Los Angeles: Talbot, Stephanie Sign Regular Contract Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay 7-Day Contract Release, Connecticut: Williams, Kiana Sign 7-Day 1st Contract, Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract Christensen was selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the third round (40th overall) of the 2002 WNBA Draft. In both of those situations, the rookie contract is signed in a year other than the year the player is drafted, so the player would sign for the rookie scale salary for the year they signed rather than the year they were drafted. Anyone who holds out for 21 or more days also does not earn a year of service even if they play the rest of the season. Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) The team is not enforcing the prioritization rules, the league is. She was waived on May 19, 2006 when she failed to make Houston's regular-season roster. There are also additional requirements for non-basketball related injuries, mostly limiting which activities are deemed too dangerous for players to take part in without written consent from the team. "So I had to drive an hour to Austin and got on a direct flight.". It is mentioned, but not required, that the payments may be in proportion to salary. First-round and second-round picks are scheduled to receive a 10% increase in their third season and a 13.64% increase in their fourth season. Seattle: Westbrook, Evina Waived This is functionally similar to reserved players, in that the player may only negotiate with their prior team, but there is no corresponding qualifying offer. Connecticut: Walker, Jasmine Waived, Chicago: Smith, Alanna Sign Regular Contract This rule is not outlined in the CBA, but Her Hoop Stats sources have confirmed this is league policy. Washington: Westbrook, Evina QO Extended, Phoenix: Thomas, Sam QO Extended For a player completing their rookie contract, the qualifying offer must be for one year with a base salary of 105% of their fourth-year base salary, plus an additional $10,000 for any player who met either of the following criteria: The restricted qualifying offer for all other players is a one-year contract with a base salary equal to the higher of the player's most recent base salary or the league minimum given the player's years of service. Chicago: Maley, Anneli Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Los Angeles: Lexi Gordon Waivers Cleared Chicago: Sparkle Taylor Sign Training Camp Contract New York: Shook, Kylee Team Option Declined 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). Atlanta Dream: Monique Billings Sign Regular Contract Indiana Fever: Victoria Vivians Sign Training Camp Contract, Phoenix Mercury: Kia Nurse Sign Regular Contract. Washington: Mavunga, Stephanie Waived, Seattle: Perez, Raina Waived Minnesota Lynx: Layshia Clarendon Sign Regular Contract, Indiana Fever: Alaina Coates Sign Training Camp Contract Washington: Jennifer Coleman Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina 7-Day Contract Release, Las Vegas: Plum, Kelsey Sign Contract Extension, Indiana: Davis, Rennia Sign ROS Contract This rule only considers when the contract was signed rather than whether the player currently counts as a team's one allocated core-designated player. Phoenix: Charles, Tina Contract Amendment Divorce, Minnesota: Westbrook, Evina Waived Extensions of rookie scale contracts can be for up to three years or through the end of the seventh year of their WNBA career. Dallas: Dungee, Chelsea Waivers Cleared Indiana: Pointer, Khayla QO Extended Las Vegas: Rupert, Iliana Waived New York: Vandersloot, Courtney Sign Regular Contract 1-4 in the 2022 WNBA Draft, the base salary is expected to be $72,141 in year one. The salary cap is calculated with base salaries, rather than salary that is actually paid by each team. They also must have been under contract for at least part of each of the two previous seasons. Los Angeles Sparks: Chennedy Carter Traded from Atlanta Dream* She played just three games for the Fever, averaging 6.0 PPG and 3.3 APG while shooting 42.9 percent from the field. Since a standard minimum is $58,710, this is about a 1% difference. May 31, 2022 2:52 PM EDT. Dangerfield has recorded averages of 4.2 points, 3.5 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 23.1 minutes per game in her first 10 games of the 2022 WNBA season, seven of which have been with the . Washington: Westbrook, Evina 7-Day Contract Release New York: Willoughby, Jocelyn Team Option Exercised, Minnesota: Sims, Odyssey Waivers Cleared Phoenix: Maya Dodson Required Tender Made The WNBA needs to adjust ASAP (before the next CBA) to allow teams more flexibility to keep rookies contract players on the roster. Minnesota waived her on May 3, but three days later, the Indiana Fever signed her to a hardship contract. 