The Dream signed Slocum to a hardship contract Wednesday, Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV reports. Rookies in the first year of their contracts are also considered to be on training camp contracts until the first day of the regular season. 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. The CBA can be found in full on the WNBPA website. Each team is allowed to designate no more than one player as a core player by extending a core qualifying offer. The Sparks first signed Holmes to a training camp contract on Feb. 19, 2021. For Related Stories: Basketball Minnesota Lynx Sports WNBA The extension does not affect the terms for the years covered by the original contract. And that's a very hard cap as the only time during the regular season that a team can go over that figure is for hardship or emergency hardship exceptions. New York Liberty: Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe QO Extended Washington Mystics: Tianna Hawkins Sign Training Camp Contract 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. Los Angeles Sparks: Chennedy Carter Traded from Atlanta Dream* 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. The Salary Cap for a year goes into effect on January 1 and continues in effect until December 31 the following year. Indiana: Queen Egbo Required Tender Made If we had some practice players in our system, and you could pull from that. Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya 7-Day Contract Release, Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Washington: Westbrook, Evina 7-Day Contract Release New York Liberty: Rebecca Allen Sign Regular Contract Restricted free agents are allowed to negotiate freely with any team in the WNBA including their previous team, but their previous team has what is called the 'right of first refusal.'. Washington: Williams, Christyn Waived Additionally, replacement contracts must be signed for 75% of the applicable minimum base salary, which is then . Phoenix: Williams, Kiana Waived Las Vegas: Zahui B, Amanda Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights2 Once extended, a restricted qualifying offer makes the player a restricted free agent unless the team decides to revoke it. Giselle Jacobs knows hardship. 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. "Austin's airport is terrible in the sense that there's no TSA PreCheck (line)," she said. She was waived on May 19, 2006 when she failed to make Houston's regular-season roster. Williams saw action in 10 games as a rookie. Phoenix: Maya Dodson Sign Rookie Scale Contract Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Waivers Cleared Connecticut: Gulbe, Aleksa Waivers Cleared . Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Atlanta Dream: Tianna Hawkins Waivers Cleared Annual salaries are prorated if players join a team mid-season or leave a team mid-season. In that scenario, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of their third season. ", Added Loyd: "If we had a G League, it would help. Chicago: Lexi Held Sign Training Camp Contract 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. Trade bonuses cannot be for more than 10% of the player's remaining base salary on their contract, not just the season the trade takes place. That is true regardless of whether the team played 26% of its games (9 out of 34), 29% of its games (10 out of 34), or some other number. Washington: Shakira Austin Sign Rookie Scale Contract Indiana: Kelly, Micaela Waived, Washington: Coleman, Jennifer Waived Connecticut Sun: Keyona Hayes Sign Training Camp Contract, Las Vegas Aces: Destiny Slocum Waivers Cleared, Dallas Wings: Bella Alarie Personal Decision Full Season, Chicago Sky: Li Yueru Sign Rookie Scale Contract. The Atlanta Dream have signed Destiny Slocum to a hardship contract, the organization announced today. 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. For example, a free agent who played in 2017, 2018, and 2019 is governed by the higher minimum base salary in 2020. Lack of skill pertains to players who do not perform well enough to remain on the team. This got the Fever, a team under the team minimum, closer to that benchmark and lessened the shortfall the team owed its players by about $45,000. Seattle: Manis, Lauren Waived, Alanta: Morrison, Que Waivers Cleared Las Vegas: Range, Courtney Sign Training Camp Contract Additionally, replacement contracts must be signed for 75% of the applicable minimum base salary, which is then prorated in the same way as rest-of-season contracts. Indiana: Kelly, Micaela Waivers Cleared For example, this means a 2020 second-round pick who doesn't sign until 2021 would sign for the 2021 base salary for second-rounders, $61,543, instead of the 2020 base salary, $59,750. Washington: Burke, Kennedy Suspended Partial