day Contract Release, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract So, teams may have the rights to more than 12 players - including training camp contracts and players suspended for the season - but that is not a violation of the roster maximum. Another way to qualify for a supermax contract going forward - effective January 1, 2021 - is to be a free agent with five or more years of service and sign with your prior team. Indiana: Robinson, Danielle Suspended Partial Season Connecticut: Charles, Kaila Waived New York: Charles, Kaila Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Veteran extensions may last no longer than three years past the year the extension was signed. Phoenix: Turner, Brianna Sign Contract Extension The bonus can be added to the contract at any point, provided the contract did not initially have one. They may only be signed in the second half of the season. Dallas Wings: Arike Ogunbowale Sign Contract Extension Connecticut: Jordan Lewis Required Tender Made Dallas Wings: Imani McGee-Stafford Rights Renounced Los Angeles: Talbot, Stephanie Non-WNBA Injury Full Season Because the injury happened during her WNBA obligations, her salary was protected and the Aces wouldn't have had any benefit in waiving her. Connecticut: Hayes, Tiffany Sign Regular Contract Just as with the team minimum, the Players Association is tasked with determining a reasonable way to divide that money, known as the "shortfall", within 30 days of the end of the season. The qualifying offer itself is also much lower, between $8,000 and $25,000 lower for first-round picks drafted in 2020 or later. Players may receive additional compensation from their team or the league, but none of that additional compensation is part of the base salary. This rule is not outlined in the CBA, but Her Hoop Stats sources have confirmed this is league policy. Phoenix: Cannon, Emma Waived The length of contracts for drafted rookies are fully specified as well. Minnesota: Hannah Sjerven Sign Rookie Scale Contract Indiana: Patberg, Ali Waived, Washington: Coleman, Jennifer Waivers Cleared Professional basketball career. Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Washington: Shakira Austin Sign Rookie Scale Contract 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. We will have less people interested in global warming and feminism etc, and more people susceptible to religion and science-denying, xenophobia and nationalism. New York: Lorela Cubaj Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights* Chicago: Smalls, Kamiah Waivers Cleared Minnesota: Davis, Rennia Hardship Release, Dallas: Jefferson, Moriah Waivers Cleared 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. 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. As a result, the complete set of odds of each of the four lottery teams receiving any of the first four picks is as follows: The remaining picks, Nos. Replacement contracts that are signed from the hardship exception do count on the salary cap but a team with a hardship exception can go over the cap. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie 7-Day Contract Release Since a standard minimum is $58,710, this is about a 1% difference. 11:30 p.m. PT: After going to dinner with some other players, Williams checks into her hotel room in Seattle. New York: Lorela Cubaj Sign Rookie Scale Contract That is about a 6% difference. In the past, this was typically used with restricted free agents so the original team can get a small return for a player that doesn't fit its plans. Los Angeles: Burrell, Rae Sign Rookie Scale Contract Chicago Sky: Courtney Vandersloot Sign Regular Contract All those players informed their teams before the season that they did not intend to play that season, which is why it is called a voluntary suspension. Seattle: Melbourne, Jade Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Los Angeles: Liwei, Yang Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Minnesota: Banham, Rachel Sign Training Camp Contract, Phoenix: Peddy, Shey Sign Training Camp Contract Although not outlined in the CBA, the league has made clear how the draft order is determined. The Dream signed Slocum to a hardship contract Wednesday, Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV reports. Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda 7-Day Contract Release New York: Vandersloot, Courtney Sign Regular Contract There are also additional requirements for non-basketball related injuries, mostly limiting which activities are deemed too dangerous for players to take part in without written consent from the team. Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Hardship Release Dallas: Jazz Bond Required Tender Made Minnesota: Cruz, Anna QO Extended New York: Willoughby, Jocelyn Team Option Exercised, Minnesota: Sims, Odyssey Waivers Cleared Chicago: Fitzgerald, Feyonda Sign Training Camp Contract The one exception to the maximum of six protected contracts is that fourth-year team option for rookies drafted in 2020 or later do not count. Phoenix: Williams, Kiana Waived Las Vegas: Macaulay, Victoria Waived This means that for the remaining eight picks of the first round, the playoff team with the highest winning percentage that season gets No. Connecticut Sun: Natisha Hiedeman Sign Training Camp Contract, Chicago Sky: Diamond DeShields QO Extended Indiana: Hartey, Bria Contract Amendment Divorce, Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract Atlanta: Howard, Rhyne Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Minnesota: Mack, Natasha Waivers Cleared This could happen if a player or team believed the injured player may return to play in the coming years and later learned the player could not. 