NBA + WNBA news etc (non-Hornets) 🏀

Looked back at the box scores from the two seasons Murphy played for Rice. Actually only had one game in which he scored double digits vs the Niners and that was in Halton his freshman year. No doubt playing in front of his family from Durham was motivation in that 2019 game. Had 12 pts on 4-5 from 3.

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clt assumes she made more in NIL $ from her school

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At least their commissioner has a clue.

It takes time to build up the popularity of the league.

The people complaining about their salaries don’t know how business works.

It’s ridiculous.

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How exactly does business work? Educate me.

Jerry-West-1

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Wingate players all wore 44 tonight in exhibition softball vs. Niners. No idea what that was about, though. :thinking:

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The WNBA generates vastly less revenue than the NBA. So they’re going to be paid vastly less.

There whining about pay disparity has no relation to reality.

Does that help?

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They will negotiate their way out of existence.
If Clark jumps to the 3 on 3 league, game over.

A rev share model is the only way to do it. While yes there is a new TV deal coming, attendance and merch sales are up but I don’t think these Ladies understand the revenue pool has lots of hands in it already.

“NBA has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into the league since its inception. The NBA also receives about 40% of the WNBA’s revenue, while outside investors receive roughly 20%. The WNBA teams and players receive about 40% of the league’s revenue”.

Thank you for pointing that out.

This is the reality. It’s the same type of reality that means people working at a restaurant get a small hourly rate and tips. It’s why people at wal mart don’t make that much.

It’s the same reason NBA teams have some players making 40/50 million a year and many others making 1.2. I don’t see any of those NBA minimum players whining.

In other words the deal is the deal and the revenue is the revenue.

Just cause they are on sports center and good morning America now doesn’t mean they should suddenly get paid more.

Angel Reese was complaining about her 75K salary.

Boo Hoo.

There are untold millions of people who would feel incredibly lucky to make that salary.

Reese is more than fine money wise and she has admitted as much. I haven’t watched the Instagram post in question so don’t know if she’s whining, just telling it like it is, or a bit of both.

Just a reality that the Big Four are way ahead of the WNBA, MLS, etc on the salary front, with the origins of MLB going all the way back to 1876.

Anyway, between the Sky, the new 3x3 league, endorsements etc, Reese is going to be OK. Latest net worth listed around $2 million.