Caitlin Clark Is Drafted #1 In WNBA Draft, Will Make $300,000... Over 4 Years?! | Pat McAfee Reacts

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[@Charlie-nr1kn]

The “sue me,not really, shoutout Brett Favre” always gets me 😂

[@Rowsy91]

My fav running joke haha

[@coleeto2]

They gotta keep it going to forever remind the people of how scummy Brett Favre is! (Allegedly)

[@tacotacotington3638]

She should take that offer from Ice Cube

[@38kal]

Exactly what I was gone say why not 😂

[@JSeeko]

she’s got endorsements, she’s good

[@asc8048]

That’ll set the wnba back watching people who stand little chance in the nba absolutely clean shop

[@jakef6647]

The 5 million isn’t enough. He stock would tank if she goes out and gets killed in that league (which she would). She will make more playing in the W and raking in endorsements.

[@curtisallen6085]

Barstool offered her 10 million

[@ZoneXV]

At the end of the day, the WNBA is still a business. If the teams aren't making a profit, you can't expect them to increase player's salaries. If everyone that is complaining about the amount of money the women are being paid actually went to the games, they would be able to afford to pay them more.

[@Chozin1]

80s the NBA filed for bankruptcy then the 2 biggest stars known as Larry Bird and magic Johnson brought the league into prosperity . Caitlin about to do this for the wnba

[@trystdodge6177]

The wnba isn't a business. It's a charity. Worse, really, at least people feel good about charity or should.

[@bootskirusso1704]

eh, you're not wrong in general but they should be getting paid more. WNBA has the worst cut in unionized sports; they're at ~25% vs the NBA's 51%. However, the WNBA revenue in 2023 was >300% that of 2022. The starting contract for a rookie grew by

[@GaretheDen]

@@bootskirusso1704 What profit?

[@bootskirusso1704]

​@@GaretheDen gross profit. I guarantee the WNBA is profitable in general, and has been for a while but disbursements, capex or other corporate allocation gives a negative PTAOI. They've outright said that they're spending upfront to make more money in the long term as team values increase. Even talking PTAOI though, the last time we heard publicly, the WNBA was in the hole $10 million with revenues of $60 million. Last year, they grossed ~$200 million. I'd guess they're definitely in the black now. But the player pay % has probably dropped even further than the 25% i mentioned before, now it's probably closer to 10%.

[@jfree336]

She will make far more from endorsements, commercials, merchandise.

[@jfree336]

@@ap1027 Really? You felt compelled to waste 30 seconds of your life to make that comment? SMH….

[@ValyrianSteel00]

​@@ap1027: No it didn't. You don't have a clue what you are talking about. lol!

[@1TotalJabroni]

​@@ap1027imagine disparaging someone for making factual statements even if they're redundant you absolute plebian. You disgust me. *tips fedora and storms off*

[@scalnation3069]

Expect she won't since way more people BY FAR watch college b ball than wnba. Wouldn't be surprised if she earns more while in college than as a professional athlete

[@LifeNkuwait123]

Agreed and she most likely has more than that already from NIL deals from college…Even Angel Reese said she wasn’t in a rush to go to the WNBA

[@scytheshogun2683]

I wish people would understand this. It's nothing to do with sexism, It's basic economics, the WNBA whether you like it or not, is not as popular as the NBA or NFL etc. As a consequence, this means less investors and money, less money means that they can only dish out so much money. If the product is more popular, more money will come, until then....

[@timking-iy9jw]

Bil Burr's take on the WNBA's lack of success is spot on.

[@princessjen5190]

How does that explain why other country's women's basketball league can regularly hand out seven figure contracts? The US is supposed to have the biggest media market in the world but these women can go over to Poland or Russia and make bank.

[@scytheshogun2683]

@@princessjen5190 There probably being paid more to live in Russia, now ask yourself would you like to live in Russia? I wouldn't, it looks kinda gross, full of Putin fan boys, gets a thumbs down from me. I also suspect less players in those leagues so more bank for each person.

[@danbelow90]

You obviously did not watch the video with them mentioning that she made up her contract in jersey sales right away. So yes, your view might be a little clouded. Don't know by what. If you being there leads to sold out venues, you deserve to make bank. Basic economics.