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. A restricted free agent is a free agent who has been extended a restricted qualifying offer from the team they played for at the end of the previous season. New York: Dangerfield, Crystal Sign ROS Contract She was then released and re-signed multiple times throughout . Players with two or fewer years of service are at the lowest level, while players with three or more years of service have a higher minimum base salary. Yes, they do. A team could get around this by waiving the player and then re-signing the player to a more team-friendly deal. Chicago: Gardner, Rebekah Sign Regular Contract Third-round picks and undrafted players that make it to the second season of their contracts earn about $600 less than the regular minimum base salary for players with one year of service, and third-round picks in the fourth year of their rookie contract will earn about $5,000 less than the regular minimum for players with three years of service. Phoenix: Taurasi, Diana Sign Regular Contract Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Chicago: Maley, Anneli Waivers Cleared New York: Sika Kone Required Tender Made. Atlanta: Mompremier, Beatrice Sign Training Camp Contract New York: Allen, Rebecca Set Active In both of those situations, the rookie contract is signed in a year other than the year the player is drafted, so the player would sign for the rookie scale salary for the year they signed rather than the year they were drafted. Las Vegas: Zahui B, Amanda Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights2 Dallas: Jasmine Dickey Required Tender Made With the significantly higher supermax in the new CBA, there are new reasons a sign-and-trade can be beneficial to players and teams. This stops teams from passing off a player so another team can get the rights to core the player or sign them to a supermax as a free agent. Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract During a normal season, players are paid one-eighth of their base salary twice per month. "I got off the phone with him and started packing.". Chicago: Taylor, Sparkle Waived New York Liberty: Rebecca Allen Sign Regular Contract Connecticut: Williams, Kiana 7-Day Contract Release, Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign ROS 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. That is, the player must sign an extension before May 15 of the final, team-option year of their rookie contract. This may seem repetitive, but both rules are included to account for players who may sit out a year of their rookie contracts and thus would finish year four with only three or fewer years of service. The Sparks re-signed her on June 30 and she played . On a similar note, because rookie eligibility doesn't always mean having zero years of service, a player who has only ever been signed to replacement contracts or seven-day contracts is still considered a rookie when signing a standard player contract. Jones, a 6-1 forward, appeared in 139 . Evina Westbrook signed a hardship contract with the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday, the franchise announced. She and Taurasi have a 2-year old son, Leo. Much like extensions, what happens after a contract expires is determined by the type of contract and whether or not the team has taken certain actions. The structure of rookie contracts for each year of the CBA follows the same framework with tiers of players, length, and team options. 1 pick in the draft. Westbrook was . Washington Mystics: Klara Lundquist Personal Decision Full Season, Washington Mystics: MeMe Jackson Sign Training Camp Contract If the exclusive negotiation rights to a drafted player are traded, the new team retains the exact same rights as the drafting team. Los Angeles: Samuelson, Katie Lou Sign Contract Extension Indiana is trading the contract of Julie Allemand to Chicago, Seattle Storm: Breanna Stewart Sign Regular Contract "He told me to pack a bag and that I was going to be playing a game tonight in Seattle," Williams said. I mean, it's ridiculous.". Indiana: Destanni Henderson Required Tender Made Connecticut: Williams, Courtney Set Active Minnesota: Dodson,Maya Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: McCoughtry, Angel Waived Los Angeles Sparks: Lexie Brown Traded from Chicago Sky** On May 14, the Storm signed Raina Perez when Epiphanny Prince and Breanna Stewart entered protocols hours before the team played the Mercury in Perez's hometown of Phoenix. If they are drafted by a different team, they are treated as a standard draft pick. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie - Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne - Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Phoenix: Davis, Kaela - Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) August 13, 2022. 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. If declined, or if the prior team does not act within those four days, then the player and new team will immediately enter into the contract outlined in the offer sheet. In this situation, the player and their team may work out an agreement to suspend the player for that season. Minnesota: Jefferson, Moriah Sign ROS Contract If we had some practice players in our system, and you could pull from that. 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. Connecticut Sun: Beatrice Mompremier QO Extended For example, a free agent who played in 2017, 2018, and 2019 is governed by the higher minimum base salary in 2020. New York is trading the contract of Natasha Howard and the exclusive negotiating rights to Crystal Dangerfield to Dallas. Washington: Harper, Linnae Waivers Cleared Seattle: Williams, Kiana - Sign . Because she spends the winter playing internationally -- she spent last season with the Adelaide Lightning of the Australian WNBL -- and hopes to spend her summer in the WNBA (she was with the Phoenix Mercury before being waived during training camp), Williams is living with her parents. The contract also cannot have any sort of base salary protection. Las Vegas: Hollingshed, Mya Waived Bonuses for All-Star Game selections are only paid out for years that the All-Star festivities are held. Las Vegas: Pointer, Khayla Waivers Cleared **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. Phoenix: Williams, Macee Waived Indiana: Ameshya Williams-Holliday Required Tender Made, Atlanta: Naz Hillmon Required Tender Made McCoughtry, a 12-year veteran who has made four WNBA Finals appearances, signed with the Lynx in free agency. Los Angeles: Talbot, Stephanie Sign Regular Contract Indiana: Patberg, Ali Waivers Cleared Los Angeles: Atwell, Amy Sign Rookie Scale Contract Teams may be below the minimum before the season and throughout the season with no penalty. 