Indiana: Smith, NaLyssa Sign Rookie Scale Contract Minnesota Lynx: Yvonne Turner Sign Training Camp Contract Seattle: Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah Waivers Cleared They require WNBA veterans who want to continue playing in the league to prioritize the WNBA over overseas leagues. Indiana Fever: Bernadett Hatar Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Jantel Lavender Waived Phoenix Mercury: Kia Nurse QO Extended Additionally, the point of this rule is to push players away from holding out for an extension or because they simply don't want to play for that team anymore, but it also ends up applying to players who are opting out to focus on real-world issues that are bigger than basketball, like Natasha Cloud and Maya Moore. Teams are ranked by their win-loss percentage over the past two seasons, regardless of differences in games played. Dallas Wings: Teaira McCowan Traded from Indiana Fever* Dallas: Walker, Destinee Waived Extensions may include trade bonuses, even if the original contract did not include one, but they will not become active until the first season covered by the extension. There are a few exceptions to the listed minimum base salary. In 2023, that player would have three years of experience and would earn $69,770. Lack of skill pertains to players who do not perform well enough to remain on the team. Washington: Kang, Lee Seul Waivers Cleared They haven't played since a 27-point loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night and will be back. The requirement decreases to two seasons beginning with the 2022 season. 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. This could be avoided by opting for a percentage of remaining salary instead of a set dollar amount. Depending on the circumstances, players may fall into one of the three following categories outside of the restricted/unrestricted dichotomy of free agency. 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. Phoenix: Gray, Vivian Waivers Cleared Any player who has not completed their offseason playing obligations by the start of the 2023 regular season will be suspended for the entire 2023 season. Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine Waived Core qualifying offers have an expiration date of March 7, but the core designation remains. If the league expands in the future, it could become 'Picks 9-14' or similar. Chicago: Krajisnik, Tina Hardship Release, Washington: Williams, Elizabeth Set Active, Los Angeles: Samuelson, Katie Lou Set Active Connecticut is trading the contract of Jonquel Jones to New York. "Especially to find out all of this on game day and then still be told, 'We're going to continue to play the game, just find a hardship player.' Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Hardship Release Indiana: Smith, Alanna Waived, Seattle: Davis, Kaela Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Seattle: Williams, Kiana Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Phoenix: Samuelson, Karlie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Las Vegas: Gray, Chelsea Sign Contract Extension Minnesota: Hooks, CeCe Waived I believe college does more than give you a higher salaryit encourages you to travel and exposes you to different perspectives, which helps combat insularity. Training camp contracts are meant to allow teams to check out many potential players in the preseason and are never included in a team's final salary. There are no partial years of service, players can either earn zero or one. It should be noted that protected salaries only come into play when a player's contract is terminated due to lack of skill, injury, or illness. Indiana: Lexie Hull Required Tender Made Seattle Storm: Jantel Lavender Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Jantel Lavender Waivers Cleared 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. Once extended, a restricted qualifying offer makes the player a restricted free agent unless the team decides to revoke it. As a second option, players younger than 22 are eligible to enter the draft if they have graduated from a four-year university or will graduate from a four-year university within three months of the draft. 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. Las Vegas: Aifuwa Faustine- Sign Rookie Scale Contract Indiana: Williams-Holliday, Ameshya Waived Jones, a 6-1 forward, appeared in 139 . Phoenix: Cannon, Emma Waivers Cleared This season's issues with 10 WNBA players already entering the health and safety protocols, however, have introduced a new class of hardship replacements stepping in for players who enter the protocols after a positive test for COVID-19. New York: Shook, Kylee Team Option Declined Phoenix: Maya Dodson Required Tender Made Seattle: Elissa Cunane Sign Rookie Scale Contract That would be an additional $12,875 in bonuses, bringing them up to a grand total of $56,631. Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract, Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract Los Angeles: Rae Burrell Required Tender Made If a player is cut due to injury, they will continue to be paid their base salary until they become fit to play or the season ends. Dallas: Dungee, Chelsea Waivers Cleared Connecticut: Harris, Tyasha Traded1 Atlanta: Billings, Monique Sign Regular Contract Las Vegas: Aisha Sheppard Sign Rookie Scale Contract 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. New York: Walker, Megan Traded from Atlanta** Washington: Shakira Austin Required Tender Made Activities like soccer or baseball are also deemed to be an excessive risk-yet softball is explicitly listed as an acceptable activity. Dallas: Sabally, Satou Suspended Partial Season Chicago Sky: Crystal Bradford Waivers Cleared, Phoenix Mercury: Kristine Anigwe Sign Training Camp Contract. Indiana Fever: Jazmine Jones Awarded on Waivers Time off bonuses are prorated in the same manner as base salaries, based on the portion of the season a player was on the team's active list. Any player on an expiring contract with three or fewer years of service is eligible to receive a reserved qualifying offer. 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. Seattle: Magbegor, Ezi Sign Regular Contract, Phoenix: Gustafson, Megan Sign Training Camp Contract A training camp contract is a non-standard contract that is only used in the preseason. New York Liberty: Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe QO Extended So what does life look like for WNBA hardship players as the league deals with COVID-19 in a new way this season? The length of contracts for drafted rookies are fully specified as well. Restricted qualifying offers may not include any sort of guaranteed salary. Chicago Sky: Kysre Gondrezick Sign Training Camp Contract, Los Angeles Sparks: Jordin Canada Sign Regular Contract Williams saw action in 10 games as a rookie. A simple method they use to calculate what a player receives depends on the length of the season. Offer sheets may be negotiated at any time beginning on January 15, but may not be signed until February 1. If the player meets those requirements, they will automatically become eligible for the draft in the calendar year that they turn 20 years old. Minnesota: Dangerfield, Crystal 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. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay 7-Day Contract Release, Connecticut: Sims, Odyssey Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Indiana Fever: Chelsey Perry QO Extended Indiana: Nared, Jaime Waivers Cleared 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. Los Angeles Sparks: Chennedy Carter Traded from Atlanta Dream* Minnesota Lynx: Rachel Banham Sign Training Camp Contract 11, and so on. The situation repeats itself for 2021's draft picks relative to 2022's draft picks and continues throughout the length of the agreement. Washington: Westbrook, Evina Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract Chicago: Kaba, Masseny Waivers Cleared 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: Alarie, Bella Set Active 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. Connecticut: Delicia Washington Sign Training Camp Contract Washington: McCall, Erica Waived For example, this means a 2020 second-round pick who doesn't sign until 2021 would sign for the 2021 base salary for second-rounders, $61,543, instead of the 2020 base salary, $59,750. Thus, they do not affect the team minimum or league-wide guarantee unless the player makes the team and it becomes a standard contract. The Indiana Fever signed former Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield to a hardship exemption contract. None of these bonuses are considered salary, and therefore they do not count towards a team's total salary. Indiana: Wheeler, Erica Sign Regular Contract, Atlanta: Gray, Allisha Traded1 Washington: Shakira Austin Sign Rookie Scale Contract From February 1 until the last day of the regular season, players may sign all types of contracts, with the caveat that all standard contracts signed after the midpoint of the regular season become fully guaranteed. The WNBA is different from most other professional sports leagues in the US in that the salary cap is a hard cap with very little wiggle room. New York: Sabally, Nyara Sign Rookie Scale Contract Las Vegas trades the exclusive negotiating rights to Amanda Zahui B. to Washington in exchange for Washingtons own 2024 2nd round pick and Washingtons own 2025 2nd round pick. Minnesota: Ursin, Moon Waivers Cleared Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign Rookie Scale Contract New York Liberty: Stefanie Dolson Sign Regular Contract I mean, it's ridiculous.". The four teams who miss the playoffs in a given season, or the current holder of their first-round pick, make up the first four picks of the next draft, and the order of those teams is selected via the draft lottery. 