On November 5, news broke that 10-time WNBA All-Star, 2016 WNBA MVP, 2016 WNBA champion, and current Seattle Storm star Nneka Ogwumike has become the first known player to sign with Project B, which is a new women’s basketball league based in Saudi Arabia that’s set to launch in the fall of 2026. This announcement sent shockwaves throughout the rest of the league. And Ogwumike (who is also the President of the WNBA Players’ Association (WNBPA) commemorated this signing to Project B with an Instagram post that was captioned, “A new chapter built on purpose, partnership, and possibility. Proud to join @projectb_global not just as a player, but as a partner and owner, to help shape the future of global sport. Not only do these multi-million dollar salaries put added pressure on the WNBA amid the CBA negotiations, but the fact that Ogwumike — who is the face of the WNBA players in terms of negotiating the new CBA — is the first person to go public with joining Project B adds another degree of pressure on WNBA Co
