Minnesota: McBride, Kayla Set Active Minnesota: Cruz, Anna QO Extended The core component of rookie contracts is that the player can not have previously signed a WNBA contract. From January 1 to January 14, a team may extend a restricted qualifying offer to any player who has an expiring contract and exactly four years of service. Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna QO Extended Typically the trade deadline is between half and two-thirds of the way through the season. 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. Cunane, a 6-foot-5 center, was the No. Before free agency officially begins, players are allowed to accept qualifying offers from January 1 until January 14 but they are not allowed to negotiate any contracts until January 15. This means that a player who goes undrafted and then signs either a replacement or seven-day contract in their first year would then be governed by a rookie contract when they are signed to a standard contract. Las Vegas: Clark, Alysha Sign Regular Contract Phoenix is trading its own 2023 1st round pick to Chicago. Indiana: Allen, Lindsay Waived, Phoenix: Gray, Vivian Waived Phoenix: Maya Dodson Required Tender Made 1050. Gustafson, 24, holds career averages of 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 34 career games with the Dallas Wings. In the 2021-22 Turkish League season, Slocum averaged 17.4 points, 4.6 rebounds . Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Waivers Cleared New York: Jones, Jonquel Traded1, Atlanta: Mompremier, Beatrice QO Extended Bonuses for All-Star Game selections are only paid out for years that the All-Star festivities are held. Atlanta: McDonald, Aari Team Option Exercised, Los Angeles: Ogwumike, Chiney Sign Regular Contract In order to qualify as an international player, they must have been born and reside outside of the United States. For example, Ezi Magbegor of the Seattle Storm was drafted in 2018 but did not play that season. 16 pick in the 2020 draft, earns a supermax contract, she will go from $76,183 to $241,984 in 2024, which is an increase of 218%. Washington: Westbrook, Evina 7-Day Contract Release Connecticut Sun: Taja Cole Sign Training Camp Contract Los Angeles: Cooper, Tea Waivers Cleared Skylar Diggins-Smith had already been designated as a core player by the Wings in 2020, so she had the right to deny any trade destination she didn't like. 1 pick in the draft. Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner 7-Day Contract Release, Las Vegas: Hamby, Dearica Sign Contract Extension, Seattle: Charles, Tina Sign ROS Contract, Phoenix: Charles, Tina Waivers Cleared New York: Johannes, Marine Sign ROS Contract Indiana: Queen Egbo Sign Rookie Scale Contract Dallas got the significant return they were looking for, and Diggins-Smith got to go to her preferred destination, Phoenix. They haven't played since a 27-point loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night and will be back. 3-4 picks in reverse order of their winning percentage over the past two seasons. Indiana: Coates, Alaina Waivers Cleared Chicago: Gardner, Rebekah Set Active A 2020 third-round pick would earn the lowest full-season salary among all players in 2021, $58,141, if they make the team. Phoenix: Diggins-Smith, Skylar Suspended Partial Season Seattle Storm: Jordin Canada QO Extended Minnesota: Clarendon, Layshia Waived This is exercised either to allow the player to earn more money than they would otherwise be able to or to allow the prior team to get something in return. Typically, it has to be an event that causes one party's circumstances to change to such a degree that the party is unduly burdened and cannot . Chicago: Maley, Anneli Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Washington: Burke, Kennedy Awarded on Waivers All second-rounders will earn $59,750 in 2020, with third-round picks and undrafted rookies earning $57,000. Details of the hardship contract weren't released due to the team's policy. Atlanta: Que Morrison Sign Training Camp Contract As an example, if a player enrolls in college at the age of 17 in the Fall of 2021, they would be eligible for the 2025 draft at age 21 even if they do not graduate. After the second season - two seasons with no salary for playing basketball - they would become a rookie free agent. If the offer is not matched, the player is free to sign with the new team. Crucially, the second injured player must miss at least two consecutive games before the team can ask the league for an exemption. Chicago Sky: Stella Johnson - ROS (Hardship) Contract Signed Washington Mystics: Alaina Coates - Contract Signed Washington Mystics: Shey Peddy - Contract Signed. No. There are no partial years of service, players can either earn zero or one. Indiana: Perry, Chelsey Personal Decision Full Season Seattle Storm: Gabby Williams Trade from Los Angeles Sparks* The rules do not apply to players with 0, 1 or 2 years of service in the WNBA. Players may also have their salaries protected for injuries or illnesses that occur on or off the court. Seattle: Davis, Kaela - Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) May 27, 2022. Seattle: Williams, Kiana Hardship Release, Indiana: Smith, Alanna Waivers Cleared Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Sign Regular Contract If a player is cut due to injury, they will continue to be paid their base salary until they become fit to play or the season ends. Seattle: Perez, Raina Waivers Cleared Seattle: Elissa Cunane Required Tender Made Phoenix Mercury: Diamond DeShields Traded from Chicago Sky** 2 in Friday's regular season opener at the Washington Mystics. . Atlanta Dream: Erica Wheeler Traded from Los Angeles Sparks* 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. Veteran extensions can be for up to 120% of the base salary for the final year of the original contract. Per the Winter Showcase telecast, the G-League base salary is $37,000. Extensions may include trade bonuses, even if the original contract did not include one, but they will not become active until the first season covered by the extension. If not, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent. The WNBA doesn't require trades to match incoming and outgoing salaries. The simplest situation of a rookie contract expiring is for a drafted rookie whose fourth-year option was not exercised by their team. 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. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Indiana trades the contract of Danielle Robinson to Atlanta in exchange for the contract of Kristy Wallace. Chicago: Smalls, Kamiah Waivers Cleared Seattle: Giacone, Jenna Waived She and Taurasi have a 2-year old son, Leo. Individual merit bonuses are awarded for players who have earned various awards or who have been named to All-WNBA or All-Star teams. If Stewart had torn her Achilles while walking down the street, Seattle would have been forced to keep her salary on the cap even if they suspended her. LOS ANGELES (June 30, 2021) - The Los Angeles Sparks re-signed Karlie Samuelson under the hardship exception, the team announced today. Indiana: Ali Patberg Sign Rookie Scale Contract 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. Even if the player agrees, they may not be traded to the team that wrote the initial offer sheet until the following February 1, even via multiple trades. Los Angeles: Toliver, Kristi Suspended Partial Season They are constant for the length of the CBA, and they cannot increase as team bonuses can. 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. For example, the 2020/2021 season is 174 days long, so they divide a player's minimum salary by 174 to get . Seattle: Magbegor, Ezi QO Extended Chicago Sky: Kahleah Copper Core QO Extended, Dallas Wings: Luisa Geiselsoder Waivers Cleared, New York Liberty: Paris Kea QO Extended A player's base salary for the fourth season of their rookie contract remains the same under an extension. New York: Johannes, Marine QO Extended Whether or not an injured player will be unable to play for the next three weeks is determined by a physician designated by the league. Indiana: Pointer, Khayla Sign Training Camp Contract Activities like soccer or baseball are also deemed to be an excessive risk-yet softball is explicitly listed as an acceptable activity. Indiana Fever: Florencia Chagas Personal Decision Full Season Chicago: Taylor, Sparkle Waivers Cleared For the 2021 WNBA season, the salary cap for each of the league's 12 teams is $1,339,000. Chicago: Kaba, Masseny Waived Phoenix got three first-round draft picks from Connecticut in return for playing its part, while Bonner earns an additional $125,000 over the course of the four-year contract. Dallas: Laksa, Kitija Sign Regular Contract, Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Waivers Cleared, Seattle: Walker, Jasmine Sign Regular Contract Atlanta: Jones, Ndea Waived, Washington: Williams, Christyn Waivers Cleared To remedy this, all players who would be below the league minimum have been bumped up to their applicable minimum base salary. Indiana Fever: Emma Cannon Sign Regular Contract 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. Dallas: Dungee, Chelsea Waivers Cleared Las Vegas: Hollingshed, Mya Waivers Cleared The Salary Cap for a year goes into effect on January 1 and continues in effect until December 31 the following year. Outstanding qualifying offers and offer sheets, money owed to retired players, cap holds for rosters under 10 players, and any guaranteed or buyout money from cut players is also included. Los Angeles: Thomas, Jasmine Traded1, Dallas: Dangerfield, Crystal Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1 Dallas: Jazz Bond Sign Rookie Scale Contract Washington Burke, Kennedy Set Active The standard maximum is for 14.2% of the salary cap and the supermax is for 16.5% of the salary cap. 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. On Saturday, the Liberty announced the signing of 2020 WNBA Rookie of the Year, Crystal Dangerfield, . Seattle Storm: Jordin Canada QO Rescinded Atlanta: Hillsman, Khaalia Waivers Cleared, Phoenix: Williams, Macee Waivers Cleared This means a player who signs a two-year veteran extension for $100,000 after the final year of their contract and had a base salary of $85,000 in that final year can earn up to $102,550 in year two. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. In addition to the base salaries in the table above, players may earn performance bonuses for team success and individual awards. Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Hardship Release Chicago: Krajisnik, Tina Waived Base salary is what is commonly reported as a player's salary in the media and is, as the name suggests, the base of their total compensation. It's a temporary roster spot that must be granted by the league. Los Angeles: Horvat, Chantel Waivers Cleared New York Liberty: Stefanie Dolson Sign Regular Contract The CBA can be found in full on the WNBPA website. For off-season injury or illnesses, any injuries that occur as a result of off-season non-WNBA playing obligations do not count as protected injuries. 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. Los Angeles Sparks: Lauren Cox QO Extended Las Vegas: Aifuwa, Faustine Waived Chicago Sky: Lexie Brown QO Extended, Los Angeles Sparks: Tea Cooper QO Extended Coring and reserving players requires the player's previous team to extend some form of qualifying offer to retain the exclusive negotiating rights to the player, while those rights automatically go to the team for suspended - contract expired players. New York trades the contract of Michaela Onyenwere to Phoenix. Chicago Sky: Kysre Gondrezick Sign Training Camp Contract, Los Angeles Sparks: Jordin Canada Sign Regular Contract Chicago: Davis, Kaela Waivers Cleared 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. Contracts of players who are no longer with the team also count against a team's salary, but only the amount that they had been paid prior to being waived and money still owed after being waived. This is team is also referred to as the previous team. Seattle: Jenna Giacone Sign Training Camp Contract New York: Shook, Kylee Team Option Declined The Sparks first signed Holmes to a training camp contract on Feb. 19, 2021. Nobody had a journey to join a team quite like Williams, who walked ESPN.com through a busy 15 hours between when she got the call from her agent and when she finally checked into her hotel after Friday's game. Minnesota: Collier, Napheesa Sign Contract Extension Phoenix: Anigwe, Kristine Waived The CBA actually allows for rookie scale contracts to fall below the league minimum, which only happens in a few situations. 5:30 p.m. PT: Williams arrives at the arena, showers and heads to the court for warmups. As noted in the base salary protection section, all contracts become fully guaranteed after the midpoint of the season, so seven-day contracts are a very low commitment compared to a rest-of-season contract that must be paid out in full even if the player is released. Neither the trade deadline nor the date that trades can resume are explicitly defined in the CBA. Indiana: Hull, Lexie Sign Rookie Scale Contract I mean, it's ridiculous.". A sign-and-trade is an agreement made between a player, their team, and a team they will be traded to. Washington: Jennifer Coleman Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay 7-Day Contract Release, Connecticut: Sims, Odyssey Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Connecticut: Walker, Jasmine Traded1 And that means more players like Williams will be asked to find their way from home to a WNBA court the same day. Connecticut: Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah Sign Training Camp Contract Los Angeles trades the contract of Olivia Nelson-Ododa, the contract of Jasmine Walker, and the exclusive negotiating rights to Kianna Smith to Connecticut in exchange for the contract of Jasmine Thomas and Connecticuts own 2023 1st round draft pick (#10). Chicago: Fitzgerald, Feyonda Sign Training Camp Contract Indiana: Coates, Alaina Suspended Partial Season Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign 7-Day 1st Contract New York is trading its own 2023 1st round pick (#6) and the contract of Rebecca Allen to Connecticut. There are a couple of reasons a player would not sign a contract with the team that drafted them. Dallas: Jefferson, Moriah Waived Connecticut: Cole, Taja Waived (e) "Bona Fide Exclusive Endorsement Agreement" means a binding While protection is the term used in the CBA, it is commonly referred to as guaranteeing a salary. Las Vegas Aces: Clarissa Dos Santos Rights Renounced, New York Liberty: Paris Kea Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Waived Seattle: Whitcomb, Sami Sign Regular Contract Davis was selected by the Dallas Wings with the tenth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft. Making a player like Magbegor a reserved player gives the team more control over negotiations and is the natural choice for teams. A cap hold is a placeholder of salary that teams are given when they have fewer than 10 players counted on the cap. Core qualifying offers have an expiration date of March 7, but the core designation remains. Dallas Wings: Arike Ogunbowale Sign Contract Extension New York: Sika Kone Required Tender Made. Indiana: Robinson, Danielle Suspended Partial Season Dallas trades the contract of Marina Mabrey to Chicago via sign-and-trade. 