Indiana: Chagas, Florencia Set Active, New York: Raincock-Ekunwe, Nayo Rights Renounced Minnesota: Moon Ursin Sign Training Camp Contract, Las Vegas: Pointer, Khayla Sign Rookie Scale Contract In the past, this was typically used with restricted free agents so the original team can get a small return for a player that doesn't fit its plans. Atlanta: Hillmon, Naz Sign Rookie Scale Contract For example, if a player is under contract for 30 of the 107 days in a hypothetical regular season, they are entitled to 28% of their base salary. Indiana trades the contract of Danielle Robinson to Atlanta in exchange for the contract of Kristy Wallace. 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. Seattle: Whitcomb, Sami Sign Regular Contract 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. Rookie scale contract extensions must be signed between February 1 and May 15 following the third season covered by the player's rookie scale contract. In some recent cases, teams who are very deep and don't have room for all the draft picks they would like have also employed this strategy. 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. This required tender is a contract that is contingent on a physical exam. Seattle: Elissa Cunane Required Tender Made Essentially, it is an FAQ for the WNBA CBA that was inspired by Larry Coon's influential NBA CBA FAQ. Washington Mystics: Elizabeth Williams Sign Regular Contract Washington: Mavunga, Stephanie Waivers Cleared, Seattle: Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah Waived Vandersloot to New York, the rise of superteams and a Liberty-Aces WNBA Finals? Dallas: Dungee, Chelsea Waivers Cleared 17 overall pick in this year's WNBA draft by Seattle, but . Chicago: Krajisnik, Tina Waivers Cleared The earliest a player can earn a supermax contract is to sign an extension of their rookie scale contract. Indiana Fever: Chelsey Perry QO Extended Unlike the first three years of the contract, the fourth year is fully protected beginning with the 2020 Draft Class. A player on a rookie scale contract can sign an extension that will be effective for their fifth year in the league. Connecticut: Hiedeman, Natisha Sign Regular Contract If the offer is not matched, the player is free to sign with the new team. Minnesota: Shepard, Jessica Sign Contract Extension The Lynx announced Thursday afternoon they had agreed to a contract buyout with the 35-year-old guard, who was attempting a comeback from right knee injuries that had kept her out for two seasons . Thus, they do not affect the team minimum or league-wide guarantee unless the player makes the team and it becomes a standard contract. Dallas: Jasmine Dickey Required Tender Made 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. Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract Indiana Fever: Victoria Vivians Sign Training Camp Contract, Phoenix Mercury: Kia Nurse Sign Regular Contract. If a team wants to exclude that player's salary from its salary cap, it can apply to the league to do so. Phoenix: Macee Williams Sign Rookie Scale Contract 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. All contracts become fully guaranteed after the midpoint of the season, so it is common to see a wave of cuts before the midpoint of the season. Dallas: McCowan, Teaira Sign Regular Contract Phoenix: Mael Gilles Sign Training Camp Contract Seattle alone has added three different players -- including Kaela Davis twice -- as protocols necessitated hardship replacements. Los Angeles: Cooper, Tea Waivers Cleared Indiana: Patberg, Ali Waived, Washington: Coleman, Jennifer Waivers Cleared The 5-7 guard was drafted in the second round of the 2021 WNBA Draft by Las Vegas and went on to play 21 games with the Aces in her rookie season. The team can trade the player before they have been given a core designation, and then the new team can core the player for the next season. That could be a 10-day contract after January 5 . This season's issues with 10 WNBA players already entering the health and safety protocols, however, have introduced a new class of hardship replacements stepping in for players who enter the protocols after a positive test for COVID-19. Las Vegas: Park, Ji-Su QO Not Extended, Washington: Westbrook, Evina- Sign Training Camp Contract, Connecticut: Jones, Brionna QO Extended, Connecticut: Smith, Kianna Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1 Indiana Fever: Chelsey Perry Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Jaylyn Agnew QO Extended Las Vegas: Kierstan Bell Sign Rookie Scale Contract Finally, players younger than 22 are also eligible to enter the draft when the players original class at a four-year university has graduated or will graduate within three months after the draft. Replacement contracts that are signed from the hardship exception do count on the salary cap but a team with a hardship exception can go over the cap. New York: Stewart, Breanna Sign Regular Contract, Washington: Zahui B, Amanda Sign Training Camp Contract Washington: Gustafson, Megan Waivers Cleared Professional basketball career. In 2022, after her 10% raise, Ionescu would earn $76,297 compared to the 2021 number one pick who would earn $71,441. There are a couple of reasons a player would not sign a contract with the team that drafted them. 