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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5356185, member: 13453"] Yeah, Adam Silver did a blatant bait and switch ([B]he lied[/B]), by giving two contradictory answers to Craig Melvin’s question &1: Craig Melvin: “… they get 9.00% of total revenue compared to roughly 50.00% of revenue for NBA players. [B]Should they be getting a larger share of the revenue for the WNBA?[/B]” Adam Silver: “[B]YES[/B]. I mean share is not the right way to look at it because there’s so much more revenue in the NBA. I think you should look at it in absolute numbers in terms of what they’re making and they will get a big increase in this cycle of collective bargaining and they deserve it.” [I][B]So the answer is a [/B][/I][URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/2025-wnba-off-season.209326/post-5352035'][B][I]NO[/I][/B][/URL]. (Silver is blatantly double speaking to avoid giving a (true) negative sound bite). And the share seems to be [B][I]declining[/I][/B] since the Media Rights Deal [URL='https://www.thesling.org/the-wnba-labor-dispute-is-just-another-choice-made-by-the-nba/#:~:text=It%20is%20important,in%20the%20future.%C2%A0']allocation[/URL] is reportedly [URL='https://www.sportico.com/leagues/basketball/2024/wnba-media-rights-deal-1234789726/']6x[/URL] the old one, whereas the [B]fixed salaries[/B] in the latest proposals are reportedly [URL='https://frontofficesports.com/standoff-over-wnbas-future-has-dominated-finals/#:~:text=The%20league%20has%20denied%20proposing%20a%20fixed%20salary%20model%20not%20tied%20to%20WNBA%20revenue.%20But%20the%20latest%20model%20offered%20by%20the%20league%20is%20similar%20to%20the%20current%20CBA%2C%20in%20which%20revenue%2Dsharing%20is%20triggered%20only%20if%20league%20revenue%20exceeds%20certain%20targets%2C%20sources%20say.']4x[/URL] of the old one. &1 [MEDIA=youtube]oUCnUrd6tXw[/MEDIA] (Today Show @5:01) [/QUOTE]

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