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Engelbert Out, WNBA’s Next Chapter | WNBA News
Cathy Engelbert is stepping down as WNBA Commissioner after a surprise seven-year tenure—far beyond her original three-and-a-half-year plan—and leaving behind a league transformed by her leadership. She oversaw historic wins: finalizing the first collective bargaining agreement, securing a $2.2 billion media rights deal, launching million-dollar contracts, and expanding to 18 teams by 2030. Her pandemic-era “Wubble” saved the 2020 season, but her time also included missteps like undervaluing the league in a 2022 stake sale now seen as a bargain, and criticism from players over silence on…
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