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. When the CBA was agreed to in January 2020, max salaries went up 82% ($117,500 to $215,00) while the cap only grew 30% ($996,100 to $1.3 million), forcing general managers to be creative in . $700,000. Los Angeles: Cambage, Liz Waivers Cleared 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. Per the Winter Showcase telecast, the G-League base salary is $37,000. A sign-and-trade is an agreement made between a player, their team, and a team they will be traded to. Connecticut: Fields, Nirra Sign Training Camp Contract, Connecticut: Anigwe, Kristine Waived Minnesota Lynx: Bridget Carleton QO Extended Phoenix: Maya Dodson Sign Rookie Scale Contract As a result, the Mercury can not make another core qualifying offer to a player while Griner is still signed to that contract with Phoenix. 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: Hillsman, Khaalia Waived, Las Vegas: Brown, Kalani Waivers Cleared A restricted free agent may sign with any WNBA team, but their prior team has the right to match any offer from another team. In practice, a team in this situation would opt for the reserved qualifying offer as it gives them far more control over negotiations because reserved players can only negotiate with their prior team, while restricted players can negotiate with any team. Washington: Williams, Elizabeth Suspended Partial Season 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. 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. These exclusive negotiating rights are what separates these players from being free agents. Her mom was off work Friday and was able to drive Williams to the airport. She was initially signed to a hardship contract, but has since signed a new contract. Dallas: Mabrey, Marina QO Extended The two teams who are not drawn in the lottery are given the Nos. The difference is huge between 10 days of NBA competition compared to an entire G League season. The minimum salary for an WNBA player with two years of service will rise from $42,728 annually to $57,000 beginning in 2020. Who is Penny Taylor married to? The bonus counts on the cap for the season before the player has to fulfill their requirements, meaning a player's bonus will be on the cap for the 2021 season with an agreement that the player will meet the requirements in the offseason after the 2021 season. Eligibility for each level is governed by the number of years of service a player has among other criteria. 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. June 15, 2022. When Indiana traded Stephanie Mavunga to Chicago for Jantel Lavender in 2020, both teams benefited from this rule in different ways. And Seattle is the farthest city in the country for someone to get to. While all other types of qualifying offers can't have base salary protection, players who have received qualifying offers can still negotiate for a contract that includes protections. Dallas Wings: Imani McGee-Stafford Rights Renounced Dallas is trading the contract of Tyasha Harris to Connecticut. 2007 (option) $728,000. Chicago Sky: Li Yueru Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights** Giselle Jacobs knows hardship. *Phoenix trades the contract of Kia Vaughn to Atlanta in exchange for Atlantas own 2023 3rd round draft pick. Dallas Wings: Tyasha Harris Team Option Exercised Los Angeles: Horvat, Chantel Waivers Cleared June 29, 2020. Los Angeles: Talbot, Stephanie Non-WNBA Injury Full Season A cap hold is a placeholder of salary that teams are given when they have fewer than 10 players counted on the cap. Las Vegas: Stokes, Kiah Sign Regular Contract This is only done before the regular season - between the preceding December 1 and the first regular-season game - so it has no bearing on the team minimum or league-wide guarantee. Connecticut Sun: Stephanie Jones QO Extended The CBA states that the rookie scale applies to any player who has not previously signed a contract to play in the WNBA. A merit bonus is a bonus paid to a player given individual or team success throughout the season. Atlanta Dream: Tianna Hawkins Waivers Cleared Atlanta Dream: Monique Billings Sign Regular Contract In