The Indiana Fever star has certainly made his money in the past 12 months, but just a tiny fraction of it came to play in the WNBA, despite the increase in the league income.
Caitlin Clark harvested the awards of its ascent to celebrity after having raised more than $ 11 million in 2024(Image: Getty Images)
The total gain of Caitlin Clark for 2024 sums up exactly why Angel Reese threatened to boycott the WNBA after the figures showed that only one percent of the total amount was won on the ground.
The Indiana Fever star experienced a remarkable start of life in the WNBA after being selected first in the general classification of last year, winning the prize for the recruit of the year of the WNBA and established a certain number of records throughout its first season. With this came an increase in popularity, which led to enormous brand offers, public appearances and more.
Because it is considered a generational talent, Clark has been able to take full advantage of all kinds of figures launched on its way, which gave its generation of a record annual pay day for an WNBA player of $ 11.1 million throughout the 2024 season. Perhaps alarming, however, only one percent of this figure was composed of its income from the WNBA.
Thanks to his superb displays on the ground, Clark has helped popularize women’s basketball, even since his college days. The trend has become known as “Caitlin Clark Effect”, and has seen an increase in presence and television for sport, making WNBA one of the most watched leagues in the United States.
However, despite this, the majority of players failed to see the growing popularity of the WNBA are reflected in their salary, which led them to seek a greater share of the league income and to push to eliminate the hard salary ceiling. Clark’s wages and the WNBA bonus is around $ 100,000, which, according to Sportico, represents only one percent of its total annual profits.
Last season, the WNBA has generated $ 200 million in income, superstars such as Clark and Reese leading to more exhibition than ever. Of this number, however, only 9.3% were devoted to players ‘salaries, which prompted Reese to threaten to go on strike if the players’ requests were not satisfied.
Angel Reese has already threatened to go on strike from the WNBA if the wages of the players are not improved (image: photo of Megan Briggs / Getty Images)
Chicago Sky Power striker has received a daring declaration for his daring declaration, but seeing how much the Clark’s WNBA’s WNBA impact on his annual income only confirmed his complaint, having highlighted the current number of the first professional world basketball league.
When Clark was written as global choice n ° 1 in 2024, she received a basic salary of $ 76,535 as part of a $ 338,056 agreement. As for Reese, she should win $ 74,909 next season after entering the league on a contract of $ 324,383 over four years.
In comparison, when Zaccharie Risacher was first selected by the Atlanta Hawks during the NBA 2024 draft, it was signed for a $ 57 million contract over four years, including $ 12.6 million for the 2024-25 season. Naturally, the disparity between the game of men and women has launched a storm of fire lately.
This was particularly obvious when it was announced that the WNBA had won an agreement of $ 2.2 billion on media rights last summer, allowing Disney, NBC and Amazon to broadcast games for the next 11 years. Despite the increase in exposure to the League and its players, those who perform on the field believe they still benefit from it.
