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On this episode of No Free Lunch, Ndamukong sits down with women's basketball staff writer for The Athletic, Ben Pickman, to discuss the ongoing CBA negotiations in the WNBA. With the current agreement set to expire on Oct 31, they talk through the different outcomes -- from a deal, to extensions, to a potential nuclear option lockout. They dig in on the crazy low salaries that currently exist in the WNBA -- how even superstars like Napheesa Collier and A'ja Wilson make less than practice players in the NFL -- and how media rights deals and a surge in popularity should put more money in player's pockets, especially in the form of revenue sharing. Ndamukong also sheds light on the leverage that players have to impact negotiations, his experiences with the NFL Player's Association, and his front-row seat to one of the WNBA's newest expansion franchises, the Portland Fire.
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Host: Ndamukong Suh
Executive Producers: Grace Piro Delia And Andrea Scott
Producer: Danny Sellers
Editor: David Caputo
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