that case, they would be considered a Suspended--Contract Expired player. They can extend their contract for up to three years bringing them to a total of the first seven years of their career. As a result, a veteran on a $100,000 contract would be limited to a $120,000 base salary in year one of the extension even if they otherwise qualify for a supermax. However, rookie scale extensions can increase or decrease by 3% of the base salary in the first season of the extension. To give you some perspective, the base salary for . Minnesota: Clarendon, Layshia Waivers Cleared Washington: Gustafson, Megan Waived A player can become an unrestricted free agent in a few ways. Los Angeles: Toliver, Kristi Suspended Partial Season Menu. Dallas: Howard, Natasha- Traded1 12 p.m. CT: Williams deals with what she described as the most difficult part of her journey: getting through TSA security at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Teams may trade most players as well as the exclusive rights to negotiate with drafted and reserved players without the player agreeing to it. Atlanta Dream: Tiffany Hayes Sign Regular Contract For example, players drafted in 2021 such as Aari McDonald or Michaela Onyenwere will not be affected for the 2023 season. Teams may wait to cut the player without pushing back this window. Indiana: Coates, Alaina Set Active ", 'He told me to pack a bag': One WNBA hardship player's dash from San Antonio to Seattle, WNBA mock draft: Villanova's Siegrist soars into lottery pick, Serena, Griner honored at NAACP Image Awards, Sparks officially re-sign forward N. Ogwumike, Griner on court in 1st open workout since release, WNBA draft set for N.Y., to have 'Orange Carpet', 2-time All-Star C. Ogwumike back with Sparks, Griner officially rejoins Mercury in 'special signing', Yang joins Sparks after FIBA silver with China, WNBA trade grades: Why Wings, Liberty earn top marks in Saturday's four-team trade. The Dream signed Slocum to a hardship contract Wednesday, Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV reports. Phoenix Mercury: Sophie Cunningham Sign Regular Contract, Seattle Storm: Jewell Loyd Sign Core Contract Chicago Sky: Kahleah Copper Core QO Extended, Dallas Wings: Luisa Geiselsoder Waivers Cleared, New York Liberty: Paris Kea QO Extended Salary paid to players on hardship contracts could ultimately take the Storm over the cap and prevent the team from adding a 12th player late in the season. 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. 11 a.m. CT: Williams heads to the airport -- in Austin. Minnesota: Milic, Nina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) 21 draft pick out of UConn, to a hardship contract. She spent three seasons (2017-19) with Dallas, where she averaged 6.0 points in 19.2 minutes in 33 games in her most . Washington: Westbrook, Evina 7-Day Contract Release This is an impractical decision because they would be better off signing the contract anyway and just opting to sit out. This means that a contract signed at the supermax in 2020 will only match the league's supermax salary in 2020 and 2021. The CBA specifies that the proration is based on the number of days of the regular season, not the number of games, that the player was under contract. Phoenix is trading Bria Hartley and Phoenixs own 2022 2nd round pick (#20) and 2023 2nd round pick to Indiana. Phoenix: Turner, Brianna Sign Contract Extension 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. 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. Los Angeles Sparks: Lauren Cox Sign Training Camp Contract Washington Mystics: Myisha Hines-Allen Sign Regular Contract 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. 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. Seattle: Jenna Giacone Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Williams, Kiana Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Chloe Bibby Sign Training Camp Contract Such a hardship must be more than a mere inconvenience. Cunane was originally selected by the Seattle Storm with the 17th overall pick in the . The salary cap is calculated with base salaries, rather than salary that is actually paid by each team. If Minnesota's Crystal Dangerfield, the No. Holmes made the opening day roster before being waived on June 28. Connecticut Sun: Yvonne Anderson Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Kristy Wallace Sign Rookie Scale Contract Indiana: Emily Engstler Required Tender Made 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. This is not the conventional definition of "rookie" that fans typically think of: someone who is playing her first-ever regular-season game that year. The rules do not apply to players with 0, 1 or 2 years of service in the WNBA. This is one way a team can maneuver their salary cap situation favorably. 