Phoenix: Turner, Brianna Suspended Partial Season A qualifying offer is a contract that a player's previous team offers to the player in order to ensure negotiation restrictions apply to the player. New York Liberty: Leaonna Odom Waived Dallas trades the contract of Marina Mabrey to Chicago via sign-and-trade. 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: Westbrook, Evina Waived Washington: Gustafson, Megan Waived August 3, 2021. If a player opts out of a season, which we have referred to as a voluntary suspension in past pieces, they fall under the umbrella of "not fulfilling" the requirements of their contract and therefore do not become free agents once their contract would normally expire. Connecticut: Williams, Courtney Set Active Washington: Jones, Stephanie Sign Training Camp Contract Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign 7-Day 1st Contract For example, players drafted in 2021 such as Aari McDonald or Michaela Onyenwere will not be affected for the 2023 season. These usually happen before the season begins, but even if the player is under contract and fails to report at the start of the season, they are excluded from the team salary once the suspension begins as they have not earned any of their salary. For picks 5-8, the rookie base salary drops to $69,224. Connecticut: Gulbe, Aleksa Waivers Cleared Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Hardship Release, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Sign Training Camp Contract 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). In the 2021-22 Turkish League season, Slocum averaged 17.4 points, 4.6 rebounds . This combination of rules stops a team from matching the offer sheet to a player solely to use that player as a trade chip without the player having a say in their destination. Although not outlined in the CBA, the league has made clear how the draft order is determined. Phoenix got three first-round draft picks from Connecticut in return for playing its part, while Bonner earns an additional $125,000 over the course of the four-year 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. That more conventional definition is used for awards and years of service to determine veteran status. Seattle Storm: Stephanie Talbot Sign Training Camp Contract New York is trading the contract of Natasha Howard and the exclusive negotiating rights to Crystal Dangerfield to Dallas. Because health and safety absences are more difficult to predict, that means a quick turnaround to sign a replacement, often based on logistics. In year 2022 the supermax will increase by 3% of $221,450 ($6,644) while the contract would only increase by 3% of $215,000 ($6,450). . It is mentioned, but not required, that the payments may be in proportion to salary. Connecticut Sun: Courtney Williams Sign Regular Contract The payment must be made by the league within 60 days of the end of the season. In a normal season, there would be no cap hit because one wouldn't expect players to be paid a month before the season starts. The process is repeated to determine the No. Indiana: Queen Egbo Sign Rookie Scale Contract Las Vegas: Winters, Deja Waivers Cleared Chicago Sky: Crystal Bradford Waivers Cleared, Phoenix Mercury: Kristine Anigwe Sign Training Camp Contract. A hardship clause in a contract allows the parties to modify or excuse their contract obligations when one of the parties experiences a hardship. Phoenix: Anigwe, Kristine Waived Las Vegas: Aisha Sheppard Sign Rookie Scale Contract The two types of qualifying offers that follow the expiration of rookie contracts are restricted qualifying offers for drafted rookie contracts and reserved qualifying offers for players with 0-3 years of service. 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. Chicago: Kaba, Masseny Waivers Cleared Essentially, it is an FAQ for the WNBA CBA that was inspired by Larry Coon's influential NBA CBA FAQ. Players deemed to be international have a different set of rules determining eligibility for the draft. May 31, 2022 2:52 PM EDT. Across all categories, players will receive a 2% increase in base salary between their first and second seasons. Washington: Sykes, Brittney Sign Regular Contract Dallas: Brown, Kalani Sign Training Camp Contract 1-4 in the 2022 WNBA Draft, the base salary is expected to be $72,141 in year one. So if the injury took place on July 10, 2020, the team must wait until July 10, 2022. June 28, 2020 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. Washington: Westbrook, Evina 7-Day Contract Release Gustafson, 24, holds career averages of 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 34 career games with the Dallas Wings. 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Replacement contracts are the only time a team may exceed the league's salary cap during the regular season. 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. Connecticut is trading the contract of Jonquel Jones to New York. The other situations where players may earn less than the league minimum in a season are for non-standard contracts like seven-day contracts, rest-of-season contracts, or replacement contracts. A hardship exception is a temporary roster spot granted to a team who has met the qualifications mentioned. Atlanta: Billings, Monique Sign Regular Contract While protection is the term used in the CBA, it is commonly referred to as guaranteeing a salary. Players are also allowed to leave or be late due to 'a significant life event' (e.g., a graduation ceremony or a death in the family). This means that a player who goes undrafted and then signs either a replacement or seven-day contract in their first year would then be governed by a rookie contract when they are signed to a standard