So I looked at some of the rosters and salaries with one of my favorite websites. Spotrac.com Salaries with range from around 62k all the way up to 250k. I mean given the drastic difference in NBA $$$ for rosters and viewers/revenue that seems pretty fair.
The WNBA Players seems almost adversarial with the public. Alot of them come off as a bit surly (Well the ones that get alot of press) Their marketing, Branding and Advertising maybe professional . .. . . even on point but alot of the actually players can come off as unlikable . . . or at best indifferent Rocket River
As it is being explained now . . .. The WNBA loss 50 million this year - because the TV DEAL is for 45 million a season NEXT YEAR that TV deal is suppose to move up to 200 Million a season If the numbers hold. . . that mean they will go from a 50 million dollar loss to a 155 million dollar profit To use your analogy Imagine taking a 50 million dollar loss for 20 yrs Then finally can make some profits Then they people that have been paid the whole 20 yrs. . . now want more of the pie . . . .. From the Owners perspective they want to eat 1st . . .let them enjoy some profit for a year or two before spreading the wealth . . . get some of those losses back From the Players perspective. . .they earned that 200 million dollar contract .. .its all them so they should get the most or at least more of it Rocket River
If attractive OF models played basketball on 7-8FT rim simps all around the world would be watching and every player would make 8 figures If people pay to watch females play video games they’ll pay to watch basketball if it’s entertaining enougb
I totally agree, but imagine if women's tennis, golf, soccer etc had to have a different fixtures and implements. Nets, holes, court/field sizes, etc. It would be a significant impediment to the adoption of the sport. So much so you might even see people resenting its presence since it would start to interfere with the men's sports. So far it feels like only softball has been able to get away with having its own "space" but the reason for that feels like it's largely due to title ix.
regardless of how much the league makes, wnba players definitely need to get paid their worth, which is with dirty looks. cept for kaitlin "clark kent" superwoman. she can come off the bench for the rox.
I have no idea the source of your numbers or their accuracy but If now : Income 45 loss 50 Then Income 200 Profit 105 So either your math is terrible or you got a number wrong.
On the players salaries, WNBA owners and investors have been taking a loss for a long while, when the new TV deal comes, they will finally get out of the red on the balance sheet. Unlike the 50/50 share on the men's side, the 10/90 split on the W, allows the players to get a bump but still favors the owners. This is understandable since the owners were the ones with the risks and has been operating on a loss all this time. They should get the taste first. These stakeholders includes Adam Silver and the NBA itself. Depending on how things go if the W keeps pace, and if league is still good after Caitlin Clark retires, then in the next deal, they can argue for more than the current 9-10% in revenue sharing.