Season, Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Waived Caldwell . Dallas: McCowan, Teaira Sign Regular Contract 11, and so on. The rules do not apply to players with 0, 1 or 2 years of service in the WNBA. There is precedent for this, with the Phoenix Mercury pulling off the maneuver with Leilani Mitchell in 2019. Los Angeles: Amy Atwell Required Tender Made It is unclear whether or not the league would pay players these bonuses if the festivities had to be canceled on short notice after the participants had been selected. The base salaries, meaning salary without any bonuses, are fully specified for each draft pick for every draft governed by this CBA. Chicago Sky: Li Yueru Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights** The lottery is conducted by choosing combinations of four ping-pong balls numbered 1 through 14 from a lottery machine. This strategy has never actually occurred but could be used in conjunction with the ability to trade the exclusive negotiation rights to suspended players in their final season to bring players who could garner a core player designation - and possibly a supermax contract - to teams who have the means to do so. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract Connecticut: Williams, Courtney Suspended Partial Season Connecticut: Delicia Washington Sign Training Camp Contract Like other qualifying offers, the team and player may still negotiate a contract with different terms. Phoenix: Taurasi, Diana Sign Regular Contract Seattle: Williams, Kiana Hardship Release, Indiana: Smith, Alanna Waivers Cleared This is because the complete salary cap hit of a player is transferred to their new team when they are traded, even if the other team has paid a large portion of the players salary for that season. Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract Time off bonuses may not exceed $50,000 for the first offseason of the contract and may increase by no more than 3% of the first offseason's time off bonus. Indiana: Coates, Alaina Waived New York: Willoughby, Jocelyn Team Option Exercised, Minnesota: Sims, Odyssey Waivers Cleared Los Angeles: Cooper, Tea Waived A restricted free agent may sign with any WNBA team, but their prior team has the right to match any offer from another team. Starting in 2024, players must complete their offseason playing obligations by the start of camp or May 1 - whichever is later - or they will be suspended for the entire year. Las Vegas Aces: Kiah Stokes Sign Regular Contract, Phoenix Mercury: Jennie Simms Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Bibby, Chloe Waived Indiana increased its team salary by $60,000 while only having to pay Lavender about $15,000 more than they still owed Mavunga. (Where) they're actually here in market, they're not traveling and then have to play a game. Jones, a 6-1 forward, appeared in 139 . Washington: Mavunga, Stephanie Waived, Seattle: Perez, Raina Waived The prioritization section of the CBA specifies that "the WNBA shall suspend" or "the WNBA shall fine" the relevant player. 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. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) The supermax is about 16% higher than the standard maximum. This gets the Fever, a team under the team minimum, closer to that benchmark and lessens the shortfall the team owed its players by about $45,000. This is often used for foreign players as well as players who could use a year off after an injury. Dallas: Thompson, Unique Waived Atlanta: Walker, Megan Team Option Declined, Las Vegas: Young, Jackie Sign Contract Extension Washington: Jackson, MeMe Waived Connecticut: Lewis, Jordan Waived Seattle: Jenna Giacone Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago Sky: Kamiah Smalls Sign Training Camp Contract Westbrook, a 6-0 guard, was drafted 21st overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2022 WNBA Draft and . Connecticut is trading the contract of Jonquel Jones to New York. Washington: McCall, Erica Waivers Cleared Minnesota Lynx: Angel McCoughtry Sign Regular Contract Washington Mystics: Myisha Hines-Allen QO Extended Indiana: Emma Cannon Waived Indiana: Allen, Lindsay Waived, Phoenix: Gray, Vivian Waived 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 Phoenix: Gustafson, Megan Sign Training Camp Contract On January 1, 2022, they can begin to trade 2023 picks. Las Vegas: Aifuwa, Faustine Waived *Los Angeles trades the contract of Erica Wheeler, Los Angeless own 2022 2nd round draft pick (#15) and Los Angeless own 2023 1st round draft pick to Atlanta in exchange for the contract of Chennedy Carter and the draft rights to Li Yueru. Los Angeles: Atwell, Amy Waived Dallas: Brown, Kalani Sign Training Camp Contract Indiana: Patberg, Ali Waived, Washington: Coleman, Jennifer Waivers Cleared They can