"Negotiations between the league and its players often became contentious as the two sides failed to see eye-to-eye on important issues such as charter travel, housing, roster sizes, draft age limit and of course revenue sharing and compensation."
"An official date for the expansion draft is yet to be announced, but a February report from ESPN provided April 1-6 as a tentative range of dates when the Tempo's first attempt at roster building could go down. Toronto and Portland will flip a coin to see who drafts first in the process."
"The 13 non-expansion teams will choose a certain number of players on their roster that will be ineligible for selection by the Tempo and Fire. Then the two new kids on the block will get their alternating picks of the remaining pool of talent."
After five months of tension and eight days of intensive negotiations, the WNBA and players union reached a verbal agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. The negotiations were contentious, with both sides disagreeing on critical issues including charter travel, housing, roster sizes, draft age limits, revenue sharing, and player compensation. With the agreement finalized, the league now faces a compressed 51-day timeline before the regular season begins. Two new expansion teams, the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo, must complete their roster-building processes during this period. Key steps include the expansion draft, scheduled tentatively for April 1-6, where existing teams will protect players while the new franchises select from the remaining talent pool.
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