[@spsawyer22]

A proper response that would challenge this notion is that women's professional sports have been around for only a decade or slightly more...while most male pro leagues have been around for 70 to 100+ years. Thus, the male leagues have had significantly more time to build an audience. Whether or not that argument is actually why is beyond the point.

[@jaysrandomnesschannel]

LMAO its amazing that everybody is in an uproar over this woman's contract...but i GUARANTEE you only about 2% of those people have even been to a WNBA GAME.

[@Rowsy91]

thats a high estimate too brother haha

[@codyb.3015]

I agree with your point, but "watching a game" would fit better. I've been a Colts fan for 15 years and never been to a game because I don't live in a state with a pro team.

[@ChristopherR236]

No chance I go to one 😂

[@TheMountainman14]

How much revenue does the team bring in? How much does the WNBA make overall? That’s the culprit.

[@Lambchop2x]

The WNBA has been a company that operates at a deficit for decades. Maybe that has changed as of recent, but for the entirety of its existence, the WNBA has been a project funded primarily by NBA money. If it weren’t for the NBA it would have filed bankruptcy many years ago.

[@joebriggs5781]

I don’t know what it is now but up until last year or so I had read that they lose millions every year and the NBA just subsidizes them and pays all the bills to keep their lights on. I don’t think they’re even in the green, let alone being able to pay salaries in the millions.

[@benjaminschmitt3225]

About to be more tbh. The viewership of the NCAAW broke records this year.

[@trysephiroth007]

Biggest thing is the league isn't profitable

[@vulcan4705]

Thanks poindexter we'll crunch the numbers

[@bradspringer2372]

If ticket sales do not go up now, they never will.

[@steve8803]

They'll go way up for her games

[@GalaxyOfBoltz]

They’ll go up for a month then people will move on….. women are boring to watch

[@lifewithaclifewithac897]

😂😂😂😂 this makes ice cube offer look even better to me!!

[@ANTI_FAscist_WW2champs]

sign it then 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@samd7601]

Caitlin, you can do it put yo shot into it

[@anabasisllc7282]

Why do you keep calling Cardosa "Barbosa"? 😅

[@mindyourbuisness8104]

Because nobody actually cares about women's basketball. Clark and Reese are just the viral thing right now

[@nhawks23]

probably got confused with the "Brazilian Blur" Leandro Barbosa

[@mdotcom09]

like at one point nobody cared about Punters?????...

[@Rowsy91]

not one person cares about her real name bro lol Outside of Caitlin Clark girls ball is brutal to watch

[@Rowsy91]

@@mindyourbuisness8104 eh reese sucks too lol Clark only decent one

[@robertflint4115]

Didn’t the WNBA set an attendance record last season with over 8k fans attending per game? Hold on my bad. They had a total of 8k fans that attended for the entire season. 😂

[@PhillyDove]

Why do you hate women?

[@Rowsy91]

@@PhillyDove hes right tho I love women, i just dont like womens sports. Caitlin Clark is legit entertaining tho

[@thabulls420]

@87lostfan it's fine. Women hate other women more than men ever will. That's why they don't want to watch women working together in sports and would rather watch reality TV shows with them trashing and gas lighting themselves over drama they themselves create.

[@Doug_Hannon]

Actual total WNBA attendance last year was 1,587,488. Cool joke though. Always classy to punch down.

[@robertflint4115]

and if you read comment under. I give real suggestion to what I think would help the WNBA with attendance. I feel womens BB rim should be lower from HS to College to pros. Let the women flash and show skills like the men. will certainly help bring in fans. @@Doug_Hannon

[@Aki.akechi]

I mean, I genuinely don’t know how the owners make money when the entire league doesn’t make a profit at all and is only a thing because of the NBA.

[@Bruce013169]

Yep then maybe sports teams in general should stop giving out ridiculous mega bucks contracts to some of these pro athletes

[@tonyrocco3045]

Dream job and dream income not always at the same place.

[@jwoellhof]

if only all those girl bosses out there would buy a few tickets to the WNBA to smooze with all those other potential girl boss clientele...

[@usuhbi]

That tall blonde who got drafted at #2 from stanford is a baddie

[@vaporyphoenixgaming_5060]

I'd take a wnba salary better than mine lol

[@richardlug6139]

Yes and they get to play a kids game 4months out of the year.

[@Tonebaited123]

75k a year isn’t much. I make 100k and it’s still not enough due to inflation.

