The 2026 WNBA season is at risk of a delay, and possibly worse because of a lack of movement between the league and the WNBPA players union. According to Alexa Philippou of ESPN, the league has set a Mar. 10 target date to prevent a season delay.
Philippou notes that even if there is a CBA agreement before Mar. 10, there will still be a delay before the CBA is official.
Even once a deal is agreed upon, it could take weeks to formally ratify. The WNBA still needs to conduct a two-team expansion draft
for the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire and hold free agency for 80% of the league.
Training camp is currently slated to begin April 19, with the college draft scheduled for April 13. The regular season is supposed to tip on May 8.
Hopefully, we will see some movement toward a CBA.