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. Chicago: Williams, Courtney Sign Regular Contract Indiana: Wallace, Kristy Traded1 Chicago: Pulliam, Lindsey Sign Rookie Scale Contract Washington Mystics: Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: McCoughtry, Angel Waivers Cleared Teams may have a maximum of 12 players on their rosters, except for any players signed via the hardship exception and players on training camp contracts. Phoenix Mercury: Diamond DeShields Traded from Chicago Sky** May 13, 2022. Therefore, once a player is cut from their rookie contract they become an unrestricted free agent who is no longer governed by the rookie scale. A hardship clause in a contract allows the parties to modify or excuse their contract obligations when one of the parties experiences a hardship. Las Vegas: Range, Courtney Sign Training Camp Contract Making a player like Magbegor a reserved player gives the team more control over negotiations and is the natural choice for teams. Minnesota: Collier, Napheesa Sign Contract Extension Extensions, may not be signed between the end of the regular season and January 31, but they can be negotiated between January 15 and January 31. 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. Connecticut: Mompremier, Beatrice Awarded on Waivers At the same time, base salary for the same pick and years of experience increases by 3% year over year. The document outlines the rules that govern how the league functions. Any players who had their base salary prorated will have their team bonuses decreased at the same rate. This does not include players given a medical exemption as we saw in the 2020 season. Atlanta: Durr, Asia (AD) Sign Training Camp Contract Contract that is paid or payable in U.S. dollars to a WNBA player (including players whose Player Contracts have been terminated) for rendering services under such Contract. Connecticut Sun: Beatrice Mompremier Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Lindsay Allen QO Extended 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. Los Angeles: Guirantes, Arella Waivers Cleared Atlanta: Billings, Monique Sign Regular Contract June 29, 2020. 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. Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner 7-Day Contract Release There are a few exceptions to the listed minimum base salary. Indiana: Hatar, Bernadett Non-WNBA Injury Full Season This is true even if the player is cut in training camp before their first season which regularly happens to 2nd and 3rd round draft picks. Seattle alone has added three different players -- including Kaela Davis twice -- as protocols necessitated hardship replacements. Dallas Wings: Destinee Walker Sign Training Camp Contract, Las Vegas Aces: Sydney Colson Sign Training Camp Contract If the team seeks to take out insurance for the player - which would allow the team to recoup some costs in the event they need to pay a player who isn't even playing - the player needs to cooperate by filing the required forms and receiving any physical exams that are needed. Last year, players with two years experience (or less . It allows a team to exceed the 15-man maximum roster when it has at least four players who are sick . January 1 or 15 are the most likely options given recent transaction history according to AcrossTheTimeline. Seattle: Burke, Kennedy Waived 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. Chicago Sky: Li Yueru Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights** Dallas trades the contract of Allisha Gray to Atlanta in exchange for Atlantas own 2023 1st round pick (#3) and Atlantas own 2025 1st round pick. Indiana: Jones, Jazmine Waived, Seattle: Harding, Paisley Waived Seattle: Charles, Kaila Sign Training Camp Contract This includes injuries that occur while playing for national teams and international professional teams. This seems to be an unintended consequence, so it is possible the WNBPA and WNBA could work out an amendment covering this situation in the future. Undrafted players will typically become 'reserved' players but could become free agents once their contracts expire. Chicago: Emmanuelle Tahane Sign Training Camp Contract The payment must be made by the league within 60 days of the end of the season. Las Vegas: Hollingshed, Mya Waived 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. Atlanta: Rhyne Howard Required Tender Made Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay 7-Day Contract Release, Connecticut: Sims, Odyssey Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Connecticut: Hayes, Tiffany Sign Regular Contract 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. While partial salary protection is allowed for a single season (i.e. New York Liberty: Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe QO Extended Additionally, the point of this rule is to push players away from holding out for an extension or because they simply don't want to play for that team anymore, but it also ends up applying to players who are opting out to focus on real-world issues that are bigger than basketball, like Natasha Cloud and Maya Moore. New York: Johannes, Marine QO Extended The CBA can be found in full on the WNBPA website. 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 Sky Kathleen Doyle Sign Training Camp Contract, Seattle Storm: Lauren Manis Sign Training Camp Contract They require WNBA veterans who want to continue playing in the league to prioritize the WNBA over overseas leagues. Chicago: Wells, Kayla Waived 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: Que Morrison Sign Training Camp Contract Washington Mystics: Stephanie Mavunga Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Maya Caldwell Sign Training Camp Contract, Washington Mystics: Linnae Harper Sign Training Camp Contract To go back to the example of Ezi Magbegor, the Storm exercised the fourth-year option in her rookie contract and therefore is eligible for a restricted qualifying offer or a reserved qualifying offer because she would only have three years of service. Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Hardship Release Los Angeles: Kianna Smith Required Tender Made They host the reigning . 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 are constant for the length of the CBA, and they cannot increase as team bonuses can. The reserved player is free to negotiate a contract with their own team with different terms from the qualifying offer, but they may not negotiate with any other teams. The supermax is about 16% higher than the standard maximum. Indiana: Patberg, Ali Waivers Cleared Las Vegas: Winters, Deja Waived This required tender is a contract that is contingent on a physical exam. Dallas: Kuier, Awak Team Option Exercised, Chicago: Anigwe, Kristine Awarded on Waivers Free agents designated as a core player by their team are also eligible for the supermax regardless of their years of service. Atlanta: Howard, Rhyne Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Minnesota: Mack, Natasha Waivers Cleared Dallas trades the contract of Marina Mabrey to Chicago via sign-and-trade. Additionally, this is tricky territory because teams must not make any agreements with the player before doing so. If they are drafted by a different team, they are treated as a standard draft pick. Dallas: Bertsch, Morgan Waivers Cleared June 28, 2020 Las Vegas Aces: Kalani Brown Sign Training Camp Contract, Washington Mystics: Rui Machida Sign Training Camp Contract, Phoenix Mercury: Leaonna Odom Sign Training Camp Contract, Chicago Sky: Rebekah Gardner Sign Training Camp Contract, New York Liberty: Leaonna Odom Waivers Cleared Indiana: Allen, Lindsay Waived, Phoenix: Gray, Vivian Waived A merit bonus is a bonus paid to a player given individual or team success throughout the season. If the team does not exercise its option, the player would become an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of her third season. Like other qualifying offers, the team and player may still negotiate a contract with different terms. . All veteran players who are cut, as well as any veterans who have finished rendering the services of their contract and who have five or more years of service, will also almost always become unrestricted free agents. Los Angeles: Toliver, Kristi Suspended Partial Season 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. However, it could be in the interest of a team to make a trade to get their team salary above the minimum before the season ends. who was waived by the Minnesota Lynx earlier this week, finished her second WNBA season in 2021 appearing in 31 games . 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. Connecticut: Allen, Rebecca Traded1 Seattle: Perez, Raina Waivers Cleared Los Angeles: Cox, Lauren Waived The rights to suspended players with no playing time remaining on their contracts can also be traded for any reason, but likely not during the season for which they were suspended. Historically, many WNBA players have arrived late for camp or even missed the opening games of the regular season due to overseas commitments. Time off bonuses are prorated in the same manner as base salaries, based on the portion of the season a player was on the team's active list. The bonus counts on the cap for the season before the player has to fulfill their requirements, meaning a player's bonus will be on the cap for the 2021 season with an agreement that the player will meet the requirements in the offseason after the 2021 season. Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Sign 7-Day 1st Contract She was initially signed to a hardship contract, but has since signed a new contract. July 4, 2020. Connecticut: Williams, Kiana 7-Day Contract Release, Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign ROS Contract To give you some perspective, the base salary for . Seattle: Harding, Paisley Waivers Cleared The process is repeated to determine the No. When the NBA dealt with COVID-19 outbreaks during the height of the winter Omicron wave, the league modified its hardship rules to enable rosters that are already far bigger -- NBA teams can have up to 17 players, including two on two-way contracts, to the WNBA's maximum of 12 -- to expand quickly. The CBA typically limits contracts to an increase equal to 3% of the first year's salary. Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne - Hardship Release . She famously shocked everyone with 18 points, four assists and two steals in her WNBA debut after being signed to a hardship contract. If matched, the player and previous team immediately enter into a contract with the same terms as the offer sheet. A restricted free agent is a free agent who has been extended a restricted qualifying offer from the team they played for at the end of the previous season. Chicago Sky: Courtney Vandersloot Sign Regular Contract When Indiana traded Stephanie Mavunga to Chicago for Jantel Lavender in 2020, both teams benefited from this rule in different ways. Storm general manager Talisa Rhea is there to pick her up for the 16-mile drive to Climate Pledge Arena in rush-hour traffic, perhaps a bit muted by people leaving early ahead of the three-day weekend. Phoenix: Turner, Brianna Suspended Partial Season The trade that is agreed to also must be completed within 48 hours. She was a teen mom, has been homeless and battered, lost a son to a genetic disorder, and saw her oldest child jailed.But the 50-year-old community advocate has . Players are paid in semi-monthly installments by their current teams, so a player's new team is only on the hook for the remaining salary. On January 1, 2022, they can begin to trade 2023 picks. Even though it worked, Mitchell was upset by this move which contributed to her leaving in the following offseason. Atlanta: Slocum, Destiny Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Indiana: Pointer, Khayla Sign ROS Contract, Connecticut: Anderson, Yvonne Waivers Cleared, New York: Walker, Megan Waivers Cleared Las Vegas: Macaulay, Victoria Waivers Cleared Reserved qualifying offers are covered below. This means that the team can decide whether to bring the player back for a fourth year at the salary specified in the rookie scale, even if the player would rather test free agency. Seattle Storm: Mercedes Russell QO Extended 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. Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign Rookie Scale Contract 3-4 picks in reverse order of their winning percentage over the past two seasons. Washington Mystics: Tianna Hawkins Sign Training Camp Contract Indiana: Robinson, Danielle Suspended Partial Season Los Angeles: Raca, Ivana Rights Renounced, Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Connecticut: Sims, Odyssey Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Indiana: Kelly, Micaela Waived, Washington: Coleman, Jennifer Waived Indiana increased its team salary by $60,000 while only having to pay Lavender about $15,000 more than they still owed Mavunga. Williams played 14 minutes and had five points, three assists and two rebounds as part of the Storm's nine-player rotation in Sunday's 92-61 victory over New York. Las Vegas: Mulkey, Nancy Waivers Cleared In the weird season that was 2020, this opened up theoretical opportunities for teams to be able to trade for high-salary players who had opted out of the season, and therefore had a cap hit of practically nothing-just the two payments the player received before opting out. Veteran extensions may last no longer than three years past the year the extension was signed. These cap holds prevent teams from using up most of their salary cap on a handful of supermax players and then only being able to fit eight players under the salary cap when the season starts. In that case, they would be considered a Suspended--Contract Expired player. Washington: Machida, Rui QO Extended If they go undrafted, then they are free to sign as a rookie free agent. She was signed to a short-term injury hardship contract by Houston on . Chicago took on a contract with a lower salary hit, Mavunga's $57,000 compared to Lavender's $117,000, providing the flexibility to sign an additional player while staying under the cap. The former UConn guard was drafted 21st overall by the Seattle Storm in this year's WNBA . So, teams may have the rights to more than 12 players - including training camp contracts and players suspended for the season - but that is not a violation of the roster maximum. Los Angeles: Rae Burrell Required Tender Made If the player was under contract internationally, the team would continue to retain the player's rights for every season the player continued to make no attempt to sign with them. 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. This is team is also referred to as the previous team. To qualify, the player must have played five or fewer games in any one season and no more than nine games in two years. 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 The simplest situation of a rookie contract expiring is for a drafted rookie whose fourth-year option was not exercised by their team. Players may also have their salaries protected for injuries or illnesses that occur on or off the court. Phoenix: Griner, Brittney Sign Regular Contract Trade bonuses are additional payments for players who are traded from one team to another. Dallas: Alarie, Bella Personal Decision Full Season In 2020, it was on August 28 at 8 p.m. EST, approximately halftime of the game between the Lynx and the Dream, and just as Sparks vs. Sun was about to tip off. If granted the exception, the team can sign as many players to replacement contracts as needed to reach 10 available players. Los Angeles: Clarendon, Layshia Sign Training Camp Contract, Seattle: Guirantes, Arella Sign Training Camp Contract Keep up to date on the latest transactions with WNBA.coms Transactions page. 11 a.m. CT: Williams heads to the airport -- in Austin. Washington: Hawkins, Tianna Sign Training Camp Contract . During a normal season, players are paid one-eighth of their base salary twice per month. 