[@alissaferge2775]

Bet all the people complaining about what she’s making have never watched a wnba game

[@joedaddy8205]

I'm honestly surprised it's that high

[@donaldgeorge2014]

Question 1 How many people complaining have watched a WNBA Game? Question 2 How many people complaining have been to a WNBA game? Question 3 How many people complaining have ever bought any WNBA Merch (before today). Question 4 Without looking, excluding CC, name 3 of the other top 10 picks from last night. Question 5 Since all of this "extra money" is coming in should the NBA stop subsidizing the WNBA?

[@PhillyDove]

Yes to all of those except attending a game as they don't have a team in my city. But a lot fo people enjoy women's basketball or would enjoy it if it were more readily accessible. I personally buy the league pass to watch all of the games and some teams do well with attendance and others don't. But just because you and your circle don't care doesn't mean others don't. In addition, even if someone has never watched a game or spent money on a team, thay doesn't change the fact that this is a workers rights issue.

[@donaldgeorge2014]

Never mentioned that I do not care. Simply asking some economic questions. What workers rights issues are you are referring to?

[@bradenhazle4378]

@@PhillyDove Worker's rights? They do not have the money. The W operates at a massive loss every year. They can't suddenly give them millions at the "potential" of getting profit. The NBA can pay millions because they make billions. The W does not currently have the money.

[@jp-nd3vd]

They sell leftover NBA hot dogs and nachos at WNBA games.

[@Z64sports]

Leftover nachos aren't bad though. I usually keep some in the fridge

[@GaretheDen]

$300,000? That's more than the less-than-zero the WNBA will make. Should the NBA subsidize salaries as well?

[@BoxOffice22]

WNBA doesn’t make money because except for 2 team (LA and Vegas) they don’t push advertise these teams!

[@mournedbymillions7149]

The NBA has been carrying cost of wnba since the start. I'd assume everyone has heard Bill burr rant about this repeatedly lol guess we all live in different worlds right next to each other 😂

[@Qwertyuiop-my2wz]

@@BoxOffice22Caitlyn Clark herself proves that narrative wrong, look at the women’s viewership for college. everyone knows the wnba exists. Nobody cares because they needed something entertaining. They have the potential to have their magic/bird revival but they aren’t there yet

[@MarkMay-cr6bv]

@@BoxOffice22 I laugh every time I hear somebody say that, as though people just don't know the WNBA exists and would flock to the games if they only knew. It's thee WNBA's job to publicize their sport. They have a contract with ESPN and it's ESPN's job to advertise the games. The truth is women don't give a damn about the WNBA, and neither to most men. That league would have shut down 15 years ago if weren't for the NBA welfare.

[@antoniojames9493]

​@@BoxOffice22They did in the beginning but after the first few years interest declined

[@callmeshaggy5166]

Seems about right for somebody who plays a game for a living. Sport contracts are recklessly out of control. How you gonna pay someone the cost of an entire stadium like we're about to be doing on the regular in other leagues? Stadium here, stadium there, every offseason. Education costs for an entire inner city just signed over to someone who can throw a ball good and might not even like playing. How is this okay with anyone?

[@randyflud473]

If NFL or NBA players made similar money to WNBA players the issue would be that the owners who are already wealthy beyond any normals persons wildest dream would be simply filling their pockets with even more money that other people work their entire life to perfect their style of play the NFL and NBA are extremely profitable and the players should share in the wealth. It’s actually very simple entertaining and great players bring in viewers viewers=money owners don’t bring in viewers why should all the money go to them.

[@dingle_burry]

she makes 300k over 4 years because she's the only WNBA player most people have ever heard of. ask a stranger to name an WNBA player

[@Kinogotiate]

Bro she's literally making what anyone else at that draft spot would make it has nothing to do with her popularity lmao.

[@NoEphingIdea]

The contract isn't affected by her popularity at all.... that's not how rookie contracts work

[@C.A.D.]

She's making millions a year already, name image and likeness deals don't go away when you go pro lol

[@steelee300]

*A WNBA player.

[@JRock3091]

The only reason why people even know about women's basketball, is because a man got caught with weed in Russia.

[@robertflint4115]

All joking aside. , they need to make it exciting like the NBA. That way they can do that by lowering that rim 1 foot. Let some these women show their dunking skills.

[@flyinill13]

It’s a terrible product.

