She famously shocked everyone with 18 points, four assists and two steals in her WNBA debut after being signed to a hardship contract. In earlier years, including the first offseason under the new CBA, the requirement was six or more years of service. Base salary protection is an agreement between a player and their team that allows a player to still receive their base salary in the event of being released due to lack of skill, injury, or illness. PAUL - The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has signed guard Evina Westbrook to a hardship contract. Chicago: Gondrezick, Kysre Waived The University of Georgia graduate played in three regular season games with the Dream after being signed to a hardship contract earlier this season, where she scored 18 points in her WNBA debut to help Atlanta defeat . Indiana: Davis, Rennia Sign Training Camp Contract Whether a player was drafted or not changes a few aspects of the contract. Connecticut: Dye, Alexus Waived 17 overall pick in this year's WNBA draft by Seattle, but . The maximum and supermax base salary limits increase by 3% annually, but this is not true for contracts. The third-year center appeared in one preseason game for the Wings this season, recording nine points and four . 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. Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Sign Training Camp Contract Los Angeles: Samuelson, Karlie Sign Training Camp Contract After Friday's 79-71 overtime win over the New York Liberty, Stewart and teammate Jewell Loyd lamented the difficulty of replacing players in health and safety protocols. Between January 1 and January 14, this can be offered to any player who would otherwise become a restricted or unrestricted free agent, although it's virtually never used on restricted free agents because the team already has the right of first refusal for that player. Chicago Sky: Lexie Brown Sign Training Camp Contract The Dream signed Slocum to a hardship contract Wednesday, Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV reports. Indiana Fever: Victoria Vivians QO Extended 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. Washington: Jones, Jazmine Sign ROS Contract Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Hardship Release The WNBA needs to adjust ASAP (before the next CBA) to allow teams more flexibility to keep rookies contract players on the roster. Indiana: Dangerfield, Crystal Hardship Release, Minnesota: Davis, Rennia Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Washington: Machida, Rui QO Extended **Chicago signs and trades the contract of Lexie Brown to Los Angeles in exchange for the draft rights to Li Yueru. Dallas: Dangerfield, Crystal Sign Regular Contract 5:30 p.m. PT: Williams arrives at the arena, showers and heads to the court for warmups. The higher maximum base salary, which is often referred to as the "supermax", is designed to reward elite veterans and incentivize young stars to remain with the teams who drafted them. Indiana: Kelly, Micaela Waived, Washington: Coleman, Jennifer Waived Minnesota: Dangerfield, Crystal Waivers Cleared Once the core qualifying offer has been extended, the player may not sign a contract directly with any other team. Chicago: Williams, Courtney Sign Regular Contract Indiana Fever: Chelsey Perry QO Extended Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract ", Added Loyd: "If we had a G League, it would help. Los Angeles: Brown, Lexie Sign Regular Contract Seattle: Gray, Reshanda Waived 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. The maximum and minimum roster rules include injured players who are left on the roster but does not include players who have been suspended voluntarily or due to injury. That limit can also vary from season to season in a contract. That is true regardless of whether the team played 26% of its games (9 out of 34), 29% of its games (10 out of 34), or some other number. Indiana Fever: Lindsay Allen Sign Training Camp Contract This means that for the remaining eight picks of the first round, the playoff team with the highest winning percentage that season gets No. Chicago: Davis, Kaela Waived Minnesota: McCoughtry, Angel Contract Amendment Divorce 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. Washington Mystics: Myisha Hines-Allen Sign Regular Contract 7 p.m. PT: Williams plays four minutes off the bench as one of eight active Seattle players in the team's 79-71 overtime win over New York, handing out a pair of assists. Atlanta Dream: Tiffany Hayes Sign Regular Contract The base salary can be any value between the league minimum and maximum, though they are typically for the minimum. The three-time WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury today signed free agent guard Haley Gorecki to a hardship roster contract, the team has announced. Los Angeles: Amy Atwell Required Tender Made Players who were born in the United States, reside in the United States, or who have played basketball collegiately in the United States are governed by one set of eligibility rules. Las Vegas: Winters, Deja Waivers Cleared