extend their contract for up to three years bringing them to a total of the first seven years of their career. MINNEAPOLIS/ST. For example, Angel McCoughtry sustained a season-ending injury during the 2021 preseason while her $190,550 salary was protected. A replacement contract is similar to a rest-of-season contract, but teams are only allowed to sign a player to a replacement contract if multiple players are currently unable to play under a hardship or emergency hardship exception. Atlanta Dream: Erica Wheeler Traded from Los Angeles Sparks* 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. The offer must be extended before January 15, or the player will become an unrestricted free agent on February 1. I believe college does more than give you a higher salaryit encourages you to travel and exposes you to different perspectives, which helps combat insularity. And that means more players like Williams will be asked to find their way from home to a WNBA court the same day. New York: Walker, Megan Waived Because the contract begins after the regular season has started, the player will receive a prorated amount of their base salary depending on when the contract is signed. 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. 11 a.m. CT: Williams heads to the airport -- in Austin. However, doing this is risky, as the player would need to clear waivers and then not sign with another team in the 10-day waiting period when their prior team is not allowed to sign them. Chicago: Allemand, Julie Personal Decision Full Season, Phoenix: Jefferson, Moriah Sign Regular 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. Meanwhile, a veteran contract for a player with three years of service would earn $74,305. If a player opts out of a season, which we have referred to as a voluntary suspension in past pieces, they fall under the umbrella of "not fulfilling" the requirements of their contract and therefore do not become free agents once their contract would normally expire. 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. the No. If the core qualifying offer is not extended or is withdrawn, the player will become either a restricted or unrestricted free agent as appropriate. Seattle Storm: Karlie Samuelson QO Not Extended New York: Johannes, Marine Sign ROS Contract 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. Las Vegas: George, Cayla Sign Regular Contract Unlike the first three years of the contract, the fourth year is fully protected beginning with the 2020 Draft Class. Connecticut: Anigwe, Kristine Sign Training Camp Contract Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda Sign 7-Day 2nd 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. For every player below 10 that is included on the team's total salary, a cap hold equal to the rookie minimum is added. The requirement decreases to two seasons beginning with the 2022 season. In either case, players will earn a fraction of the annual salary to account for the part of the season before or after their contract is in place. As a result, several teams cut players on unprotected deals to gain more salary cap flexibility for the . Rookie extensions, which must be signed between February 1 and May 15, can be for no more than three seasons from the date the extended contract begins. 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. Minnesota: Hannah Sjerven Sign Rookie Scale Contract Seattle: Jade Melbourne Required Tender Made The time off bonus clause in the contract will specify that a player is permitted to play a given number of days professionally outside of the WNBA during the offseason. If they go undrafted, then they are free to sign as a rookie free agent. If a player signs during training camp in 2023, they still get retroactively fined as if they'd been under contract from the beginning. Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Sign 7-Day 1st Contract And Seattle is the farthest city in the country for someone to get to. Seattle: Perez, Raina Waivers Cleared Seattle: Elissa Cunane Required Tender Made Phoenix: Cannon, Emma Sign Rookie Scale Contract Phoenix Mercury: Diamond DeShields Traded from Chicago Sky** Minnesota: Kayla Jones Required Tender Made 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. Dallas: McCowan, Teaira Set Active June 28, 2020 Chicago: Pulliam, Lindsey Waived, Los Angeles: Cox, Lauren Waivers Cleared Washington: Benzan, Katie Waived That is about a 6% difference. The other situations where players may earn less than the league minimum in a season are for non-standard contracts like seven-day contracts, rest-of-season contracts, or replacement contracts. All this means is there are no restrictions like the one above where a player is bound to only one team if offered a contract. Indiana: Vivians, Victoria Sign Regular