contract. The first possible reason is that a player simply doesn't want to play for the team that drafted them. All this means is there are no restrictions like the one above where a player is bound to only one team if offered a contract. If we had some practice players in our system, and you could pull from that. If the offer sheet is matched by the prior team, then the player must agree to any trade through the following February 1. Free agents designated as a core player by their team are also eligible for the supermax regardless of their years of service. Los Angeles: Horvat, Chantel Waivers Cleared Evina Westbrook signed a hardship contract with the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday, the franchise announced. In 2022, after her 10% raise, Ionescu would earn $76,297 compared to the 2021 number one pick who would earn $71,441. Any player who played more than two-thirds of the season for a playoff team but did not end the season on the roster will earn a $250 bonus, regardless of any prorated salary, or where their prior team finishes. Minnesota: Bibby, Chloe Waived Indiana: Robinson, Danielle Suspended Partial Season In some situations when a player is suspended for the remainder of the season - whether it is voluntary, the result of an injury competing for a non-WNBA team, or a penalty for withholding services - the player will be removed from the team's salary cap. 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. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay 7-Day Contract Release, Connecticut: Williams, Kiana Sign 7-Day 1st Contract, Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract Seattle: Cunane, Elissa Waived The CBA typically limits contracts to an increase equal to 3% of the first year's salary. **Chicago is signing and trading Diamond DeShields to Phoenix. Seattle: Nurse, Kia Sign Regular Contract Taylor, who married Mercury star Diana Taurasi in 2017, played 10 seasons for the Mercury from 2004-16 before retiring. 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. Seattle Storm: Mercedes Russell QO Extended Friday, June 10 Elissa Cunane, Nikolina Milic signed by Minnesota. 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. Yes, they do. The guarantee level, which is about seven percent below the salary cap, is the average team salary that the league guarantees to pay to their players. Despite the delay of the 2020 WNBA season until late July, players still received their first paycheck on June 1. The document outlines the rules that govern how the league functions. Phoenix: Odom, Leaonna Waived Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Sign 7-Day 1st Contract 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. Rookie base salaries are not guaranteed ("protected," in the language of the CBA), meaning that players are only paid for the portion of the season they are actually on the roster. The contract is signed for the remainder of the season but must be terminated if the player being replaced returns from their injury. Picks 9-12 earn $66,306, while second round . Dallas: Jazz Bond Required Tender Made 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. Atlanta: Agnew, Jaylyn Waived, Indiana: Gorecki, Haley Waived Dallas Wings: Destinee Walker Sign Training Camp Contract, Las Vegas Aces: Sydney Colson Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago: Kaba, Masseny Waived Connecticut: Williams, Courtney Set Active This is a living document that we will enhance and refine over time. The offer must be extended before January 15, or the player will become an unrestricted free agent on February 1. For example, the 2020/2021 season is 174 days long, so they divide a player's minimum salary by 174 to get . Base salaries vary depending on how high each player was drafted, with the first four picks in the draft earning $68,000 in 2020. Veterans who have finished their contract with four or fewer years of service and do not receive the appropriate qualifying offer become unrestricted free agents. Alternatively, the player could decide to just not show up. Chicago: Maley, Anneli Hardship Release, New York: Dangerfield, Crystal Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Indiana: Hartley, Bria Set Active July 4, 2020. Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner 7-Day Contract Release Indiana: Emily Engstler Required Tender Made Phoenix Mercury: Shey Peddy QO Extended, Connecticut Sun: Jonquel Jones Core QO Extended, Las Vegas Aces: Aja Wilson QO Extended Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya 7-Day Contract Release, Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Chicago: Williams, Courtney Sign Regular Contract Chicago: Lexi Held Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago: Kayla Wells Sign Training Camp Contract Seattle: Giacone, Jenna Waived Indiana: Cannon, Emma Sign Regular Contract That increase is in line with the rate that base salaries may increase throughout a contract. Time off bonuses may not exceed $50,000 for the first offseason of the contract and may increase by no more than 3% of the first offseason's time off bonus. Connecticut Sun: Natisha Hiedeman Sign Training Camp Contract, Chicago Sky: Diamond DeShields QO Extended This can be useful for players on guaranteed contracts with several years left on their contracts. In that scenario, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of their third season. Washington: Jones, Stephanie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Dallas Wings: Arike Ogunbowale Sign Contract Extension Washington: Benzan, Katie Sign Trainining Camp Contract . 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. Teams must make this decision and notify the player by May 15 following the player's second contract year. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Waived Trades including core-designated players who have yet to sign must be approved by the player. Atlanta: Howard, Rhyne Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Minnesota: Mack, Natasha Waivers Cleared New York trades the contract of Michaela Onyenwere to Phoenix. All or part of a player's salary can be protected, and payment is conditioned on not engaging in prohibited activities that will be outlined below. If a player signs during training camp in 2023, they still get retroactively fined as if they'd been under contract from the beginning. 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. They may play professional or amateur basketball prior to being drafted, but they cannot play collegiately in the United States. August 2, 2022. Seattle: Elissa Cunane Required Tender Made If the team does not exercise its option, the player would become an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of her third season. Minnesota: Collier, Napheesa Sign Contract Extension In order to qualify as an international player, they must have been born and reside outside of the United States. This also means if the trade bonus is for $20,000, but the player only has $100,000 left on their contract, the bonus needs to be amended. This means that if a team trades for a player with a $100,000 base salary who has already been paid half of their salary, they will need to have room for the full $100,000 of their salary on their cap even though they only owe the player $50,000. "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.' **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. Minnesota: Jones, Kayla Waivers Cleared Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Hardship Release Players who simply do not show up after signing a contract can be fined by their teams, but as long as an agreement is made, there are no further consequences. Minnesota Lynx: Rachel Banham Sign Training Camp Contract 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. Teams must have at least 11 players on their rosters throughout the season. Indiana Fever: Bernadett Hatar QO Extended, Dallas Wings: Satou Sabally Team Option Exercised "She took my car back so hopefully she's taking care of my baby," Williams said, referring to the car. For this reason, the amount of the trade bonus must not bring the player's salary over the applicable maximum in the event it is paid out. An offer sheet is an offer to a restricted free agent that a team other than the player's prior team extends. Eligibility for each level is governed by the number of years of service a player has among other criteria. Minnesota: Ursin, Moon Waived Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Los Angeles: Rae Burrell Required Tender Made All season-long contracts in the WNBA became guaranteed on Monday, June 28 at 2 p.m. PT. A player who signs a rest-of-season contract will receive a year of service once they have been on the roster for one day. The CBA specifies that the payments begin on or around June 1 and continue until approximately September 15. Las Vegas: Colson, Sydney Sign Training Camp Contract, Las Vegas: Zahui B, Amanda Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1 Outstanding qualifying offers and offer sheets, money owed to retired players, cap holds for rosters under 10 players, and any guaranteed or buyout money from cut players is also included. 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. Los Angeles: Nelson-Ododa, Olivia Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Las Vegas: Mulkey, Nancy Sign Rookie Scale Contract Davis was selected by the Dallas Wings with the tenth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft. Last year, players with two years experience (or less . "Honestly, it wasn't anything difficult," Williams said of Friday's journey. New York: Dangerfield, Crystal Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Phoenix Mercury: Shey Peddy Sign Training Camp Contract Indiana: Wheeler, Erica Sign Regular Contract, Atlanta: Gray, Allisha Traded1 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. The Atlanta Dream have signed Destiny Slocum to a hardship contract, the organization announced today. Washington: Williams, Christyn Waived Seattle: Williams, Kiana - Sign . Indiana: Patberg, Ali Waivers Cleared Drafted players on rookie contracts may have their contracts extended if the team has already exercised the fourth-year option in the rookie contract, which would happen ahead of a player's third season. The other reason a player might not sign a contract is if they are inhibited by an existing contract. 11 a.m. CT: Williams heads to the airport -- in Austin. She will play in the team's regular season opener against the Washington Mystics on Friday. Connecticut: Nelson-Ododa, Olivia Traded1 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. New York: Fiebich, Leonie Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1 Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Hardship Release Las Vegas Aces: Riquna Williams Sign Regular Contract Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda 7-Day Contract Release Chicago: Copper, Kahleah Suspended Partial Season If the injury occurs on or after July 1, the team can apply for the exclusion on the second anniversary of the injury. Las Vegas: Khayla Pointer Required Tender Made This means that a contract signed at the supermax in 2020 will only match the league's supermax salary in 2020 and 2021. Atlanta Dream: Kia Vaughn- Traded from Phoenix Given Williams was unable to go through practice or a shootaround before playing in a game, it helped that she spent part of last season with the Storm, who