The highest paid WNBA player is Jackie Young who makes $252,450 per year. Clark has another year of eligibility. I wonder if she will play another year at Iowa, making about 3X more than what she could make in the WNBA??
No although that’s salary makes it seem better to stay she will make a lot in endorsements in wnba. Turasi makes over 4 million a year doing that
It’s not even close to what she will make in the pros. She will make 3-5x that once she goes pro
It will be way more when she goes pro
Nobody watches the WNBA so there’s no audience. I’m not sure companies are going to shell out big money for a player with no audience.
Maybe so but I have never seen a WNBA star in commercials on Orlando, network, or cable TV. Orlando has a WNBA team.
She could be, but does she want to play in front of big audiences or get paid to be a pitch person? I guess it’s her decision and she’ll have to go pro eventually. Personally I hope she stays one more year because I like watching her play and I like college hoops, but I’m not a fan of the WNBA.
Don’t get me wrong I love watching her play in college. However the original post saying she would make money staying in school is not even close
Oh, I think she would make a ton of money….she does now and she’s even more well known at this point, so next year would be huge.
Why? Nobody really cares about the WNBA. People care about her. She can do any commercial or endorsement now while in college she can do in the WNBA.
Well said. Clark is the 1st famous NCAA athlete playing a sport that doesn’t have huge pro salaries in the NIL era. Maybe the WNBA makes her the focus of their marketing campaigns which will be beneficial, but not it seems her college games are getting more attention than any WNBA game.
Who knows what her life dream is. After another year, she will be rich enough to pursue it, even if it is not in basketball. Her accuracy is astounding and her play making (assists) are amazing.
Look at what some of the stars in wnba make in endorsements. She will make crazy money when she goes pro
I meant she is arguably already the most popular women’s basketball player on the planet. It’s possible she can make just as much at Iowa next year in endorsements, put the scoring record impossibly out of reach.
Wow, that’s terrible. I know WNBA viewerships is bad but didn’t suspect it was that bad.
And this is why players have gone to places like Russia in the offseason to try and supplement their income.
Never had any issue with people playing where ever they desired.
That’s actually a pretty high starting salary for an accountant right out of college.
If she needs to supplement a salary that’s four times higher than the average person then that’s a her problem.
The tweet said accountant out of college…they start between $40 and $60K…so $76K isn’t too bad out of college. I’m also guessing your company hasn’t lost $10 million a year for the past 26 years…if it did, how much would you be paying developers out of college?
Why would anyone have issues with someone making 5 figures trying to supplement their income (especially when these players have a limited shelf life)?
She was making over $200,000. How many people making over $200K need to drive an Uber on the weekend to supplement their salary?
Who is “she”? I wasn’t commenting on any single person, I said that the salaries they make are what drove players to go play in Russia in the offseason.