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). Waived by Las Vegas. Davis was selected by the Dallas Wings with the tenth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft. 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. Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Chicago: Pulliam, Lindsey Waivers Cleared Even though it worked, Mitchell was upset by this move which contributed to her leaving in the following offseason. And she enjoyed the experience. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Waived In six games this season, including one start, Samuelson has averaged 3.2 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 13.0 minutes per game. Minnesota: Carleton, Bridget Sign Regular Contract If a trade bonus is arranged in a contract that is part of a sign & trade, the trade bonus is not paid until the second time the contract is traded. Washington: Westbrook, Evina 7-Day Contract Release Not even joking. The lottery is conducted by choosing combinations of four ping-pong balls numbered 1 through 14 from a lottery machine. Los Angeles: Ogwumike, Nneka Sign Regular Contract The Indiana Fever announced today the team signed 2020 WNBA Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield to a hardship exception contract. NEW: The Minnesota Lynx have signed Moriah Jefferson and Evina Westbrook, the team announced, while re-signing Nikolina Mili, Hannah Sjerven and Yvonne Turner to hardship contracts. Minnesota: Clarendon, Layshia Waived Los Angeles: Kianna Smith Required Tender Made 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. Indiana: Davis, Rennia QO Extended Las Vegas: Mulkey, Nancy Waivers Cleared Connecticut: Mompremier, Beatrice Awarded on Waivers She was signed to a short-term injury hardship contract by Houston on . Chicago Sky: Kahleah Copper Core QO Extended, Dallas Wings: Luisa Geiselsoder Waivers Cleared, New York Liberty: Paris Kea QO Extended Crystal Simone Dangerfield (born May 11, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda Sign 7-Day 3rd Contract . Players may receive additional compensation from their team or the league, but none of that additional compensation is part of the base salary. Indiana Fever: Alanna Smith Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Micaela Kelly Sign Training Camp Contract, Chicago Sky: Emma Meesseman Sign Regular Contract A simple method they use to calculate what a player receives depends on the length of the season. Minnesota Lynx: Natasha Mack Sign Training Camp Contract Although the financial factor isn't as important with the WNBA's hard salary cap, there is an impact. Replacement contracts are the only time a team may exceed the league's salary cap during the regular season. Chicago Sky: Lexie Brown Sign Training Camp Contract Indiana: Allen, Lindsay Waived, Phoenix: Gray, Vivian Waived . Chicago Sky: Kaela Davis Sign Training Camp Contract, Chicago Sky: Anneli Maley Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago: Wells, Kayla Waivers Cleared This means for all types of qualifying offers, the offering team must have the cap space for the contract from the time it is offered until it is accepted or revoked. The difference between the supermax and the player's salary in 2023 is only $194, but there is a difference. Los Angeles: Cambage, Liz Contract Amendment Divorce, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign 7-Day 1st Contract 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. For players without a guaranteed contract, this request is not relevant if the team cuts the player immediately after the injury occurs. Dallas Wings: Unique Thompson Sign Training Camp Contract, Washington Mystics: Sydney Wiese Waivers Cleared, Indiana Fever: Aaliyah Wilson Waivers Cleared, Las Vegas Aces: Theresa Plaisance Sign Training Camp Contract Indiana: Wallace, Kristy Traded1 . Los Angeles: Horvat, Chantel Waived Seattle: Gray, Reshanda- Sign Training Camp Contract These bonuses are constant throughout the current CBA, but if the maximum number of playoff games increases, they increase by 10%. 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. The maximum and supermax base salary limits increase by 3% annually, but this is not true for contracts. Las Vegas: Colson, Sydney Sign Training Camp Contract, Las Vegas: Zahui B, Amanda Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1 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. 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 . Seattle: Melbourne, Jade Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Los Angeles: Liwei, Yang Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Minnesota: Banham, Rachel Sign Training Camp Contract, Phoenix: Peddy, Shey Sign Training Camp Contract Los Angeles: Samuelson, Katie Lou Sign Contract Extension These payments are not really a penalty, because the team doesn't pay any sort of additional fine. Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine Waivers Cleared The team benefits from this agreement because they do not have to lose their player to free agency, which would happen if they cut the player. The CBA actually allows for rookie scale contracts to fall below the league minimum, which only happens in a few situations. Connecticut Sun: Stephanie Jones QO Extended Minnesota: Ursin, Moon Waived PAUL - The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has signed guard Evina Westbrook to a hardship contract. To be eligible for the WNBA draft, all domestic players must have no remaining collegiate eligibility, or they must renounce it in writing at least 10 days before the date of the draft. They may play professional or amateur basketball prior to being drafted, but they cannot play collegiately in the United States. Connecticut: Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah Sign Training Camp Contract The structure of rookie contracts for each year of the CBA follows the same framework with tiers of players, length, and team options. Third-round picks and undrafted players that make it to the second season of their contracts earn about $600 less than the regular minimum base salary for players with one year of service, and third-round picks in the fourth year of their rookie contract will earn about $5,000 less than the regular minimum for players with three years of service. "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.' Minnesota: Collier, Napheesa Pregnancy/Childbirth Jones, a 6-1 forward, appeared in 139 . Prioritization is a new set of rules agreed to in the 2020 CBA that take effect starting with the 2023 WNBA season. If we had some practice players in our system, and you could pull from that. They require WNBA veterans who want to continue playing in the league to prioritize the WNBA over overseas leagues. There are a number of ways players can earn the supermax. What is a hardship exception? Core qualifying offers have an expiration date of March 7, but the core designation remains. Minnesota: McCoughtry, Angel Waived In order to qualify as an international player, they must have been born and reside outside of the United States. Chicago: McGee-Stafford, Imani Waived, Indiana: Gorecki, Haley Waivers Cleared To remedy this, all players who would be below the league minimum have been bumped up to their applicable minimum base salary. Her mom was off work Friday and was able to drive Williams to the airport. Los Angeles: Atwell, Amy Waived However, if they are drafted again by the same team, they will have to go through the process of remaining out of the professional game for one more season. As the original players return to play, the team must terminate those replacement contracts to remain at 10 players until at least 10 non-replacement players are available. They are constant for the length of the CBA, and they cannot increase as team bonuses can. Westbrook was . Los Angeles: Talbot, Stephanie Sign Regular Contract Dallas trades the contract of Marina Mabrey to Chicago via sign-and-trade. Minnesota: Collier, Napheesa Sign Contract Extension Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign Rookie Scale Contract Phoenix: Simms, Jennie 7-Day Contract Release Such a hardship must be more than a mere inconvenience. She was initially signed to a hardship contract, but has since signed a new contract. Indiana Fever: Bria Hartley Traded from Phoenix Mercury** The qualifying offer itself is also much lower, between $8,000 and $25,000 lower for first-round picks drafted in 2020 or later. 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. A year of service is counted for every season a player is on the active roster for at least one day of the regular season, with a few exceptions. Seven-day contracts cannot extend to or past the end of the regular season, so they must be signed at least eight days prior to the last day of the regular season. Seattle: Perez, Raina Waivers Cleared Washington: Kang, Lee Seul Waived Phoenix Mercury: Diamond DeShields Traded from Chicago Sky** For the 2021 season, players who have played three or more seasons on contracts that were signed while under the core designation may not be cored again. Las Vegas: Winters, Deja Waived Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Chicago: Kaba Masseny Sign Training Camp Contract Seattle: Gray, Reshanda Waived If a team finishes the season below the minimum team salary, it must make payments to all players who are currently on the team. Connecticut: Jones, Stephanie Waived Phoenix: Cannon, Emma Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) The extension begins in the fifth year even though it has to be agreed to before May 15 of the fourth season. Phoenix: Cannon, Emma Sign Rookie Scale Contract All season-long contracts in the WNBA became guaranteed on Monday, June 28 at 2 p.m. PT. 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. Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner QO Extended Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay 7-Day Contract Release, Connecticut: Williams, Kiana Sign 7-Day 1st Contract, Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract This means if a player is given the core designation in the 2021 preseason and negotiates a two-year contract while still under that designation, they will not be able to be cored for the remainder of their careers once the contract expires in 2023. Chicago: Maley, Anneli Hardship Release, New York: Dangerfield, Crystal Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Indiana: Hartley, Bria 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. 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