The WNBA and the WNBPA announced on Sunday a 40-day extension on their collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations. Both parties needed more time after their initial 30-day extension ended on Nov. 30. The two sides are hoping that they can resolve their main issues before the new deadline (Jan. 9) arrives.After multiple reports indicated a wide gap in the offers from both parties, the league has relented. WNBA insider Khristina Williams tweeted the latest proposal from the league:“Guaranteed $1M base salary for max players starting in 2026.“Revenue-sharing could raise max player earnings to over $1.2M.“Average salary would increase to $500K.“Minimum salary would rise to $225K.“Team salary cap would jump from $1.5M to $5M in the first year.“Salary cap would be directly tied to annual growth revenue for all remaining CBA years.”The league is allowing concessions on guaranteed base salaries and revenue sharing, reportedly the two biggest and most hotly contested sticking points in the negotiations. Front Office Sports reported nearly two weeks ago that the league offered a base salary of $800K to $850K. Including “potential earnings,” the figure could increase to $1.2M.In 2025, the maximum salary was around $250K while the minimum salary was roughly $66K. The average salary, which will increase to $550K in the new proposal, was 100K.The jump from $1.5M to $5M in salary cap, and tying the structure to growth revenue, is also a significant improvement. In the previous CBA, the cap rose by a fixed 3% rate, a figure the players said did not represent the league’s annual revenue growth.Only time will tell if the WNBPA will be satisfied with the new proposal the league has offered.Rapid WNBA growth is biggest reason players want more from leagueOver the last few years, the WNBA has seen massive and rapid growth, prompting players to opt out of the previous CBA. In 2023, Joe Lacob paid a $50 million expansion fee for the Golden State Valkyries to join the league.Expansion fees for Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia, at $250 million each, only underline the undeniable ascendance of the W. Two more teams, Toronto and Portland, will pay $50 million and $75 million, respectively.Finally, the new $2.2 billion media rights deal will give the WNBA an unprecedented source of exposure and revenue. From $60 million annually, the league will earn over $200 million from Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC Universal.The players want a bigger share of the revenue from the WNBA's undeniable major and rapid growth.