It’s time for another basketball edition of The IX Sports Podcast with Howard Megdal and Jackie Powell. They start the conversation with the WNBPA’s latest CBA proposal, which would include 27.5% of gross revenue over the course of the agreement and a $9.5 million salary cap to start.
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Megdal presented some of his reporting from Basketball Wednesday at The IX Sports, which revealed that players were told “ESPN has about two weeks until they’re looking to reconfigure their broadcast windows.”
And although negotiations are ongoing, Powell said she’s seen some positive movement from the Players’ Association in their latest response.
“For the longest time, members of the Players’ Association were very hesitant or shy to discuss any concessions, while the league hasn’t been,” she said. “Maybe publicly, there isn’t a willingness to be a bit calmer about things, but there’s more movement than we’ve had.”
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Later in the show, they welcomed WNBA Draft analyst Hunter Cruse onto the show to discuss some of his top prospects like Spain’s Awa Fam, Olivia Miles from TCU, Azzi Fudd from UConn and Lauren Betts from UCLA.
“Those are like my top four right now; it’s a solid group,” Cruse said. “I think there’s not as much depth as recent history, but we have some solid guard play.”
Megdal and Powell also talk with Jacy Sheldon about her decision to compete in Athletes Unlimited and the opportunities that has created for her.
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