[@juanmachado1844]

"Kelsey Plum has entered the chat" 😂

[@Richardarbizo]

She knew what she was getting herself into. She probably won't play to see the spike of million dollar contracts on in her career. But if this generation does the job to get ppl in seats and viewership up through an entire season, these contracts will only get bigger

[@jacobwatson3781]

The issue is the last WNBA media rights contract was just a bad deal that cost the WNBA millions. After next year there will be a new contract and ESPN/CBS have already signed on for millions. Times are changing.

[@St3v3yJ]

I wonder how much they got to talk about the WNBA? Lol

[@Yuckie1919]

I heard Kelsey Plum say in an interview that WNBA players don't get a single percentage of jersey sales due to their collective bargaining agreement. that's partly why they don't make as much. It's a shame

[@steve8803]

The WNBA doesn't profit any money. There is literally no more money for them to spend on the players. The league only exists because the NBA supplements it.

[@nohalfmeasures6]

lol we are talking about the WNBA, now I know why all her peers hate her, she has somehow made the WNBA relevant! Props to Caitlin Clark. 🔥🔥

[@BobbyCommas]

If women in the WNBA want more money then they should not have the NBA pay for their league and sell more tickets to become solvent. People are coming out complaining about her pay and the pay of women basketball. Become solvent and make a profit, sell tickets and don’t have the men’s league pay for it. Women need to support the WNBA because if 51 percent of 325,000,000 people actually supported women’s sports like men do one of this would be an issue.

[@mytgirl123]

The NBA owns the WNBA just like the G league

[@O4C209]

I didn't know the draft had happened. Good work, everybody.

[@commonsense3921]

You must live under a rock.

[@mattiaslp9645]

@@commonsense3921no we just have better things to do, not like you.

[@memebobs9011]

ok

[@ShwiftyEric]

@@commonsense3921because they missed the WNBA draft? Lol you sound crazy

[@tmrocks9204]

The WNBA draft was on at my house for the first time ever. My wife and kids were watching. Now we are from Iowa and my wife is a die hard. All her family and friends were watching the draft. Cousins from Chicago getting tickets bcs that the closest to us. My daughter is 14 and been a point guard all her youth. I was always telling her more effort you got to practice harder. Write after the draft she’s out in the driveway with my wife doing ball drills. Her dad can’t get her to do it but Caitlyn can. It’s absolutely wild!

[@donnyheinze]

When I saw she went to Indiana I was excited because the whole world knew she was about to get a new best friend in Pat and the boys. What a way to grow the game.

[@xMeGaPeTeRx]

Imagine making over 300k from a business that losses money every year, Dam I wish I could do that

[@HambyTownHooligan]

So you mean to tell me if I wanted to play in the WNBA, I’d have to take a pay cut as a project manager with no college degree?! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@cortezforever]

The WNBA needs to lower the rim by up-to half a foot, and get rid of the toxic players, and if the owners revenue increases there has to be kickbacks.

[@LonestarElectrician]

“Good for the game” is a nice way of saying “no”

[@kevin_wright]

McAfee is obviously a huge WNBA fan, as evidenced by his recognition of South Carolina legend "Barboso" in this year's draft...

[@DavidCass-oq4vu]

You should have Cameron Brink's on the program

[@isabelcortez3172]

Caitlin should sign the contract for 2 years instead of 4 years.

[@robertperrotto870]

CBA prevents that. yes, she signed a 4 year deal, but you didn't read the contract. She has an option after the 2025 season.

[@TimLomicka]

I’d be interested to see percentage-wise what Clark is making in her rookie contract compared to WNBA league revenue opposed to what Caleb Williams will make compared to NFL league revenue. I have a feeling the results will shock some (but probably not surprise others).

[@Douglas768]

Lmao caitlin would have to pay the wnba with that logic😭

[@kevinjackson7539]

“This is outrageous the WNBA has made more revenue than the NBA and NFL combined yet these ladies are making pennies it’s criminal” - Ye

[@BoxOffice22]

W has to appeal to women! They are trying so hard to appeal to men. These women should have makeup, fashion, food, anythings women actually like and are willing to support.

