Nneka Ogwumike signs with new women’s basketball league Project B as WNBA contract talks persist

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Former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike has signed a contract with Project B, the first player who is known to have joined the latest professional women’s basketball league ahead of play that is expected to begin in Europe and Asia in November 2026. Ogwumike, like other players in the league, will get an undisclosed salary and equity stake in the league. Project B officials have said the 66 players who they want for their league — the format calls for six teams of 11 women each — will receive larger