Project B, a women’s basketball league, has begun to sign players after raising investment from some of the world’s biggest sports stars.
- Mohamud Ahmed, US Sports Writer
- Published: 15:32, 10 Nov 2025
- Updated: 15:32, 10 Nov 2025
Project B is getting ready to shake up women’s basketball in 2026
The competition is a five-on-five women’s basketball league that is set to debut in November 2026, and it has already begun signing some of the WNBA‘s best players.
Former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike announced last week that she has signed with Project B.
While she is the only WNBA player who has announced her involvement publicly, it’s reported that several other players from the league have also signed up.
The WNBA calendar and the proposed competition dates of Project B do not overlap.
The league is looking for 66 players to make six teams of 11 and is offering salaries that stump current WNBA contracts.
While finances have not been confirmed, reports claim that players are being offered seven-figure contracts that begin at $2 million annually.
How is Project B being funded?
Earlier this year, The Financial Times reported that an upstart international baseball league codenamed Project B was being backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.
The league had an investment target of $5 billion, a goal that makes sense when considering it wants to host events across Asia, Europe and South America.
Furthermore, it will need lucrative contract offers to appeal to the WNBA’s biggest stars like Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, the latter of which is perhaps the most prized asset in women’s basketball.
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