A question for WNBA, players union during CBA talks: Where’s the urgency?

Key Highlights

• Even as the extension to the CBA lapsed and the normal offseason calendar was set to begin with the qualifying offers and core designations, there had been no progress toward scheduling new meetings or offering meaningful amendments to the existing proposals. Movement was supposed to come at Monday’s session, but again, there were no new proposals and plans for another sit-down.
• Instead, per sources familiar with the negotiations, the union is still waiting for a WNBA response, as five weeks have passed without an indication of whether they’ll receive a counter. Stalling is a tactic.
• It can be effective in negotiations, even in a monumental labor fight such as this one.
• However, this negotiation is 15 months in.
• The WNBA has two drafts and a free agency period to conduct, as well as a massive television deal to uphold.