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. Keep up to date on the latest transactions with WNBA.coms Transactions page. A qualifying offer is a contract that a player's previous team offers to the player in order to ensure negotiation restrictions apply to the player. Minnesota: Milic, Nina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Dallas: Alarie, Bella Personal Decision Full Season 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 Phoenix Mercury: Sophie Cunningham Sign Regular Contract, Seattle Storm: Jewell Loyd Sign Core Contract Davis was selected by the Dallas Wings with the tenth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft. *Indiana trades Teaira McCowan, Chicagos 2022 1st round draft pick (#7), and Chicagos 2023 1st round draft pick to Dallas in exchange for Los Angeless 2022 1st round draft pick (#4), Dallass 2022 1st round draft pick (#6), and Dallass 2023 1st round draft pick. Washington: Westbrook, Evina QO Extended, Phoenix: Thomas, Sam QO Extended Washington Mystics: Myisha Hines-Allen Sign Regular Contract Connecticut: Nia Clouden Required Tender Made Chicago Sky: Allie Quigley Sign Regular Contract, Atlanta Dream: Ndea Jones Sign Training Camp Contract Phoenix Mercury: Kia Nurse QO Extended Chicago: Allemand, Julie Personal Decision Full Season, Phoenix: Jefferson, Moriah Sign Regular Contract We will have less people interested in global warming and feminism etc, and more people susceptible to religion and science-denying, xenophobia and nationalism. 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 team also signed Nikolina Milic following a knee injury to Sylvia Fowles that will keep her out indefinitely. Connecticut: Jones, Stephanie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Phoenix: Samuelson, Karlie Hardship Release Los Angeles Sparks: Liz Cambage Sign Regular Contract Players who were already over the league minimum did not receive any bump in their salary. Negotiations may begin on January 15, but negotiated contracts may not be signed until February 1. Phoenix: Peddy, Shey QO Extended For rookie contracts that run for the entirety of their initial terms (four seasons for drafted players and one or two seasons for undrafted players), teams have the option to extend a qualifying offer after the conclusion of the final year. Eligibility for each level is governed by the number of years of service a player has among other criteria. The former UConn guard was drafted 21st overall by the Seattle Storm in this year's WNBA . 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. 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. Washington: Gustafson, Megan Waivers Cleared As a result, Diggins-Smith's years in Phoenix would count against this limit and she could not be cored again. Whichever team has been assigned that four-ball combination will receive the No. 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. If they go undrafted, then they are free to sign as a rookie free agent. She had a breakout game on June 24, when she . This rule is not outlined in the CBA, but Her Hoop Stats sources have confirmed this is league policy. And she enjoyed the experience. Professional basketball career. *Phoenix trades the contract of Kia Vaughn to Atlanta in exchange for Atlantas own 2023 3rd round draft pick. Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Hardship Release That limit can also vary from season to season in a contract. Seattle Storm: Stephanie Talbot Sign Training Camp Contract Players with two or fewer years of service are at the lowest level, while players with three or more years of service have a higher minimum base salary. 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: Whalen, Erin Waivers Cleared Indiana: Williams-Holliday, Ameshya Waivers Cleared Phoenix: Cannon, Emma Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Connecticut: Aleksa Gulbe Sign Training Camp Contract Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner QO Extended Connecticut Sun: Stephanie Jones Sign Training Camp Contract, Los Angeles Sparks: Tea Cooper Sign Training Camp Contract, Atlanta Dream: Megan Walker Awarded on Waivers Phoenix: Maya Dodson Sign Rookie Scale Contract Connecticut: Cox, Lauren Sign Training Camp Contract Because the injury happened during her WNBA obligations, her salary was protected and the Aces wouldn't have had any benefit in waiving her. Washington: Westbrook, Evina Sign ROS Contract Indiana increased its team salary by $60,000 while only having to pay Lavender about $15,000 more than they still owed Mavunga. Phoenix trades the contract of Diamond DeShields to Dallas; the right to swap the teams own 2025 1st round draft picks to New York; and their own 2024 2nd round draft pick to Chicago. Extensions of rookie scale contracts can be for up to three years or through the end of the seventh year of their WNBA career. Las Vegas: Macaulay, Victoria Sign Training Camp Contract For picks No. Indiana: Wheeler, Erica Sign Regular Contract, Atlanta: Gray, Allisha Traded1 Indiana Fever: Bria Hartley Traded from Phoenix Mercury** It would go down to 10% of their remaining salary, making the amended bonus $10,000. 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. 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