Adam Silver says he expects big raises for WNBA players in new CBA, and that they 'deserve it'

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver again expressed confidence Tuesday that WNBA players and that league will strike a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement, with the current one set to expire on Oct. 31.

And Silver made clear: WNBA players will be getting “big” raises.

Speaking on NBC’s “Today” in advance of Tuesday night’s season-opening NBA doubleheader on that network, Silver responded to a question about whether WNBA players should get a larger share of that league’s revenues.

“‘Share’ isn’t the right way to look at it because there’s so much more revenue in the NBA,” Silver said. “I think you should look at it in absolute numbers in terms of what they’re making. And they are going to get a big increase in this cycle of collective bargaining, and they deserve it.”

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