Breanna Stewart’s Wife Marta Xargay Reacts Proudly as WNBA’s New CBA Deal Saves 2026 Season After Bitter Standoff

Breanna Stewart‘s wife, Marta Xargay, had a proud reaction to the WNBA’s new CBA deal. On Wednesday, Xargay shared a picture of herself and the Liberty star on her Instagram story.

In the picture, the couple was in their bed. Xargay covered her face with her hand while Stewart stared into the camera with a wide grin. She praised Stewart in the story’s caption.

“She freaking did it! I’m so proud of her❤️” Xargay wrote.

The WNBA and the WNBPA were in a stalemate for more than three months. The former CBA was set to expire in October 2025, but the league kept extending the deadline as it had not reached an agreement with the players’ association.

The WNBPA, led by Nneka Ogwumike as the President and Breanna Stewart as the Vice President, found common ground with the league on Wednesday. The new CBA is a major upgrade for the players from the previous one.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the new salary cap for the players starts at $7 million, which went up from $1.5 million. The league will also share about 20% of revenue with the players. A supermax contract will now start at $1.4 million, while the average salary went up to $600,000.

The league will also add two new teams this season, the Toronto Tempo and the Portland Fire. The 2026 WNBA season will begin on May 8.

Breanna Stewart shares her thoughts on the new CBA: “Transformational”

Breanna Stewart shared her thoughts on the new CBA while talking to the press after exiting the negotiations on Wednesday. She called the new agreement between the league and the players a transformational move.

“This deal is going to be transformational,” she said. “It’s going to build and help create a system where everybody is getting exactly what they deserve and more, from on the court and off the court aspects. Just excited that we can tell our fans that we’re going to be back.”

Breanna Stewart is coming off an incredible run with the Mist BC in Unrivaled. The New York Liberty star led the Mist BC to their first Unrivaled championship in the 3×3 league in early March.

She had a good run with the Liberty in the W last season. She averaged 18.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, helping them finish in fifth place in the standings. However, the Liberty lost (1-2) to the Phoenix Mercury in the first round of the playoffs.