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. Indiana: Engstler, Emily Sign Rookie Scale Contract Chicago: Krajisnik, Tina Waived LOS ANGELES (June 30, 2021) - The Los Angeles Sparks re-signed Karlie Samuelson under the hardship exception, the team announced today. McCoughtry, a 12-year veteran who has made four WNBA Finals appearances, signed with the Lynx in free agency. $37K is a lot for many people, but by NBA standards, it's really not that much. That would be an additional $12,875 in bonuses, bringing them up to a grand total of $56,631. Phoenix: Williams, Kiana Waived Seattle: Evina Westbrook Sign Rookie Scale Contract ", 1 p.m. CT: Williams grabs a sandwich -- her only meal during the trip -- before boarding the four-hour Alaska Airlines flight. 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. Minnesota: Carleton, Bridget QO Extended After a 1-4 start to the 2022 WNBA season, the New York Liberty have gotten a much needed break. Washington: Burke, Kennedy Waived, Atlanta: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) For undrafted players, they are unrestricted free agents that will sign rookie scale contracts instead of veteran contracts. The salary cap is the maximum allowed total salary of all the players a team has on the books. 2 pick in the draft. Unlike the first three years of the contract, the fourth year is fully protected beginning with the 2020 Draft Class. Connecticut: Jones, Brionna Sign Core Contract, Atlanta: Rupert, Iliana Awarded on Waivers If the player has a fully protected salary, this is not an issue because they will earn the same amount regardless of when in the season they are released. Because she spends the winter playing internationally -- she spent last season with the Adelaide Lightning of the Australian WNBL -- and hopes to spend her summer in the WNBA (she was with the Phoenix Mercury before being waived during training camp), Williams is living with her parents. If a team wants to exclude that player's salary from its salary cap, it can apply to the league to do so. Seattle: Jenna Giacone Sign Training Camp Contract 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. Los Angeles: Atwell, Amy Sign Rookie Scale Contract Washington: McCall, Erica Waivers Cleared Chicago Sky: Kahleah Copper Sign Core Contract LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Sparks terminated the hardship contracts of Bria Holmes and Karlie Samuelson, the team announced today. Dallas: Walker, Destinee Waived Dallas is trading the contract of Kayla Thornton to New York. The contract also cannot have any sort of base salary protection. Phoenix: Macee Williams Sign Rookie Scale Contract Minnesota: Natasha Mack Waived It's a temporary roster spot that must be granted by the league. Chicago: Maley, Anneli Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana: Hatr, Bernadett Sign Training Camp Contract Kaela Davis (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). After the offer sheet is agreed upon and submitted, the prior team has to either match or decline to match the offer within the next four days. Indiana: Smith, Alanna Waived, Seattle: Davis, Kaela Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Seattle: Williams, Kiana Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Phoenix: Samuelson, Karlie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Las Vegas: Gray, Chelsea Sign Contract Extension Los Angeles: Stevens, Azur Sign Regular Contract Until one of those things happens, the player's salary remains on the team's salary cap. Las Vegas Aces: Kiah Stokes Sign Regular Contract, Phoenix Mercury: Jennie Simms Sign Training Camp Contract Salary paid to players on hardship contracts could ultimately take the Storm over the cap and prevent the team . These are often referred to as temporary or partial suspensions, even if they last the full season. Dallas: Jasmine Dickey Required Tender Made All those players informed their teams before the season that they did not intend to play that season, which is why it is called a voluntary suspension. Indiana Fever: Bernadett Hatar Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Jantel Lavender Waived Whether the league takes action or not, the only way to do this within the framework of the CBA is if the team and player have absolutely no explicit or implicit agreement ahead of time. 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. Indiana Fever: Alanna Smith Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Micaela Kelly Sign Training Camp Contract, Chicago Sky: Emma Meesseman Sign Regular Contract Phoenix: Wiese, Sydney Sign Training Camp Contract The league's minimum salary for inexperienced players in the new CBA will increase to $57,000, and for more experienced players, $68,000. Indiana released . New York: Jones, Jonquel Traded1, Atlanta: Mompremier, Beatrice QO Extended This typically comes into play when a team has a high number of players leave for free agency in the offseason. Minnesota: Hannah Sjerven Required Tender Made Her contract's 'clock' still started in 2018, so when the fourth year of her rookie scale contract is up, she will only have three years of service. 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. 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