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. Washington Mystics: Klara Lundquist Personal Decision Full Season, Washington Mystics: MeMe Jackson Sign Training Camp Contract Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Connecticut: Washington, Delicia Waivers Cleared If a player is drafted into the WNBA, they may choose to sign a contract even if they do not plan to play in the upcoming season. Connecticut: Alexus Dye Sign Training Camp Contract Seattle: Williams, Kiana - Sign . She was signed to a short-term injury hardship contract by Houston on . She was then released and re-signed multiple times throughout . Minnesota: Cruz, Anna QO Extended The WNBA doesn't require trades to match incoming and outgoing salaries. Alternatively, the player could decide to just not show up. The contract also cannot have any sort of base salary protection. Both situations affect the terms of the player's contract when they do eventually join the WNBA team. Chicago Sky: Lexie Brown QO Extended, Los Angeles Sparks: Tea Cooper QO Extended The CBA actually allows for rookie scale contracts to fall below the league minimum, which only happens in a few situations. Las Vegas: Stokes, Kiah Suspended Partial Season Friday, June 10 Elissa Cunane, Nikolina Milic signed by Minnesota. Indiana: Cannon, Emma Sign Regular Contract Los Angeles: Samuelson, Katie Lou Sign Contract Extension The first, and most common one, is for a player to be at least 22 years old by December 31 of the calendar year of the draft. 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. Seattle Storm: Jordin Canada QO Extended Indiana: NaLyssa Smith Required Tender Made Los Angeles: Raca, Ivana Rights Renounced, Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) The Sparks first signed Holmes to a training camp contract on Feb. 19, 2021. If not, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent. The only way that a team can go above the salary cap during the regular season is if the league has granted them hardship or emergency hardship exceptions. An example of an injury suspension was Breanna Stewart, who tore her Achilles tendon while playing overseas in the WNBA offseason. Note: the entry for 'Picks 9-12' reflects remaining first round picks. Keep up to date on the latest transactions with WNBA.coms Transactions page. Players who were already over the league minimum did not receive any bump in their salary. Last year, players with two years experience (or less . 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. The trade that is agreed to also must be completed within 48 hours. "Honestly, it wasn't anything difficult," Williams said of Friday's journey. Las Vegas: Rupert, Iliana Waived Christensen was selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the third round (40th overall) of the 2002 WNBA Draft. Phoenix: Gustafson, Megan Sign Training Camp Contract Indiana Fever: Bernadett Hatar QO Extended, Dallas Wings: Satou Sabally Team Option Exercised Washington Mystics: Stephanie Mavunga Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Maya Caldwell Sign Training Camp Contract, Washington Mystics: Linnae Harper Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago: Pulliam, Lindsey Waived, Los Angeles: Cox, Lauren Waivers Cleared Atlanta Dream: Monique Billings QO Extended, Seattle Storm: Stephanie Talbot QO Extended Picks 9-12 earn $66,306, while second round . Individual merit bonuses are awarded for players who have earned various awards or who have been named to All-WNBA or All-Star teams. Phoenix: Davis, Kaela 7-Day Contract Release Teams must make this decision and notify the player by May 15 following the player's second contract year. For picks 5-8, the rookie base salary drops to $69,224. To be eligible for the WNBA draft, all domestic players must have no remaining collegiate eligibility, or they must renounce it in writing at least 10 days before the date of the draft. Los Angeles: Thomas, Jasmine Traded1, Dallas: Dangerfield, Crystal Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1 Despite the rush, Williams didn't forget anything. Los Angeles Sparks: Lexie Brown Traded from Chicago Sky** The team benefits from this agreement because they do not have to lose their player to free agency, which would happen if they cut the player. "I love Seattle. Seattle: Plaisance, Theresa Sign Regular Contract The 2020 Rookie of the Year, she . **Chicago signs and trades the contract of Lexie Brown to Los Angeles in exchange for the draft rights to Li Yueru. 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