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. The Salary Cap for a year goes into effect on January 1 and continues in effect until December 31 the following year. Atlanta: Agnew, Jaylyn Waivers Cleared If the injury takes place between January 1 and June 30, the team can apply for the exclusion on the second January 1 following the injury. Making a player like Magbegor a reserved player gives the team more control over negotiations and is the natural choice for teams. Minnesota: Shepard, Jessica Sign Contract Extension Not even joking. . As long as a player's level of play is not faltering due to certain off-the-court activities, including the use of prohibited substances or committing a felony, the player is owed the protected portion of their salary if they are cut because of their performance. These payments are not really a penalty, because the team doesn't pay any sort of additional fine. Atlanta Dream: Monique Billings QO Extended, Seattle Storm: Stephanie Talbot QO Extended New York: Han, Xu QO Extended, Chicago: Gardner, Rebekah QO Extended They are constant for the length of the CBA, and they cannot increase as team bonuses can. For every player below 10 that is included on the team's total salary, a cap hold equal to the rookie minimum is added. Phoenix: Cannon, Emma Sign Rookie Scale Contract Indiana: Davis, Rennia Sign Training Camp Contract Washington: Jones, Jazmine Sign ROS Contract 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. Minnesota: Cunane, Elissa Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Los Angeles: Atwell, Amy Waivers Cleared The standard maximum is for 14.2% of the salary cap and the supermax is for 16.5% of the salary cap. For any such suspensions that come with a reduction in payable salary - which includes time off for discipline or to allow a player to compete in non-WNBA events or tournaments - the player's full salary counts on the cap, even if the player has a reduction in their base salary. 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. Atlanta Dream: Monique Billings Sign Regular Contract It's a temporary roster spot that must be granted by the league. With this rule, the Storm would be allowed to extend a restricted or reserved qualifying offer. Atlanta: Robinson, Danielle Traded1 Dallas: Dungee, Chelsea Waived Dallas Wings: Unique Thompson Sign Training Camp Contract, Washington Mystics: Sydney Wiese Waivers Cleared, Indiana Fever: Aaliyah Wilson Waivers Cleared, Las Vegas Aces: Theresa Plaisance Sign Training Camp Contract 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. There are four types of protections specified in the CBA: A player and their team can choose any combination of those protections, but all four are included for most protected salaries. Until one of those things happens, the player's salary remains on the team's salary cap. Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Hardship Release Base salary is what is commonly reported as a player's salary in the media and is, as the name suggests, the base of their total compensation. Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Waivers Cleared Las Vegas: Macaulay, Victoria Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota Lynx: Bridget Carleton Sign Training Camp Contract Despite the rush, Williams didn't forget anything. A 2020 third-round pick would earn the lowest full-season salary among all players in 2021, $58,141, if they make the team. Washington: Westbrook, Evina Sign ROS Contract Las Vegas: Hollingshed, Mya Waivers Cleared Connecticut: Hiedeman, Natisha QO Extended, Indiana: Chagas, Florencia Waivers Cleared, Phoenix: Diggins-Smith, Skylar Set Active Chicago: Davis, Kaela Waived Chicago Sky: Kahleah Copper Sign Core Contract Seven-day contracts and rest-of-season contracts use the regular minimums before proration is applied. Teams can choose to protect certain years and not others. Waiting to cut the player until the team can apply to the league is the only way players without guaranteed money can be taken off the cap in the year they are cut. Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine 7-Day Contract Release Las Vegas: Aisha Sheppard Sign Rookie Scale Contract Indiana: Emma Cannon Waived Trade bonuses do count against the cap, but only after they are paid out. The minimum team salary level increases at the same rate. This means if a two-year veteran extension is signed with one year left on the original contract, the contract now runs for a total of three more years: the one remaining year of the original contract and the two years of the extension. Los Angeles: Guirantes, Arella Waived Washington: McCall, Erica Waivers Cleared The CBA typically limits contracts to an increase equal to 3% of the first year's salary. Minnesota: Hannah Sjerven Required Tender Made 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. Seattle: Jenna Giacone Sign Training Camp Contract Connecticut Sun: Taja Cole Sign Training Camp Contract Washington: Burke, Kennedy Suspended Partial Season, Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Waived Minnesota: McCoughtry, Angel Waivers Cleared Dallas: Bertsch, Morgan Waived Connecticut Sun: Keyona Hayes Sign Training Camp Contract, Las Vegas Aces: Destiny Slocum Waivers Cleared, Dallas Wings: Bella Alarie Personal Decision Full Season, Chicago Sky: Li Yueru Sign Rookie Scale Contract. In the case of a failure to report suspension, teams must wait at least 14 days from the start of the season (determined by the league, around the time training camps begin) before suspending the player. Minnesota: Kayla Jones Sign Rookie Scale Contract In 2020, it was on August 28 at 8 p.m. EST, approximately halftime of the game between the Lynx and the Dream, and just as Sparks vs. Sun was about to tip off. 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