It’s CBA deadline day! Or at least it was. Zena, Sabreena, and Ben discuss the news that the WNBA and WNBPA agreed to a 30-day extension of the CBA and what it means going forward. They also touch on some Unrivaled news and a Paige Bueckers movie project before moving onto college basketball, as the 2025-26 season tips off Monday. In the absence of Bueckers and JuJu Watkins, the trio discusses who is poised to be the face of college basketball and what qualifies a player for that moniker. 

REFERENCES: 

WNBA offers players extension on CBA negotiations: Sources by Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman

If the WNBA doesn’t reach a CBA agreement by Friday’s deadline, what’s next? by Ben Pickman

How LSU coach Kim Mulkey built a brand, a program and perennial title contenders by Sabreena Merchant 

Women’s college basketball All-America team: Madison Booker, Hannah Hidalgo and more by Chantel Jennings 

We’re putting together a couple of mailbag episodes! Got thoughts or questions about the CBA? Curious about college hoops? Send them our way — we want to hear from you! Email us at NoOffseason@theathletic.com

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