The Collective Basketball Agreements Podcast, hosted by Joe Manganiello. Deep NBA & WNBA Coverage from a Pro Basketball Negotiation Champion, analyzing pivotal jargon & implications of the Hoops industry.

On this show:

0:00 — I get right into a preview for the highly anticipated Indiana Fever season following an exciting debut season for the Caitlin Clark & Aliyah Boston duo.

02:10 — Interesting negotiated buyout of Katie Lou Samuelson.

08:20 — Indiana adds three incredible veterans to an exciting young core, elevating itself into the playoff contender tier of the WNBA.

12:55 — Kelsey Mitchell is back on the full supermax salary.

The Collective Basketball Agreements Podcast, hosted by Joe Manganiello. Deep NBA & WNBA Coverage from a Pro Basketball Negotiation Champion, analyzing pivotal jargon & implications of the Hoops industry.

On this show:

0:00 — I get right into a #MuchDifferentSeason for the Connecticut Sun after losing four great basketball players and an acclaimed head coach.

08:20 — So, like, who is still left on this roster?

15:40 — What might the future look like? Notably, Connecticut has the #8 pick in April's draft and have acquired some younger players and developmental projects like Diamond DeShields.

 

 

The Collective Basketball Agreements Podcast, hosted by Joe Manganiello. Deep NBA & WNBA Coverage from a Pro Basketball Negotiation Champion, analyzing pivotal jargon & implications of the Hoops industry.

On today's show:

1:20 — Starting with an anecdote about the first WNBA game I attended at the Barclays Center in the days before moving to Brooklyn to work for the corporate sales department of the New York Liberty. Spoiler alert: Yesterday's attendance was not today's attendance.

7:50 — "Courtney Williams is super underrated," I thought to myself in 2021. And 2022. And 2023. And 2024 as she was the point guard for her fourth team in four years (on her way to the Finals with the Lynx).

12:30 — Atlanta Dream recap, including discussing new head coach's prolific shooting offenses in college and, alternatively, two new star bigs.

 

 

The Collective Basketball Agreements Podcast, hosted by Joe Manganiello. Deep NBA & WNBA Coverage from a Pro Basketball Negotiation Champion, analyzing pivotal jargon & implications of the Hoops industry. On today's show:   3:35 — Allow me to introduce myself: my name is JOE (J- to the O-E). I used to live in Syracuse where it's freezing. . . . Learn more about my life in basketball.   27:30 — Discussing key terminology from the WNBA salary cap world so we better understand each other (e.g., What's the supermax? What's a core? And wait — how much do WNBA rookies make again?).   40:30 — Discussing the six (6) WNBA stars that received the Designated Core Designation in 2025: Kelsey Mitchell, Kelsey Plum, Satou Sabally, Alyssa Thomas, Gabby Williams, and Breanna Stewart.