Indiana: Emily Engstler Required Tender Made If their prior team chooses to match the offer, the player remains with that team. In this situation, the player and their team may work out an agreement to suspend the player for that season. ", '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. Professional basketball career. On January 1, 2022, they can begin to trade 2023 picks. They must be negotiated in a player's contract and cannot be added after the contract has already been accepted (except when signing an extension), and can only be exercised once for the duration of the contract. Seattle Storm: Jewell Loyd Core QO Extended, Atlanta Dream: Tianna Hawkins Waived A player who has been cored could then negotiate a contract with their team that is not protected, but the one-year qualifying offer must contain salary protection if it is accepted. The WNBA doesn't require trades to match incoming and outgoing salaries. Indiana: Henderson, Destanni Sign Rookie Scale Contract Chicago: Pulliam, Lindsey Waived, Los Angeles: Cox, Lauren Waivers Cleared All second-rounders will earn $59,750 in 2020, with third-round picks and undrafted rookies earning $57,000. She spent three seasons (2017-19) with Dallas, where she averaged 6.0 . This may seem repetitive, but both rules are included to account for players who may sit out a year of their rookie contracts and thus would finish year four with only three or fewer years of service. 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. 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. Waiting to cut the player until the team can apply to the league is the only way players without guaranteed money can be taken off the cap in the year they are cut. Trade bonuses do count against the cap, but only after they are paid out. And she enjoyed the experience. To give you some perspective, the base salary for . Seattle: Manis, Lauren Waived, Alanta: Morrison, Que Waivers Cleared This stops teams from passing off a player so another team can get the rights to core the player or sign them to a supermax as a free agent. Phoenix: Williams, Kiana Waived The 10-day timeline was adjusted for the 2021 draft to account for the fact that all NCAA athletes were granted an extra year of eligibility due to the Coronavirus pandemic. For picks 5-8, the rookie base salary drops to $69,224. The contract also cannot have any sort of base salary protection. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Hardship Release Connecticut: Hiedeman, Natisha QO Extended, Indiana: Chagas, Florencia Waivers Cleared, Phoenix: Diggins-Smith, Skylar Set Active Dallas: McCowan, Teaira Suspended Partial Season Connecticut: Hayes, Tiffany Sign Regular Contract who was waived by the Minnesota Lynx earlier this week, finished her second WNBA season in 2021 appearing in 31 games . If not, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent. Connecticut Sun: Beatrice Mompremier QO Extended Connecticut: Williams, Kiana 7-Day Contract Release, Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign ROS Contract Las Vegas: Kierstan Bell Sign Rookie Scale Contract Las Vegas: Stokes, Kiah Sign Regular Contract Connecticut: Lewis, Jordan Waivers Cleared Minnesota Lynx: Rachel Banham Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Clarendon, Layshia Waivers Cleared That would be an additional $12,875 in bonuses, bringing them up to a grand total of $56,631. 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. If granted the exception, the team can sign as many players to replacement contracts as needed to reach 10 available players. Dallas Wings: Teaira McCowan Traded from Indiana Fever* Indiana: Cannon, Emma Sign Regular Contract Uncertain how long she'll be with the Storm -- which depends on how quickly players test out of protocols -- Williams throws as many clothes as possible in the single suitcase she brought along with a backpack. Washington: Mavunga, Stephanie Waivers Cleared, Seattle: Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah Waived In the case of players who were suspended for the final season of their contract, there is no qualifying offer and therefore there is no cap hold. Chicago Sky: Kysre Gondrezick Sign Training Camp Contract, Los Angeles Sparks: Jordin Canada Sign Regular Contract Cunane has signed a hardship contract with the Minnesota Lynx to fill in for injured players. Washington: Jones, Stephanie Hardship Release Phoenix: Sam Thomas Sign Training Camp Contract Time off bonuses also count on the cap, even before the player has met the requirements to earn it. Essentially, it is an FAQ for the WNBA CBA that was inspired by Larry Coon's influential NBA CBA FAQ. There are a few exceptions to the listed minimum base salary. Minnesota: Hannah Sjerven Required Tender Made The payment must be made by the league within 60 days of the end of the season. Undrafted free agents are free to negotiate with multiple teams any time after the draft has concluded. Indiana released . Phoenix: Davis, Kaela 7-Day Contract Release The salary cap is the maximum allowed total salary of all the players a team has