SEATTLE -- Seattle Storm forward Kate Starbird just wants to tip it up. On the other hand, she still had issues after the WNBA and its players union signed a new collective bargaining agreement early Friday.

	Seattle's first-round pick went to South Korean basketball star Jung Sun-min.

Starbird expressed concern that veterans' salaries are increasing only 5 percent, to $42,000. The union sought a $48,000 minimum, and Starbird said players without big endorsement contracts still need offseason jobs.

"If you went to college and got a degree, the (WNBA) money isn't comparable to what you could be making in other careers,'' she said. "We're going to finish playing basketball at age 28 to 30 with no money. It's going to take a commitment for the players who love basketball to keep playing.''

The NBA will continue to prop up the women's league, giving the WNBA $12 million this season. NBA commissioner David Stern had threatened to cancel the WNBA season if a labor agreement wasn't reached.

The WNBA and its players' union signed a four-year agreement, with a league option for a fifth.

"I don't know what hand David Stern was holding. None of us do,'' Starbird said. "Obviously, the majority of us felt scared enough to take it, even if it's not perfect, mainly because the terms are so long.''

That issue points toward a potential split between younger and older WNBA players.

"The rookies and younger players just want to play,'' second-year guard Felicia Ragland said. "Older players are getting to the point where they want to have more money. Definitely, there's going to be a difference in opinion.''

The new deal imposes a hard salary cap on teams and provides players with free agency for the first time in women's pro sports.

"That's the most important thing,'' Starbird said. "I spent three or four years with teams that were not really good fits for me. There are a lot of players who will benefit. It's about finding a team that wants you.

	Kate Starbird says love of the game will keep the players going, despite suspect salaries.

"Overall, it's a relief,'' Starbird said of the contract. "We just want to play.''

General manager Billy McKinney and new coach Anne Donovan, who takes over as the Storm begins its fourth season, focused on draft picks Friday and outlined plans for training camp.

"This is a big day for us,'' McKinney said. "This agreement has us all very relieved. It allows us to focus on getting ready for the WNBA season.''

McKinney said the Storm ignored the uncertain labor situation and pressed ahead last week with draft preparations.

In Friday's draft, Seattle used the eighth pick of the first round on 6-foot-1 forward Jung Sun-Min, who will be the first Korean in the WNBA.

"In Korea, 6-1 is big,'' Donovan said. "Her versatility always intrigued us. Watching her play we wondered, as the best player on her national team, how she would fit into the WNBA.''

Seattle, which reached the playoffs for the first time last season behind standouts Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson, took 6-4 Australian center Suzy Batkovic in the second round and Clemson guard Chrissy Floyd in the third.

The Storm also obtained forward Alisa Burras, who spent the last three seasons with the Portland Fire, in Thursday's dispersal draft.