The embarrassingly low bonus the WNBA gives its…
The WNBA All-Star Game isn’t precisely profitable for its individuals.
Whether they’re a starter or reserve, winner or loser, every participant in the All-Star Game will obtain a bonus of $2,575, according to Front Office Sports.
The All-Star Game MVP will earn $5,150 on prime that determine.
Caitlin Clark was the WNBA All-Star Game’s prime vote getter. Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert. NBAE via Getty Images
“There’s room for reconstruction,” gamers affiliation president and 10-time All-Star Nneka Ogwumike mentioned. “[All-Star bonuses] are another component of the salary and compensation in terms of performance bonuses. What we’re looking to do is not just have a percentage of a higher salary. We’re looking for a revenue share that is reflective across the board for all players. So, as an All-Star, I definitely know, feel, and expect to be able to be rewarded in a much better way.”
With the viewership surging in the WNBA in the previous two seasons, the bonus quantity appears to be fairly low.
The NBA, for instance, gave bonuses of $125,000 to All-Stars on the profitable group at final season’s four-team mini-tournament, while runners-up acquired $50,000 apiece and the gamers who completed on the third-place and fourth-place groups had been awarded $25,000.
Ten-time All-Star Nneka Ogwumike is the WNBPA president and has spoken on the low All-Star bonuses. John Jones-Imagn Images
A saving grace of All-Star weekend for the WNBA comes in the kind of the 3-point contest and the expertise problem, where Aflac has partnered with the gamers union and will present a lot heftier bonuses to the winners of the challenges.
The winner of the 3-point contest will obtain $60,000 from Aflac and the expertise problem winner will take home $55,000. The WNBA will also have $2,575 bonuses for the winners.
Aflac’s quantity is even up from final yr, as the insurance coverage company pledged $55,000 for each contest a season in the past.
Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray received both competitions final season, receiving $115,150 in complete from Aflac and the league — drawing close to what her 2024 WNBA wage was at $185,000.
Allisha Gray received both the three-point contest and the expertise problem final season. NBAE via Getty Images
The $2,575 that the WNBA is giving All-Stars comes in at 2.10 % of the league-average wage of $117,133, according to The Athletic. In comparability to the male counterparts, the NBA’s $125,000 bonuses to winners had been 1.35 % of the $9,191,285 league-average wage.
So, the girls are technically receiving a higher bonus in phrases of the share of their salaries, but it factors to a greater image of their earnings as a complete.
After opting out of the collective bargaining settlement in October, the gamers affiliation is in the midst of new CBA negotiations and should attain an settlement by October 31.
The WNBA All-Stars have already been introduced and now await being chosen to their particular groups, either Team Caitlin Clark or Team Napheesa Collier, who had been the prime vote-getters for the sport.
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