Angel Reese amplifies WNBA players' voices in critical CBA talks, asserting every player's importance as negotiations intensify with a looming deadline.
WNBA star Angel Reese arrived at USA Basketball training camp focused on helping Team USA win gold at the FIBA Women's World Cup. However, the Chicago Sky forward has kept the ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations on her radar.
With the WNBA's March 10 target date rapidly nearing and neither side making significant concessions, Reese encouraged her peers to speak up.
"Everybody's voice is really important," Reese said, via Front Office Sports. "I'm in this because everybody matters and is a part of the negotiation."
For Reese specifically, whose first two seasons in the WNBA generated some of the highest attendance and viewership numbers the league has seen, the platform she brings to the conversation only brings more attention to the matter.
In 2025, Reese posted 14.7 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game over 30 games, earning her second consecutive All-Star selection. The production built on a record-setting rookie campaign in 2024, when she led the WNBA in rebounding at 13.1 per game while adding 13.6 points across 34 games, earning All-Rookie honors and her first All-Star nod. Through 64 career games, she has averaged a double-double at 14.1 points and 12.9 rebounds per game.
The WNBPA's executive committee, which consists of seven players, issued a statement on Wednesday to reaffirm the perception of a unified front after a letter from Breanna Stewart and Kelsey Plum questioning the union's handling of negotiations became public.
A recent player survey showed that 84% of participating players want the union to continue negotiating rather than accept the league's current proposal of 50% of net revenue. That net revenue threshold has been characterized by the union as less than 15% of gross revenue. The value has been a primary concern, given that the deal would last eight years.
As of Friday night, players had submitted their latest counter to the league. If no deal is reached by the March 10 deadline, the league has warned that the 30th season could be pushed back from its originally scheduled May 8 opener. Before play can begin, the league still needs to conduct an expansion draft, process free agency for more than 100 players, and hold a collegiate draft set for April 13.
Reese and her national team teammates will keep their attention on competing together in Puerto Rico, but Tuesday will bring clarity, one way or another, on how the WNBA season may be impacted.