The women’s pro basketball season begins May 8 without Napheesa Collier, who’s recovering from surgery. Yet the Minnesota Lynx star’s fingerprints are visible across the league.
Collier played a notable role in negotiating a new contract that increased the players’ share of WNBA revenues, just as those revenues have soared. The contract multiplied every player’s salary to the point where the lowest-paid players in 2026 will be paid more than the highest-paid in 2025.
Collier is the vice president of the players’ union, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association, and last year made a relentless public critique of league management.
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