NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that WNBA players will get a "big increase" in salaries in their new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

"I think share isn't the right way to look at it because there's so much more revenue in the NBA," Silver said on the "Today Show." "I think you should look at absolute numbers in terms of what they are making. They are going to get a big increase in this cycle of collective bargaining, and they deserve it."

Silver’s comments come after a contentious negotiation between the WNBA players and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert.

The Phoenix Mercury's Satou Sabally said during the WNBA Finals that a recent proposal from the league makes the players feel as if "we're not part of the growth of the league."

"If we continued with this CBA, we would, percentage-wise, go down on our [compensation]," Sabally said.

Currently, the league's salary cap is $1,507,100 in 2025, with a super-maximum of $249,244 and a minimum of $66,079.

The WNBA has experienced tremendous growth in the past two years, with attendance, viewership, merchandise sales, investment, and franchise valuations soaring and a new $2.2 billion media deal on the way.

Engelbert, when asked about the status of the talks,  spoke to the importance of "balancing" an increase in player salaries with the "long-term viability of the league."

"That's what we're just kind of going back and forth determining where that right balance is," Engelbert said. "I think we all agree we're trying to return every dollar we possibly can to the players, but we also want to incentivize investment from owners. We want owners to have a viable business. Obviously, we're looking at expansion up to 18 teams by the end of the decade. So it's important that those owners coming in have a shot at a viable economic model for the future."

The NBA owns 42% of the WNBA, and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert reports to Silver.