Does Caitlin stay a 5th year? (Covid year)
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I wonder if she could recruit some top flight portal transfers.
5 years at Iowa would be great.
After that, one has to wonder if she'd prefer to play in the Euroleague over the WNBA.
After that, one has to wonder if she'd prefer to play in the Euroleague over the WNBA.
Caitlin, by heading to the WNBA, would likely make at least $1,100,000 a year (WNBA salary + bonuses + sponsorships + at least $400,000 overseas). How did I come up with $1,100,000? Read on.
The best WNBA players (before considering any income overseas) can make up to $700,000 a year through bonuses and sponsorships, according to the WNBA.
Last year, Rhyne Howard was the #1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft. She earned $72,141 in her first season (before bonuses & sponsorships). This season she will earn $73,584 (before bonuses & sponsorships).
For 2023, the top WNBA salary will be $234,936 (before bonuses & sponsorships).
From a couple stories linked below:
The lucrative off-season for women’s professional basketball players, when they make the bulk of their income, has dried up this year due to a mix of geopolitical tensions, currency fluctuation and Covid lockdowns.
Russia is no longer an option for most players of course, but top players (Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Jonquel Jones) were earning more than $1 million in Russia — nearly 4 times what they can make as a base salary in the WNBA. The 31-year-old Griner had played in Russia since 2014. China and South Korea are currently closed to WNBA players. The result? It is driving down the remaining European salaries, which are already being battered down by inflation and secondary effects from the war in Ukraine.
China, which had paid mid- and top-tiered players $50,000 to $200,000 a month for around 4 months, is banning its women’s leagues from using American players for a third-straight year.
“The moment China ceased to be an option the market immediately depressed,” said Allison Galer, founder and president of Disrupt the Game, a talent agency.
Mike Cound, president and owner of Cound Group Global, said China is closed to American players due to Covid restrictions. Heated Sino-American relations also make it hard for the players to get work visas in time to compete there.
South Korea is similarly closed to Americans due to Covid restrictions and lower demand for foreign talent, Cound said.
Turkey has emerged as the leading destination for players looking to train in the off-season. The Turkish league’s Fenerbahçe team will host a number of top-tier players this year, including Breanna Stewart, runner-up for the WNBA’s most valuable player last season. The Atlanta Dream’s Tiffany Hayes will play again for Mersin, along with Las Vegas Aces star Chelsea Gray, who just led her team to the WNBA championship, and the Connecticut Sun’s DeWanna Bonner.
While Hayes said top players can still make a “high six figures,” most of the salaries being paid by Turkish teams are a fraction of what they used to be.
A women’s salary in Turkey a few years ago could top out at around $800,000. Now, that number is closer to $350,000 or $400,000. Boris Lelchitski, chief executive officer of Sports International Group, another talent agency, has seen a 30% to 40% reduction in overseas salaries from previous years.
Now that many teams with the deepest pockets -- Russia’s Ekaterinburg and the Chinese teams -- are off the table, the next best teams don’t have to haggle as hard for premier players.
“This is driving the market down because the top teams outside of Russia don’t have to pay as much to get the best player or a good player,” Lelchitski said. “They don’t want to negotiate against themselves.”
“There’s so many things coming out of Ukraine that people all over Europe are getting hit with,” Cound said. “That includes Spain, France, Turkey. So all these teams are having economic problems to pay their salaries.”
The Turkish lira has also depreciated around 28% against the dollar this year as of Tuesday, making it tougher for the teams to pay up.
Sources:
Rhyne Howard | WNBA Contracts & Salaries | Spotrac.com
Rhyne Howard signed a 3 year, $226,668 contract with the Atlanta Dream, including an average annual salary of $75,556. In 2025, Howard will earn a base salary of $91,981, while carrying a cap hit of $91,981 and a dead cap value of $91,981.
WNBA Rankings
Listing the top salaries, cap-hits, contracts, bonuses, and more for all active WNBA players.
EXPLAINER: Why WNBA players go overseas to play in offseason
Russia has been a popular destination for WNBA players like Brittney Griner over the past two decades because of the money they can make playing there in the winter.
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There's only rumors on what she's currently making from Nike, Hy-Vee, H&R Block, etc.
As I posted above, the best WNBA players (before considering any income overseas) can make up to $700,000 a year through bonuses and sponsorships, according to the WNBA.
Add in at least another $400,000 (by playing overseas) to that $700,000, and she's over $1,100,000. Is she currently earning more than this thru NIL? Again, we don't know.
Saturday Night Live said it best.... "Brittany Greiner has signed a 1 year deal with the Phoenix Mercury. However, she IS taking a paycut compared what she was making in that Russian Prison".
Saturday Night Live said it best.... "Brittany Greiner has signed a 1 year deal with the Phoenix Mercury. However, she IS taking a paycut compared what she was making in that Russian Prison".
Gold Diggers - SNL
Two men (Kenan Thompson, Idris Elba) introduce a friend (Chris Redd) to the world of WNBA gold diggers.www.metatube.com
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