Caitlin is approaching this year like it's her Last
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I'm OK if she leaves after winning the national championship this year
I'm OK if she leaves after winning the national championship this year
I'll just say this ...
RUN IT BACK!
hope she returns; she has a good poker face
That's actually probably the biggest factor in her decision. If she doesn't get it this year but feels next year's team has a better shot at it then I could see her coming back. Plus, she'll probably make twice as much money with a 5th year than what she would get in the WNBA.I'm OK if she leaves after winning the national championship this year
If we fall apart, I could see her coming back. Anything elite 8 or further, I don't see it.
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I don't get why everyone says this. It's not like her endorsement deals are going to dry up once she goes pro. If anything they'll grow -- she can command more as a pro and there are also product lines out there that only work with pros in their fields who will consider her as well. Nike will likely give her her own shoe at some point in her pro career for example.
People aren't going to unfollow her on Instagram en masse. Sure she may lose, say, the Raygun deal b/c that's a local/student-focused thing but her WNBA salary will certainly be more than whatever she makes from that. Do we really think Hy-Vee, Topps, etc are going to drop her?
I get that some outsiders might assume she makes a six-figure NIL "salary" like Aneesah Morrow got at LSU but haven't we determined that she takes no money from Swarm/Inc? I could be wrong (correct me please, if that's the case) but it doesn't seem she'll be losing an immediate check when she graduates.
The comments about making less as a WNBA player just seem like a back-handed way to put down the league when, tbh, we should be rooting for it if we're truly fans of CC22 and want more elite talent to come our way. It doesn't matter if we don't watch it / aren't fans tbh.
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I don't know much about the pay scale in the WNBA but I do know that large numbers of them play in other leagues during the other times of the year because they don't get paid enough back home. Now, it's a good bet that Clark will make more than the average WNBA player but there will be an upper limit to what teams can afford to pay one player. As far as advertisements go, she has more exposure in college than she does in the WNBA. She will have significantly more national TV appearances in the NCAA than she will in the WNBA, at least at the beginning. Her presence may grow the league though and that would certainly help.
If there were a way, the WNBA would find a way to have her end up in LA, New York, or Chicago. They need her in a large market.
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Her WNBA salary will be rather unimpressive ($75k is the cap for a rookie, I believe -- again, correct me if I'm wrong -- but that also includes housing, I'd *assume* -- and I could definitely be wrong there) but that really has nothing to do with her income from sponsorship.
I just don't buy that any of her deals are going to necessarily dry up bc she is leaving Iowa. Some of them are likely to have ended on their own, for sure -- I would not be surprised if, say, Goldman Sachs or StateFarm were just one-and-done spots. But going to the W isn't the reason those one-offs would end, it's just the nature of some deals. You sign to do one commercial at a time (or two, or whatever -- these aren't lifelong deals).
I also don't see how it matters how many times she is on TV. She's not getting paid to wear logos on her jersey during games -- i.e., it's not a per-eyeball payment. I think the only engagements in which she will get paid per-eyeball are sponsored social media posts, but again. I don't think that all of her followers are going to unfollow her when she graduates. TBH she does very few sponsored posts at this time and there's absolutely no reason she can't tap into that stream further down the road. That's the real gold mine bh. Once she hits a million followers, she can likely make high six figures ANNUALLY just from some strategic Instagram campaigns -- not to mention Twitter, TikTok, whatever.
Outside social media, her resumé and list of accomplishments will only grow. With that, so will her worth. She is still an amateur and has a long road ahead of her.
She will always have sponsorship deals, I just don't know if they will be worth as much because of her exposure going down. That said, if Angel Reese doesn't flame out in the NBA and she continues to play the antagonist then you could see a Larry-Magic type thing carried out through the WNBA. I don't know if that will draw in eyeballs the way Larry and Magic were able to do it though. Ultimately, I think the decision on whether she stays or goes has far more to do with what this team accomplishes on the court rather than anything else.
Her playing at Iowa gives her the biggest stage available and the money is no issue.
The expectations for CC this year will be unreasonable and difficult to achieve IMO.
It's going to be hard for her to replicate last year's numbers and last year's finish with Monica gone.
Not to say she won't be worth the price of admission, but she will be counted on even more this year and that's asking a lot.
It's going to be hard for her to replicate last year's numbers and last year's finish with Monica gone.
Not to say she won't be worth the price of admission, but she will be counted on even more this year and that's asking a lot.
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I think it's likely that whoever starts at the post will improve immeasurably just by getting reps and developing chemistry with Caitlin. Monica wouldn't be the player she was without Caitlin. Iowa has all the pieces, hopefully they can fit them all together.
I am not going to speculate what Caitlin is going to do and how much she makes now vs what she would make in the WNBA. Alternatively, I would rather go with what Caitlin has recently stated in a Dan Patrick interview.
Q: Would you be taking a pay cut by heading to the WNBA?
“Not necessarily. I think that’s what gets lost sometimes. I think people don’t understand. NIL is still kind of a thing when you get into pro sports, too. You still have all those endorsements. You still have sponsorships and whatnot, so you’re basically just a professional athlete with that on top of it, too. So, it’s not really something that I would factor into my decision of staying or going too much.”
Caitlin, on how important the WNBA is to her:
“Very important. That’s where I want to be, but I have another year here and possibly one more after that just because of COVID, so probably will have to make a decision on that sometime next year. I really have no clue of what I’m going to do. Stay for an extra year or leave after next year, but I love watching the WNBA.
“I remember really vividly my dad taking me to my first ever WNBA game. Maya Moore was my favorite player growing up. She played for the Minnesota Lynx, so it was pretty convenient. That was only a four hour trip from where I grew up, and I really remember getting to watch her versus Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm. That was like my first ever experience with the WNBA when I was really young.”
Q: Would you be taking a pay cut by heading to the WNBA?
“Not necessarily. I think that’s what gets lost sometimes. I think people don’t understand. NIL is still kind of a thing when you get into pro sports, too. You still have all those endorsements. You still have sponsorships and whatnot, so you’re basically just a professional athlete with that on top of it, too. So, it’s not really something that I would factor into my decision of staying or going too much.”
Caitlin, on how important the WNBA is to her:
“Very important. That’s where I want to be, but I have another year here and possibly one more after that just because of COVID, so probably will have to make a decision on that sometime next year. I really have no clue of what I’m going to do. Stay for an extra year or leave after next year, but I love watching the WNBA.
“I remember really vividly my dad taking me to my first ever WNBA game. Maya Moore was my favorite player growing up. She played for the Minnesota Lynx, so it was pretty convenient. That was only a four hour trip from where I grew up, and I really remember getting to watch her versus Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm. That was like my first ever experience with the WNBA when I was really young.”
Caitlin Clark considering two more seasons with the Iowa Hawkeyes
For Iowa fans caught up in Caitlin Clark mania, she revealed a potential doozy on the Dan Patrick Show this morning. Forget about one more season with the Hawkeye superstar. How does two more seasons with Clark donning black and gold beyond the end o
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Yes her sponsorship (NIL) won’t dry up. But those paying for her sponsorships want the biggest stage for their benefit-which will lead to her getting the most $$.
Please help me, who was the last WNBA player with a MAJOR sponsorship deal. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a commercial with a WNBA player.
Please help me, who was the last WNBA player with a MAJOR sponsorship deal. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a commercial with a WNBA player.
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I saw Candace Parker in a commercial with Steph Curry recently. I also saw Sabrina Ionescu in another spot. She also has a shoe with Nike.
I wonder if clark plays in Europe in the off-season or does TV like Boston is this year? Would be intereststing if boston/clark were on btn breaking down matchups....
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