on the books. Chicago: Krajisnik, Tina Hardship Release, Washington: Williams, Elizabeth Set Active, Los Angeles: Samuelson, Katie Lou Set Active Chicago Sky: Crystal Bradford Waivers Cleared, Phoenix Mercury: Kristine Anigwe Sign Training Camp Contract. A player who signs a two-year extension to their rookie scale contract where the first year has a salary of $100,000 can earn up to $103,000 in the second year. This means if a player is earning $60,000 and loses $5,000 due to a suspension, the player will earn $55,000 but the team's salary will still reflect the original $60,000. Chicago: Davis, Kaela Waivers Cleared Connecticut: Jones, Brionna Sign Core Contract, Atlanta: Rupert, Iliana Awarded on Waivers Each team is allowed to designate no more than one player as a core player by extending a core qualifying offer. Chicago Sky: Stella Johnson - ROS (Hardship) Contract Signed Washington Mystics: Alaina Coates - Contract Signed Washington Mystics: Shey Peddy - Contract Signed. Westbrook was . They are constant for the length of the CBA, and they cannot increase as team bonuses can. The CBA can be found in full on the WNBPA website. 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. For example, if a player enrolls in college in the Fall of 2021 and graduates in just three years in the Spring of 2024, they would be eligible for the 2024 draft in April regardless of their age, provided they choose to renounce their remaining collegiate eligibility. Base salaries vary depending on how high each player was drafted, with the first four picks in the draft earning $68,000 in 2020. Connecticut Sun: Beatrice Mompremier Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Lindsay Allen QO Extended Veteran extensions may last no longer than three years past the year the extension was signed. 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. *Los Angeles trades the contract of Erica Wheeler, Los Angeless own 2022 2nd round draft pick (#15) and Los Angeless own 2023 1st round draft pick to Atlanta in exchange for the contract of Chennedy Carter and the draft rights to Li Yueru. There are no partial years of service, players can either earn zero or one. For players drafted before 2020, there is practically no difference between the base salary for the two offers due to the significant increase in the minimum salary. If they go undrafted, then they are free to sign as a rookie free agent. January 1 or 15 are the most likely options given recent transaction history according to AcrossTheTimeline. Players earn each relevant bonus to their achievements, meaning the league MVP would earn the MVP bonus and the All-WNBA First Team bonus, barring any weird voting results. They haven't played since a 27-point loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night and will be back. On Monday, the Washington Mystics announced that they signed Megan Gustafson to an injury hardship contract.. Gustafson is entering her third WNBA season after spending the 2019 and 2020 seasons . Phoenix: Wiese, Sydney Sign Training Camp Contract Both situations affect the terms of the player's contract when they do eventually join the WNBA team. Los Angeles Sparks: Liz Cambage Sign Regular Contract In the event a team falls below 11 players, they must sign another player within 72 hours. Indiana: Wheeler, Erica Sign Regular Contract, Atlanta: Gray, Allisha Traded1 2 in Friday's regular season opener at the Washington Mystics. Washington: Jennifer Coleman Sign Training Camp Contract In 2021, Jones signed a training camp contract with Connecticut and made the team roster. Indiana: Caldwell, Maya Sign Regular Contract Los Angeles: Cooper, Tea Waivers Cleared Veteran extensions can be for up to 120% of the base salary for the final year of the original contract. Connecticut: Allen, Rebecca Traded1 Dallas: Bertsch, Morgan Waivers Cleared However, players who are traded to a new team are no longer counted on their old team's salary cap. An offer sheet is an offer to a restricted free agent that a team other than the player's prior team extends. Seattle: Jade Melbourne Required Tender Made The Salary Cap for a year goes into effect on January 1 and continues in effect until December 31 the following year. Last year, players with two years experience (or less . Minnesota: Milic, Nina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) In 2022, after her 10% raise, Ionescu would earn $76,297 compared to the 2021 number one pick who would earn $71,441. Chicago: Gondrezick, Kysre Waivers Cleared A team could get around this by waiving the player and then re-signing the player to a more team-friendly deal. Dallas: Bond, Jazz Waived As a result, 2021's first overall pick will make more in her first year ($70,040) than Sabrina Ionescu, the first pick in the 2020 draft, will make in 2021 ($69,360). Teams may not include cash or any other compensation in trades. Unlike the first three years of the contract, the fourth year is fully protected beginning with the 2020 Draft Class. Minnesota: Bibby, Chloe Waived Dallas: Alarie, Bella Set Active Atlanta Dream: Erica Wheeler Traded from Los Angeles Sparks* Phoenix Mercury: Diamond DeShields Traded from Chicago Sky** Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Hardship Release A team's total salary includes the salary, expected time off bonuses, and any trade bonuses that have been exercised for players currently under contract. Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Waived Atlanta Dream: Kia Vaughn- Traded from Phoenix Dallas: Bertsch, Morgan Waived For the Lakers, it would pave the way for them to sign a player to a 10-day contract. 4:30 p.m. PT: Williams' flight arrives at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport gates about two and a half hours before tip-off. Minnesota Lynx: Yvonne Turner Sign Training Camp Contract Atlanta: Agnew, Jaylyn Waivers Cleared Seattle alone has added three different players -- including Kaela Davis twice -- as protocols necessitated hardship replacements. Seattle: Harding, Paisley Waivers Cleared Washington Mystics: Stephanie Mavunga Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Maya Caldwell Sign Training Camp Contract, Washington Mystics: Linnae Harper Sign Training Camp Contract The one exception to the maximum of six protected contracts is that fourth-year team option for rookies drafted in 2020 or later do not count. Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine 7-Day Contract Release Atlanta: Rhyne Howard Required Tender Made Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract Yesterday, the Lynx traded their eighth and 13th overall picks to the Las Vegas Aces in exchange for the Ace's 2023 first and second round picks. 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. For example, starting on January 1, 2021, teams can trade 2022 draft picks but not picks covering 2023 or later. The amount a team pays out due to being below the team minimum is included when figuring out the league-wide salary and if the guarantee level has been reached. Dallas got the significant return they were looking for, and Diggins-Smith got to go to her preferred destination, Phoenix. Acompanhe-nos: can gabapentin help with bell's palsy Facebook This could be avoided by opting for a percentage of remaining salary instead of a set dollar amount. Players do not earn a year of service for years in which they were signed only to replacement contracts or seven-day contracts. Los Angeles: Samuelson, Katie Lou Sign Contract Extension Meanwhile, a veteran contract for a player with three years of service would earn $74,305. 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. Chicago: Parks, Robyn Sign Rookie Scale Contract While Seattle has been the team hardest hit by health and safety protocols thus far this season, with COVID-19 rates plateauing at a much higher level than last summer, it's clear the Storm won't be the last. Taylor, who married Mercury star Diana Taurasi in 2017, played 10 seasons for the Mercury from 2004-16 before retiring. Annual salaries are prorated if players join a team mid-season or leave a team mid-season. Connecticut: Lewis, Jordan Waived Contracts can include any combination of the types of protection permitted by the CBA, which are detailed below. Washington: Benzan, Katie Waived They may play professional or amateur basketball prior to being drafted, but they cannot play collegiately in the United States. Minnesota: Milic, Nina Hardship Release Las Vegas: Zahui B, Amanda Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights2 Connecticut: Nia Clouden Required Tender Made Connecticut Sun: Joyner Holmes Sign Training Camp Contract If the team does not exercise its option, the player would become an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of her third season. Minnesota: Westbrook, Evina Waivers Cleared In the case of DeWanna Bonner in 2020, Bonner was an unrestricted free agent so she could have signed with a new team while Phoenix received nothing in return. Los Angeles: Toliver, Kristi Set Active Because health and safety absences are more difficult to predict, that means a quick turnaround to sign a replacement, often based on logistics. The exception is cored players. The Wings also had the power to only let her go elsewhere if they got a good enough return because they had cored her and had her exclusive negotiation rights. Phoenix Mercury: Shey Peddy QO Extended, Connecticut Sun: Jonquel Jones Core QO Extended, Las Vegas Aces: Aja Wilson QO Extended Dallas: Jazz Bond Sign Rookie Scale Contract Washington: Sykes, Brittney Sign Regular Contract Additionally, domestic players must meet one of three other requirements. Connecticut: Charles, Kaila Waivers Cleared Indiana Fever: Bernadett Hatar Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Jantel Lavender Waived If the exclusive negotiation rights to a drafted player are traded, the new team retains the exact same rights as the drafting team. Chicago Sky Kathleen Doyle Sign Training Camp Contract, Seattle Storm: Lauren Manis Sign Training Camp Contract For every player below 10 that is included on the team's total salary, a cap hold equal to the rookie minimum is added. Only players with six or more years of service at the time the contract is signed may receive a trade bonus. Connecticut: Hartley, Bria Sign ROS Contract Chicago trades Phoenixs 2023 1st round draft pick (#5), their own 2024 1st round draft pick, and the right to swap the teams own 2025 1st round draft picks to Dallas; their own 2024 3rd round draft pick and their own 2025 2nd round draft pick to Phoenix; and the draft rights to Leonie Fiebich and their own 2024 2nd round draft pick to New York. For example, players generally do not get paid if they are injured from risky activities such as sky-diving or bungee-jumping, even if their contracts are protected from injury or illness. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign Training Camp Contract That agreement is known as an offer sheet in the CBA. WNBA hardship contracts are the new norm, but they can leave players scrambling. Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna 7-Day Contract Release, Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine 7-Day Contract Release Connecticut: Gulbe, Aleksa Waivers Cleared Chicago: Williams, Elizabeth Sign Regular Contract, Washington: Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori Sign Regular Contract Chicago: Kaba, Masseny Waived A restricted free agent may sign with any WNBA team, but their prior team has the right to match any offer from another team. 2022 WNBA Per Game Split Stats - Days Rest. 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). Las Vegas: Aifuwa, Faustine Waived Teams are ranked by their win-loss percentage over the past two seasons, regardless of differences in games played. Chicago: Allemand, Julie Suspended Partial Season This is different from other American sports leagues, including the NBA, where cash is often packaged with players to balance out trades. Loading Split Stats. Washington: Shakira Austin Sign Rookie Scale Contract Indiana increased its team salary by $60,000 while only having to pay Lavender about $15,000 more than they still owed Mavunga. When Indiana traded Stephanie Mavunga to Chicago for Jantel Lavender in 2020, both teams benefited from this rule in different ways. Examples of topics are cash compensation, salary cap, and disciplines. "I got off the phone with him and started packing.". Las Vegas: George, Cayla Sign Regular Contract Washington: Westbrook, Evina Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract The document outlines the rules that govern how the league functions. Phoenix is trading Bria Hartley and Phoenixs own 2022 2nd round pick (#20) and 2023 2nd round pick to Indiana. Phoenix: Maya Dodson Required Tender Made Rookie scale extensions can also be for the supermax and can immediately increase to that level, which is an increase of between 170% and 235% depending on the player's draft position. Dallas: Mabrey, Marina Sign Regular Contract, New York: Kon, Sika Sign Rookie Scale 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. With the significantly higher supermax in the new CBA, there are new reasons a sign-and-trade can be beneficial to players and teams. This is a living document that we will enhance and refine over time. Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Sign ROS Contract, Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner 7-Day Contract Release The player can negotiate a new contract or accept the qualifying offer at any point after January 15, but may not sign a negotiated contract until February 1. The Players Association is tasked with determining a reasonable way to divide that money, known as the "shortfall." Indiana: Coates, Alaina Suspended Partial Season **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. Indiana: Pointer, Khayla QO Extended 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. Phoenix: Gustafson, Megan Sign Training Camp Contract Atlanta: Hayes, Tiffany Set Active, Minnesota: Sims, Odyssey Waived Phoenix: Williams, Kiana Waivers Cleared If they are drafted by a different team, they are treated as a standard draft pick. Dallas is trading the contract of Kayla Thornton to New York. 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. If the injury occurs on or after July 1, the team can apply for the exclusion on the second anniversary of the injury. 1 pick in the draft. The simplest situation of a rookie contract expiring is for a drafted rookie whose fourth-year option was not exercised by their team. Connecticut: Mompremier, Beatrice Waived Washington: Kang, Lee Seul Waivers Cleared (Where) they're actually here in market, they're not traveling and then have to play a game. Minnesota: Dantas, Damiris Sign Training Camp Contract August 2, 2022. Connecticut: Cole, Taja Waived The lottery is conducted by choosing combinations of four ping-pong balls numbered 1 through 14 from a lottery machine. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie - Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne - Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Phoenix: Davis, Kaela - Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) August 13, 2022. 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