Contract, Chicago: Harrison, Isabelle Sign Regular Contract She was initially signed to a hardship contract, but has since signed a new contract. Indiana Fever: Chelsey Perry QO Extended To give you some perspective, the base salary for . The structure of rookie contracts for each year of the CBA follows the same framework with tiers of players, length, and team options. Los Angeles: Guirantes, Arella Waivers Cleared Phoenix: Anigwe, Kristine Waivers Cleared 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. For seasons after the first year of the extension, a veteran player's base salary can increase or decrease by a maximum of 3% of the base salary in the last season of the original contract. Seattle: Whitcomb, Sami Sign Regular Contract Phoenix: Simms, Jennie 7-Day Contract Release That would be an additional $12,875 in bonuses, bringing them up to a grand total of $56,631. None of these bonuses are considered salary, and therefore they do not count towards a team's total salary. The Atlanta Dream have signed 5-11 guard Maya Caldwell to a hardship contract, the organization announced today. Dallas Wings: Bella Alarie Team Option Exercised. 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. Connecticut: Washington, Delicia Waivers Cleared Connecticut: Smith, Kiara Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Connecticut: Hayes, Tiffany Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1, Chicago: Ndour-Fall, Astou Sign Regular Contract New York: Lorela Cubaj Sign Rookie Scale Contract Teams are required to offer a rookie scale contract to a draft pick to retain their rights in what is known as a "Required Tender." It allows a team to exceed the 15-man maximum roster when it has at least four players who are sick . No. Las Vegas: Rupert, Iliana Waived The extension must take place between February 1 and May 15 before the player's fourth season. However, the replacement contract begins at 75% of the regular minimum before proration. For example, players drafted in 2021 such as Aari McDonald or Michaela Onyenwere will not be affected for the 2023 season. The three-time WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury today signed free agent guard Haley Gorecki to a hardship roster contract, the team has announced. These exclusive negotiating rights are what separates these players from being free agents. With the significantly higher supermax in the new CBA, there are new reasons a sign-and-trade can be beneficial to players and teams. This is functionally the same as refusing to sign with a WNBA team, but the blame isn't placed on the player in this case. 12 p.m. CT: Williams deals with what she described as the most difficult part of her journey: getting through TSA security at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Negotiations may begin on January 15, but negotiated contracts may not be signed until February 1. If a player with an unprotected base salary were cut, they would not earn any money for the remainder of the regular season, but a player with a protected contract would still receive either all or part of their remaining salary. What is a hardship exception? Connecticut: Hayes, Tiffany Sign Regular Contract Time off bonuses also count on the cap, even before the player has met the requirements to earn it. Taylor, who married Mercury star Diana Taurasi in 2017, played 10 seasons for the Mercury from 2004-16 before retiring. Los Angeles: Thomas, Jasmine Traded1, Dallas: Dangerfield, Crystal Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1 Washington Mystics: Elizabeth Williams Sign Regular Contract The requirement can range from a limit of 90 days allowed down to zero days (no professional play during the WNBA offseason). Players who only play on seven-day or replacement contracts do not earn a year of service. *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 Indiana trades the contract of Danielle Robinson to Atlanta in exchange for the contract of Kristy Wallace. **Chicago signs and trades the contract of Lexie Brown to Los Angeles in exchange for the draft rights to Li Yueru. 2022 WNBA Per Game Split Stats - Starting/Off Bench. If no reserved qualifying offer is extended, the player becomes an unrestricted free agent on February 1. Connecticut: Aleksa Gulbe Sign Training Camp Contract While Seattle has been the team hardest hit by health and safety protocols thus far this season, with COVID-19 rates plateauing at a much higher level than last summer, it's clear the Storm won't be the last. Atlanta: Howard, Rhyne Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Minnesota: Mack, Natasha Waivers Cleared Teams may not include cash or any other compensation in trades. Chicago Sky: Kaela Davis Sign Training Camp Contract, Chicago Sky: Anneli Maley Sign Training Camp Contract However, they can sign with multiple teams in the same season. A hardship exception is a temporary roster spot granted to a team who has met the qualifications mentioned. If the injury occurs in the preseason or offseason while playing for a non-WNBA team the team can suspend the player for the season to remove their salary from the salary cap and open up another roster spot. New York: Prince, Epiphanny Sign Training Camp Contract Washington: Westbrook, Evina 7-Day Contract Release Chicago: Yueru, Li Set Active Trades including core-designated players who have yet to sign must be approved by the player. 