[@jzam3220]

They should do what 100 loss mlb teams do to sell tickets. Give them away for free 😂

[@eliyarrows2456]

This is a very stupid comment. 1) the WNBA spent years trying to appeal to ANYONE, and recently has really ramped up marketing. 2) if you don’t support the wnba now as a woman, than you never will. You’re arguing that they need to use the quite literal most stereotypical sexist ideas to market with women, such as food since they cook and makeup and clothes since they shop. Just imagine a guy saying “I won’t watch the nba until the players drop merch fishing gear and video games to appeal to me as a man” that has nothing to do with basketball idiot 😂 3) these women have signature shoes and clothes readily available to buy right now. You just don’t care enough to support it.

[@mindyourbuisness8104]

Women support will never carry a sports league you have to have men its just math

[@marcusaurelius5149]

Men watch sports. Women watch makeup tutorials. If a sport doesn't appeal to men, like old WNBA, it will fail.

[@Rowsy91]

boom thats it. Most women dont care about sports but they need to get the ones that do to go to the games. I have no interest in doing so

[@MikesDetail]

In studio tomorrow let’s go !!

[@WeylandLabs]

300k over Ice Cubes 5 Mil ? 😂Trash business choice ! Her endorsements better be in the hundred of millions of dollars.

[@OB213]

She made 3.5M in endorsements just last year. Smart business choice.

[@SkidogMedia]

Hundreds of millions? Lebron don’t even make hundreds of millions from endorsements a year lmao

[@WeylandLabs]

Endorsements are not NBA contracts, smart guy. They can be worth a whole lot more than a few million. Look at Jordan with Nike, currys with under Armor. A deal can be worth over 100 million easy LeBrons endorsement was worth over a billion, not including his NBA salery. You have no idea what you're talking about. Please learn business before you ever speak on it.

[@SkidogMedia]

@@WeylandLabs hey smart guy. Read what I actually said instead of what you think I said buddy

[@WeylandLabs]

@SkidogMedia and conceptualize what I stated in the op. Please think harder. I never said a per year.

[@findingtheFOOT]

She's gonna make the league THOUSANDS... AND THOUSANDS!!!

[@bigglilwayne7050]

Apparently Kaitlyn didn't attend too many economics classes at Iowa, choosing 6 digits over 7 is lunacy

[@isawaakuma]

"Larry has attended two WNBA games" "Is that true?" "No" -Larry David, curb

[@Rowsy91]

One of the goats

[@Datboistrick]

Pat the best to ever happen to ESPN “ sue me not really shoutout Brett Favre” is wild

[@Bortnm]

Brock Purdy's contract is pretty comparable to Caitlin Clark based on skill.

[@user-xl4tp5ef1w]

Brock purdy his contract is is a little over 3 .7million dollars the average yearly pay is 934,253

[@socalrefrigeration548]

@@user-xl4tp5ef1w based on skill

[@eliyarrows2456]

What do you mean based on skill? If she’s the Brock Purdy of the WNBA people will be disappointed lol

[@mindyourbuisness8104]

​@eliyarrows2456 well being a starting qb and a good one is many times harder than being the best wnba player

[@michaellamberson1538]

We are now dumber for having to read this comment

[@MrAtl7391]

I’m upset I had 2 tickets to a WNBA game in my car and today so broke into it, now I have 4 tickets!

[@titanmasterrace4000]

That’s awful 😂that’ll be gone quick in California 😂

[@connorbronstrup5573]

Good thing she’s in Indiana😂 you can get some good land for the money she’ll end up making

[@raramcgee4982]

@@connorbronstrup5573and the a single endorsement deal can get you a McMansion fosho

[@user-xh4lt8xq3u]

​@connorbronstrup5573 She might not be able to afford to live in Carmel, but Broad Ripple is nice enough.

[@connorbronstrup5573]

@@user-xh4lt8xq3u she will end up in Geist 😭that’s where all the players end up 😂😂it’s just a fact

[@Zennofobic]

ahaha thought they were called the Indiana Beavers at first i'm like that can't be right

[@REVMetric]

The fact that people were surprised by the salary of a WNBA player probably has something to do with the salaries of WNBA players. Nobody has ever paid attention to WNBA.

[@AEM-le7uy]

the Indiana Hot Flashes? 😂

[@MasonDarwin]

CC could easily say $200M or I retire right now and the WNBA would have to pay it.

[@FlaxseedPat]

“Mo money no money” for her. I’ve never gave a hoot about March Madness before her.

[@mhgreen3000]

Thanks for talking about the WNBA!

