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Caitlin Clark went No. 1 overall at last night's WNBA Draft. And of course she'll make millions in endorsement deals, but here's her real salary as a player...
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Originally published on TigerDroppings.com
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Furious1 month
Frankly, WNBA players making a single dollar are still over paid. The WNBA loses money. The only reason it even exists is for BS diversity and inclusion feel good reasons. It is a shitty product with zero following,

Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, etc. will lose their following over time, not because they are not great players, but because the WNBA is a joke.
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CanebreakCajun1 month
She should have taken Ice Cubes $5 million. The WNBA is counting on this crop of women's college basketball stars to bring their tv ratings with them. But no one cares about the WNBA. They care about their schools. They may get some to follow Clark, Reese, etc., but it won't be enough to effect any major changes in tv deals. I'd like to see them make more, but the economics are not there.
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ALhunter1 month
She'll make more from endorsements.
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Timeoday1 month
Wow, I had no idea they got paid that much? Does that Griner dude from Baylor still play in the WNBA or did his criminal episode in Russia cause the WNBA to release him?
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Vacherie Saint1 month
no one really wants to watch females disgrace the game of basketball at the professional level
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denvertiger1 month
I dunno...we watch LSU's men's team do it 30x/ year at the college level with pretty awful regularity
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It’s only shocking until you realize the WNBA as a whole loses about $10 million a year every year. She’s lucky they’re able to pay her at all.
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SomeLSUguy1 month
Technically the WNBA doesn't pay them... they are subsidized by the NBA. But you are right, she is lucky to be get paid what she is getting paid.
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Luckydog1 month
It is a business loser, so fortunate they even have a league.
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dltigers31 month
Still way to high... A new employee of a company that literally hemorrhages millions of dollars each year and has to be subsidized by another company just to stay afloat should never complain about compensation
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TigerCoon1 month
maybe she will pick up some endorsement deals from Birkenstock or Doc Martin shoes, and chain wallet / flannel shirt companies.
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Sevensblue1 month
Look no one gives a crap about the WNBA. Not a big ticket so salary represents that not hard to see
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PeleofAnalytics1 month
Most businesses that lose 10 million a year lay off all of their employees instead of having shills act shocked they don't get paid very well.
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CR40901 month
Not shocking. The league does not make money!
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RockoRou1 month
She could make half of that working "fast food" in California.
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Basura Blanco1 month
It is a league subsidized by the NBA to attract more female fans to the game in general. It is nothing but a marketing ploy like billboards and cheerleaders.
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ALhunter1 month
Ironically the largest WNBA demographic is middle aged men who like fundamental basketball.
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Nosevens1 month
Wait , didn’t Clark get a 5 million dollar offer from Ice Cubes league ?
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TFH1 month
She can always do like most women and do OF if she needs more money.
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cbree881 month
Do you seriously want an OnlyFans of Caitlin Clark?
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TFH1 month
Well frick no. I don’t OF anybody. There’s free porn all over the net.
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ALhunter1 month
I wouldn't subscribe but I'm sure there are plenty that would.
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bigDgator1 month
But can she rap?
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Klark Kent1 month
and that’s completely subsidized by the NBA.
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WhoDatNC1 month
If they paid players what people think they are worth vs what they actually bring in the league would have folded numerous years ago.
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TheRouxGuru1 month
You’re not making any sense right now. Nobody except their moms and some feminists who haven't watched a lick of this garbage think they’re worth big money
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WhoDatNC1 month
That would be exactly my point.
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cbree881 month
Your reading comprehension is failing you, bro
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Mr Happy1 month
The WNBA loses money every year. It's a welfare program for really tall, athletic women.
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Willie Stroker1 month
Plus personal trainer, gym membership, dietician, health coverage…
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