NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and its players union have reached the next step in their new collective bargaining agreement, signing a term sheet. Now they wait for ratification by the players and approval from the league's Board of Governors as lawyers from both sides continue to write the new CBA.

Fever guard Caitlin Clark and other stars under rookie-scale contracts are due for major paydays even without hitting the free agency market. That’s thanks to the WNBA’s tentative new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that is a step closer to becoming official after the league and Women’s National Basketball Players Association signed a term sheet Friday evening.

The WNBA and its players union announced on Friday afternoon that the term sheet has been signed for the collective bargaining agreement that was agreed upon on Wednesday. The CBA still needs to be ratified and fully voted on by both parties,

Negotiations between WNBA leadership and players reached a conclusion early Wednesday morning — and the WNBA season is set to begin as previously scheduled.

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WNBA fans have been worried about the possibility of a lost season as the players and the league struggled to find common ground over many months, but yesterday morning, a new collective bargaining agreement was finally agreed upon.