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. Connecticut: Holmes, Joyner Waivers Cleared If the guarantee level is not met at the end of the season, the league must make payments to all players who were on a roster during that regular season in order to reach the league-wide guarantee level. Atlanta Dream: Blake Dietrick QO Not Extended Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Los Angeles Sparks: Yueru Li Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights* Phoenix: Maya Dodson Required Tender Made Connecticut: Bonner, DeWanna Set Active, Los Angeles: Carter, Chennedy Team Option Exercised (2023) New York: Dangerfield, Crystal Hardship Release, Washington: Burke, Kennedy Waivers Cleared In most cases, a player becomes either a restricted free agent or an unrestricted free agent after their rookie contract expires. Minnesota: Williams, Kiana Sign Training Camp Contract Los Angeles: Talbot, Stephanie Non-WNBA Injury Full Season Chicago: Emmanuelle Tahane Sign Training Camp Contract Dallas Wings: Teaira McCowan Traded from Indiana Fever* Indiana Fever: Kysre Gondrezick Waived, Atlanta Dream: Maite Cazorla Personal Decision Full Season, Phoenix Mercury: Angel Robinson QO Not Extended Chicago: Davis, Kaela Waivers Cleared Evina Westbrook signed a hardship contract with the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday, the franchise announced. She played just three games for the Fever, averaging 6.0 PPG and 3.3 APG while shooting 42.9 percent from the field. Indiana: Wallace, Kristy Traded1 Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne Hardship Release . So what does life look like for WNBA hardship players as the league deals with COVID-19 in a new way this season? The CBA states that the rookie scale applies to any player who has not previously signed a contract to play in the WNBA. This is team is also referred to as the previous team. Washington: Jones, Jazmine QO Extended Indiana: Hull, Lexie Sign Rookie Scale Contract Washington: Jones, Stephanie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) That limit can also vary from season to season in a contract. 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. The first, and most common one, is for a player to be at least 22 years old by December 31 of the calendar year of the draft. 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. Finally, veteran extensions can qualify for the supermax if specific criteria are met. Until one of those things happens, the player's salary remains on the team's salary cap. Washington: Benzan, Katie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Washington: Benzan, Katie Waivers Cleared Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Minnesota: Hannah Sjerven Required Tender Made 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. Las Vegas: Rupert, Iliana Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Connecticut: Jones, Jazmine Sign ROS Contract "That was a pretty long day for me," she said -- a massive understatement. Indiana Fever: Bernadett Hatar QO Extended, Dallas Wings: Satou Sabally Team Option Exercised The minimum team salary level increases at the same rate. In addition to the base salaries in the table above, players may earn performance bonuses for team success and individual awards. For the 2021 WNBA season, the salary cap for each of the league's 12 teams is $1,339,000. Dallas: McCowan, Teaira Suspended Partial Season Dallas is trading the contract of Tyasha Harris to Connecticut. Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna 7-Day Contract Release, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract 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. Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign 7-Day 1st Contract This can be a result of injury or illness like the regular hardship exception, but players who are away from the team for other reasons count as well. The prioritization penalties will be implemented in two stages. Crucially, the second injured player must miss at least two consecutive games before the team can ask the league for an exemption. Reserved qualifying offers are covered below. 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