Megan Greenwell predicts the New York Liberty will win the WNBA championship in 2026.

Clara Wu Tsai, owner of the New York Liberty, was a key advocate for allowing WNBA teams to use charter flights, which were previously prohibited by the league.

The WNBA's total salary cap for each team has increased from $1.5 million to $7 million.

For the first time, WNBA players will receive a 20% share of league revenue, an increase from 0% previously.

The new WNBA pay deal establishes a minimum player salary of $270,000, which is higher than the average salary from the previous year.

Megan Greenwell argues that while Caitlin Clark has contributed to the WNBA's popularity, the league's growth trajectory had already started to accelerate before her arrival.

New York Liberty owner Clara Wu Tsai's strategy of investing in and operating the team like a serious business is credited with driving a significant increase in the team's and league's popularity.

Nobel Prize-winning Harvard economist Claudia Golden provided pro-bono consulting to the WNBA Players Association, and her research was crucial in securing the revenue sharing agreement.

Players in the NBA receive approximately a 50% share of league revenue.