South Carolina senior Raven Johnson has spoken at length about what it meant for her to return for one last college season with the Gamecocks. By deciding not to enter the WNBA last year, she gave herself time to develop her game and boost her draft status, and, of course, “I’m focused on winning this March Madness tournament,” the point guard said on Friday.
But Johnson also gave herself something far more literal. Entering the WNBA will look very, very different for players this year than it did for players last year, or any year prior. The collective bargaining agreement reached this week between the WNBA and its Players’ Association should reshape the financial landscape of the league.