[@Recnepstraveller]

Obviously, we were here for the sports, but Prada dressing Caitlin Clark (run by Miuccia Prada, a badass women) speaks volumes in the fashion world, while simultaneously speaking volumes to the future growth of the WNBA.

[@jamiesumter7783]

The biggest exposure the WNBA has gotten over the years is the president negotiating the release of a Weed smoker player who got caught smuggling contraband in Russia. They got more CNN support than the game itself. The WNBA has done everything they can to gain more exposure. Talent was never the problem the appeal is. Support the brand.

[@donniesmith7213]

I heard as soon as her Jerseys went on sale all 10 WNBA fans purchased one.

[@silvermineband2719]

Why are the women’s basketballs smaller but the hoops are the same size? The WNBA needs to start making money before they can pay players. Everyone who whines about it needs to go buy tickets and put butts in seats. Last year attendance was up to a whopping 6,600 per game around the league. That’s lame duck Oakland A’s territory.

[@justinchan6043]

Yo, after the next tv deal for WNBA, the owners better renegotiate players' salaries, otherwise, they should strike.

[@gmorelli6693]

That’s her contract, but her signing bonus was 3 million, not including endorsements.

[@coryhorton5837]

If the NBA wasn’t subsidizing the WNBA tens of millions every year, the WNBA players should be paying to play. Every WNBA player is overpaid.

[@RobertReital]

Its veey clear Caitlin isnt doing this for the money. If she wanted money she could've gone overseas and made good money or taken the deal from Ice Cube and made money too. She went to the WNBA to help elevate them and draw more eyes to them and clearly its already working. This young woman just loves to play basketball and shes pretty good at it too. She could've gone anywhere and made so much more but she wanted to go to the WNBA.

[@robertperrotto870]

And so far, there is a sizable amount of hate thrown at Clark from players and former players. partly because of Jealously, partly because she is white, and partly because they feel their place in the sport is threatened.

[@JudithTheROSE]

Men are insecure and jealous

[@hordy82]

@@robertperrotto870well she needs to earn respect which I’m confident she will do, the wnba players get it. They aren’t going to just give it to her because the media hypes her up.

[@robertperrotto870]

@@hordy82 When the league you play for has been losing money for its entire existence, you do NOT publicly attack the player coming in who is going to be your cash cow. You take care of "earning" respect on the court, not on the sports shows, twitter, or other social media. You show solidarity.

[@shootstraight91]

I think the only thing that sucks with that contract is the 4 years, WNBA doesn't generate money so they can't pay their players millions but Clark will bring more eyes to the game so the WBNA and her team will make way more money over the next 4 years. I wouldn't be surprised if her next contract is in the couple millions a year.

[@steveking7719]

We all secretly know why the Caitlin Clark Effect exists...

[@704jiggy2]

Bardosoa is krazy 😂😂😂😂

[@garrysonmcafee8530]

300k over 4 years? Theres people working their asses off for 30k a year, NFL players whining while making millions a year, be grateful, you could be homeless and starving, like the millions of people who are homeless currently. Jeez, the amount of ungratefulness in this country is astounding.

[@jessefritsch4323]

Preach.

[@mindyourbuisness8104]

Capitalism is not being ungrateful.

[@VoteForBukele]

Gratefulness and laziness are first cousins. Step your game up.

[@aiwash2766]

To you and the other idiot that said preach, are you guys the top 1% in your field? Lemme answer that for you, you are not, athletes are therefore they get to whine all they want because they can and are specialized in a field 99.9% of the world is not

[@teemoney9860]

Being one of the best athletes in the world at a sport is a helluva lot more work to reach that level than someone who makes 30k a year... Being that level of athlete is a 24/7 job, not 9 to 5

[@bear1830]

She’ll be forgotten about in a year lmao

[@NosyNorseman]

Fever .. I thought they said Beaver 😂

[@supablack]

People flipping burgers complaining about making 90k for 3 months of basketball

[@jordanhudson5075]

GO TO THE BIG 3 !!!!

[@Monkeysinthesummer]

I feel like the big 3 should work with the WNBA to get some of there stars to play 3on3 in the off season to provide more playing time and help supplement their income.

[@williamcowell1889]

Diana Taurasi punching air right now

[@Austin.Kilgore]

I was fully expecting her to stay in college lol

[@cmike123]

That is a helluva pay cut compared to what Cube is willing to pay. Did she fail Econ?