drafted her out of Stanford in the second round. If a player goes undrafted, they immediately become an unrestricted free agent and are free to sign a rookie-scale contract at the undrafted base salary for either one or two years. They would then have to go one season without playing professionally, making them eligible for the next WNBA draft. What is a hardship exception? Professional basketball career. Indiana Fever: Temi Fagbenle QO Extended Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Waivers Cleared Veteran extensions can be for up to 120% of the base salary for the final year of the original contract. Connecticut: Jones, Stephanie Waivers Cleared If players sign a 10-day contract with NBA teams, they get a salary that is usually more than the established minimum salary in the league. "I got my toothbrush, body wash, I got all the essentials," she said. Indiana: Perry, Chelsey Personal Decision Full Season This specific number is not directly important for individual teams, because the total guarantee is the guarantee level multiplied by the number of teams in the league. The trade that is agreed to also must be completed within 48 hours. These are often referred to as temporary or partial suspensions, even if they last the full season. Chicago: Allemand, Julie Set Active Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine 7-Day Contract Release, Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Under the latest CBA, the salary cap is specified for each season through 2027 with annual increases of 3% each season. Chicago: Sparkle Taylor Sign Training Camp Contract Drafted players still on their rookie deals who do not have their fourth-year team option exercised also become unrestricted free agents at the end of their contract. Extensions of rookie scale contracts can be for up to three years or through the end of the seventh year of their WNBA career. Las Vegas: Macaulay, Victoria Waived Teams can become eligible to sign players to replacement contracts if they qualify for either a hardship exception or an emergency hardship exception. Dangerfield was drafted in the second round of the 2020 WNBA draft by Minnesota, where she was named WNBA . Phoenix: Charles, Tina Waived Connecticut: Jordan Lewis Sign Rookie Scale Contract Connecticut: Bonner, DeWanna Suspended Partial Season Connecticut: Gulbe, Aleksa Waived Trade bonuses do count against the cap, but only after they are paid out. 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. This got the Fever, a team under the team minimum, closer to that benchmark and lessened the shortfall the team owed its players by about $45,000. New York: Jones, Jonquel Traded1, Atlanta: Mompremier, Beatrice QO Extended Atlanta: Durr, Asia (AD) Traded from New York** They haven't played since a 27-point loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night and will be back. Chicago: Emmanuelle Tahane Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago: Taylor, Sparkle Waived Because the injury happened during her WNBA obligations, her salary was protected and the Aces wouldn't have had any benefit in waiving her. Players receive one-ninth of their base salary twice per month because of the extended regular season. Las Vegas: Kierstan Bell Sign Rookie Scale Contract The Players Association is tasked with determining a reasonable way to divide that money, known as the "shortfall." This does not include players given a medical exemption as we saw in the 2020 season. 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. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Veteran contracts can only be extended if they were originally for two or more years, and no extensions can be signed until the one-year anniversary of the contract originally being signed or the one-year anniversary of the last extension. Minnesota: Jones, Kayla Waived Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Hardship Release There is no 1% fine penalty for 2024 onwards. Only drafted rookies have rookie scale contracts that can last four years, and therefore are the only contracts that may be extended, meaning undrafted rookie contracts cannot be extended. This rule is not outlined in the CBA, but Her Hoop Stats sources have confirmed this is league policy. Seattle Storm: Jordin Canada QO Extended If a team instead wants to keep the player, the team can suspend the player without pay if the injury occurs before the season begins or keep the player on the active roster and continue to pay them. Los Angeles: Cooper, Tea Waived Seattle: Dojkic, Ivana Sign Rookie Scale Contract The earliest a player can earn a supermax contract is to sign an extension of their rookie scale contract. WNBA hardship contracts are the new norm, but they can leave players scrambling. New York: Shook, Kylee Personal Decision Full Season Los Angeles: Cambage, Liz Contract Amendment Divorce, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Minnesota: Dodson,Maya Sign Training Camp Contract Indiana: Hatar, Bernadett - Non-WNBA Injury - Full Season Indiana: Perry, Chelsey This means that for the remaining eight picks of the first round, the playoff team with the highest winning percentage that season gets No. Minnesota: Davis, Rennia Waived Minnesota: CeCe Hooks Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Carleton, Bridget QO Extended Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine Waivers Cleared This would be an odd situation where the team would have to keep the player on its salary cap even though the player is not getting paid. Los Angeles Sparks: Katie Lou Samuelson Trade from Seattle Storm* She was waived on May 19, 2006 when she failed to make Houston's regular-season roster. 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