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Brittney Sykes drops career-high 38 points in Tempo's historic win! theathleap.com/brittney-sykes…

Rickea Jackson Injury Update: Sky Star Exits Win vs. Lynx With Left Knee Injury, MRI Pending theathleap.com/rickea-jackson…

Indiana Fever 2026 Salary Cap: Roster Outlook, Cap Space & Key Decisions - theathleap.com/indiana-fever-…

In 2025, the WNBA minimum was $66,079. In 2026, it's $270,000 to $300,000. A full breakdown of the new tiered minimum, the $277,500 cap exception, and which players received 300%+ pay bumps: theathleap.com/wnba-minimum-s…

The Washington Mystics spent approx $985,429 on 3 first-round picks Monday night: Lauren Betts, Angela Dugalic, and Cotie McMahon. That is abt 14% of their $7 million salary cap with three years guaranteed - Who else thinks that Washington won the draft? theathleap.com/washington-mys…

Paige Bueckers went No. 1 in 2025 and earned $78,831. Azzi Fudd went No. 1 last night and earned $500,000. Full rookie salary breakdown below: theathleap.com/the-2026-wnba-…

Ariel Atkins got a $1.4M supermax offer from the Chicago Sky. If she gets traded to the Sparks for Rickea Jackson, she can only make $1.19M. That's a $210K difference? The new WNBA CBA has some wild fine print #WNBA #CBA theathleap.com/wnba-core-desi…

The WNBA salary cap just jumped from $1.5M to $7M. But sign one supermax player and you're already down to $5.6M. Sign two and you have $4.2M left. We ranked every team's cap space, and some franchises are already stuck before free agency even opens. theathleap.com/wnba-salary-ca…

The Houston Comets won the first 4 WNBA championships. Cynthia Cooper. Sheryl Swoopes. Tina Thompson. Then they folded in 2008 and Houston went 18 years without a team. They're back in 2027. But the way it happened....? Heres how: theathleap.com/the-houston-co… #WNBA #HoustonComets

Chicago gave up the No. 2 pick in 2026 to draft Angel Reese...Then traded her two years later for two mid-lottery futures. Make it make sense... #WNBA #AngelReese theathleap.com/angel-reese-tr…

Dawn Staley just dismantled a 38-0 team. #NCAA #FinalFour . theathleap.com/beyond-the-blo…

Indiana has one year to win it all before their own salary cap becomes their biggest opponent. Caitlin Clark said it on NBC. The clock is running. 🏀 #WNBA theathleap.com/caitlin-clark-…

The Chicago Sky paid two draft picks so expansion teams would leave their roster alone. #WNBA theathleap.com/chicago-sky-pa…

The 2026 WNBA minimum salary ($270K) is higher than last year's supermax ($249,244).Every player now earns more than the best contract available 12 months ago. Full breakdown of every salary tier under the new CBA #WNBA theathleap.com/wnba-salaries-…

"We Got Next." On April 24, 1996, Sheryl Swoopes, Rebecca Lobo, and Lisa Leslie stood in front of cameras holding basketballs with their names on them, and the WNBA was born. We wrote the full origin story below. #WNBA #WomensSports theathleap.com/we-got-next-ho…

Angel Reese had a $1.8M NIL valuation before she ever played a professional game. A 5% cash stake in a soccer team. An ownership stake in a media company. And now, an ownership group in Australia 👑 theathleap.com/angel-reeses-b…

The WNBA's CBA crisis isn't just owners vs. players. The union is navigating a divide it didn't plan for. GMs are flying blind with training camp 5 weeks away. theathleap.com/wnba-cba-2026-…

Plum dropped 40. Stewart dropped 32. Mist won anyway. The 2026 Unrivaled championship was must-watch basketball, and the business model behind it is just as compelling. $40M revenue pace. $2M from one tour stop. $100K per winning player. Full story: theathleap.com/unrivaled-conc…

The WNBPA just issued its strongest show of unity yet - all 7 executive committee members co-signed. But two of those signatories, Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart, already told the media a strike would hurt everyone. Full breakdown in the link theathleap.com/wnbpa-projects…

The WNBA says the average salary will be $540,000. The WNBA says the salary cap will be $5.75M. Basic multiplication says those two numbers can't coexist. We did the math... theathleap.com/the-wnbas-540-…