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[Zach @Ztalksball]

Just published my first article on Substack discussing one of my favorite prospects from the 2025 NBA draft cycle in Thomas Sorber. Make sure to check it out! https://t.co/NJcw9DYgEW

[David Lee @dlee4three]

- 1st 40-PT game in WNBA history with ZERO teammates shooting above 50%

- Scored 55% of her team’s 80 points, the 2nd HIGHEST % of total points scored by 1 player in WNBA history

- 2nd most efficient 40-PT game in WNBA history (93.1 TS%)

all-time rookie season by Paige 🐐

[Zach @Ztalksball]

57 million for Fox is ridiculous but you absolutely have to extend him

[Andrew Dukowitz @adukeMN]

I know this will be a firestorm topic

WNBA players currently receive just 9.3% of the leagues revenue(this includes ticket sales, merch, TV deals) for reference their male counterparts in the NBA is 50.0%.

This resulted in their salary cap being set at just 1.507 million for this year(less than half of Joe Ingles 3.634M)

In theory if they received even 40% of the leagues revenue that salary cap would be at 6.481 M.

That increase would mean roster expansion could occur, players could theoretically still make 3x their current salary and owners would still bring in 60% of the revenue.

Now to put that into perspective, that still means an entire WNBA roster would be paid less than Rob Dillingham will make in 2025-26(6.576M)

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Now yes, the WNBA did lose 40 million dollars in 2024, but this is in large part due to the TV deal they are currently signed to, which in 2026 goes from roughly 45 Million annually to 200 Million annually.

This will result in essence result in the league making money over night from losing 40 to a net gain of 115M just on the TV deal alone. Even if the game and tickets sales were to stop growing, and merch stopped selling, it would still be in the green.

The current CBA would amount to players going from 1.507M in salary cap to just 4.0 M… a substantial raise however it would cost the league just 2.5 M out of that 115M TV deal profits.

If the players got 40%, that’s just 17.204M as a salary cap… a 11x raise over their current salaries, and still in the grand scheme of things less than 1 Jaden McDaniels(24.393M)

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The league is built on players whether you’re a CC, Aja, or Phee fan they deserve to get a bigger slice of the pie for the work they all have put in, and as the revenue grows, they should as well.

The WNBA players are not asking to be paid dollar for dollar what the NBA players make, from what I understand they just want a fair share of the revenue.

Now let’s enjoy some hoops.

[Jeremy Sochan @JeremySochan]

I can’t waitttt 😭😋

[Zach @Ztalksball]

Ok

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Free agent guard Jordan McLaughlin has agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal to return to the San Antonio Spurs, agent Greg Lawrence of Wasserman told ESPN. McLaughlin split last season with the Spurs and Kings, and now enters his seventh NBA campaign as a reserve guard.

[Zach @Ztalksball]

This breaks my heart 💔💔💔

[jeff @DedicationHoops]

starting a political campaign where my sole promise is to build more free indoor basketball courts because why is it so difficult to find one

[Zach @Ztalksball]

There aren’t five players in NBA history better than this man

[Pitless @pitlessball]

Tim Duncan OTD 22 years ago:

32 PTS
20 REB
6 AST
7 BLK
3 STL
69% TS

Won Game 1 of the Finals 101-89.

[Zach @Ztalksball]

I had VJ at five on my board and I’m already worried that was too low…

[Zach @Ztalksball]

I also agree that when teams turn the ball over less they win more basketball games

[I talk hoops 🏀 @trendyhoopstars]

ESPN analyst Carolyn Peck says the Indiana Fever are more dangerous without Caitlin Clark.

Thoughts? ✨

[Big O @Riverboat_Ross]

The only Big Beautiful Bill I’ll ever care about

[Ben Pfeifer @bjpf_]

i'm excited to watch the big-to-big passing between luke kornet and victor wembanyama next season in san antonio, kornet will be the best NBA big he's played with

among centers last season, kornet ranked in the 99th percentile for potential assists per minute. awesome processor

[Zach @Ztalksball]

@Ivy_Mid2 Realistically don’t think we do much else this offseason aside from maybe some smaller signings

[Zach @Ztalksball]

I genuinely wonder what Stephon Castle’s return would look like if we traded him right now

[Zach @Ztalksball]

@Ivy_Mid2 Rollins would still be nice though

[Zach @Ztalksball]

@Ivy_Mid2 Welp https://t.co/KLa03K6cQl

[Marc Stein @TheSteinLine]

Larry Nance Jr. is signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers, league sources tell @TheSteinLine.

[Zach @Ztalksball]

@Ivy_Mid2 I’d say 8th or 9th, I like our additions but I really don’t think it’s enough of a needle mover to be better in the West

[Mr Ass @JohnchoVilla]

You gave us that one night in San Antonio.

Be well, my sweet prince.

[Zach @Ztalksball]

@Ivy_Mid2 I still think we’re probably a play-in team even with the additions we’ve made

[Zach @Ztalksball]

@Ivy_Mid2 I don’t think we can be taken serious as a team with him and Keldon still on the roster