[@nathanstevenson1190]

Not about money anymore, she's about legacy.

[@cmike123]

@@nathanstevenson1190 Maybe she is making enough in NIL. I dont know. But poor people rarely alter the course of history.

[@fry5family]

Her dream / goal was always WNBA. Now, with her dream a reality, perhaps she doesn't want to risk getting injured playing against professional male players. Caitlin does not seem to let dollars dictate her actions... refreshing!

[@da_jeezuss8922]

The WNBA needs to get their CBA right. Like, the NHL makes less than the NBA so naturally the players earn less, but since they have similar CBA's, if the NHL became as popular as the NBA the players would get similar contracts. Even if the WNBA was as popular as the NBA, the players would still earn A LOT less.

[@DreDaRealest]

I like Shaqs idea. Lower the rim amd they can have players dunking on people, make it a little more exciting and maybe bring in more fans

[@athisio836]

i would say that rookie contract should be about 15-20% higher.

[@alegna_ennazus]

Started watching WBB because of Caitlin Clark over here in the Philippines 🇵🇭👏🏻 Didnt even know theres a wnba until CC declared for it 😂😂😂

[@questforchips]

Doesn't the WNBA still take money every year from the NBA and they are still not profitable or has that changed? 78k a year is nuts for how much she can bring in for her team and the league.

[@FHL-Devils]

Fact is that if she was paid a percentage of revenue, she'd be paying the WNBA to play. That's why her cheque is what it is. It's also a rookie contract, and every sport has rookie caps, if not outright pre-determined tiered deals. It's silly to have outrage over this.

[@edwardbargiel1428]

She is a rare breed no one has even had a fraction of the impact on a league like she will have. Yes her games will probably sell out but the other teams will still struggle to sell tickets. Same with ratings. To say she should make more is not feasible. That’s were the endorsements that she has makes up for it

[@johnorona99]

I swear 99% of these comments must have been from people who didnt watch the video

[@yesnomaybe1220]

It is actually a realistic pro athlete contract. The WNBA is closer to reality than thr NBA. No sports entertainer should make 7 figures.

[@MasonDarwin]

The salary at the time of the draft is standard for that moment of time. BUT now that there are major developments with an influx of WNBA income through TV deals etc (Thanks to CC 100%) those salaries for players should all go up and be allowed to be renegotiated if players wish to do so. Some are being overpaid and would be smart to keep it the same. This should include rookies in my opinion.

[@byronhall2200]

Caitlin Jenner has resurrected his career. The WNBA is drafting dudes, you go boy.

[@hebrewrld]

Y’all in the comments better support the W this year instead of complaining. I’ve been supporting not only watching but attending games, it’s always been great basketball but Clark is obviously 💵.. but the more ppl watch that is how the game grows. You can’t keep pouring money into something that ppl aren’t watching. So support the W.

[@j.r.w7636]

Guys don’t forget about endorsements.

[@IMEMINE.]

A bag buster at the airport makes more than that. She walks away and the WNBA folds

[@ScootsMcPoot]

Guys, i understand its not millions. But she is making 100k a year playing ball. I would die for that

[@Otis151]

The contract situation sucks, but hopefully with what Kaitlyn is doing for the sport and with media members like you guys talking about the league and getting excited, the fan base will grow and players down the line will have more opportunities for bigger paydays.

[@masonparker24]

The WNBA does not currently have the resources to allow a massive contract. This new crop of talent might change things but that takes time. The league didn’t just explode with revenue because the draft happened.. they need to sell tickets, and more than just tickets to Fever games. Watch Chicago’s attendance this year. That will be a good benchmark for how impactful this draft has been in terms of value

[@MrRedfoxx1989]

5:23 lol

[@user-eh5cr4or6k]

I can't even imagine what type of advice she's getting, How in the hell can she be stupid enough to even think about taking a contract worth thousands, when she's been offered a contract worth millions. Makes no sense to me at all.

[@victoriaman117]

So essentially an electricians salary to be the best female basketball player in the world

[@Rowsy91]

I know I will use the electrician more often than i will watch a WNBA game thats for sure haha

[@tdup191]

Lol how many WNBA games have you been to?? How many jerseys do you own?? 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

[@manner7073]

Need to give her a percentage of ticket sales.

[@kamatisman6528]

Pat saying wnba is great very obvious he was lying to himself 😂