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Extending WNBA Playoffs Would Cost Owners Up to $1 Million in Player Pay

Following a historic playoff elimination where the eighth-seeded New York Liberty defeated the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx at the Barclays Center, discussion surrounding the league's opening-round postseason structure has intensified. Several prominent figures have voiced dissatisfaction with the current setup, arguing that the design fails to reward higher-seeded squads sufficiently.

However, any potential expansion to longer series face structural hurdles, as the current collective bargaining agreement stipulates that adding maximum postseason contests would require a proportional rise in player performance bonuses.

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