The Las Vegas Aces pulled off a 4-0 sweep over the Phoenix Mercury to win their third WNBA championship in four seasons. It comes amidst major speculation surrounding the ongoing negotiations between the league and the Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA), with the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) set to expire on Oct. 31, 2025.
That has effectively set a deadline for the WNBA to negotiate a new agreement, with Aces owner Mark Davis effectively in the same boat as WNBA fans.
“I think they'll work it out somehow. I hope. I haven't been consulted. You know what side of the table I'd probably be sitting on. So, we'll get it right,” he explained , per ESPN’s Alexa Philippou.
The current CBA was signed in January 2020 and was originally set to run through