WNBA players talking about off season 3-on-3 league

[LadyStanley]

All-Stars Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier planning to start U.S. offseason 3-on-3 league for WNBA players

The goal is to provide players an alternative to playing overseas during the offseason.

sports.yahoo.com

Hmm

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[Mike C]

All-Stars Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier planning to start U.S. offseason 3-on-3 league for WNBA players

The goal is to provide players an alternative to playing overseas during the offseason.

sports.yahoo.com

Hmm

Love these players who cant survive on 250k/year. My wife and I do just fine on 75k and that's raising a 15 year old


Griner got greedy and went for 7 figures in Russia

If you want to play, start new leagues,etc that's fine and dandy but dont jive us with the cant make a living bullshit

 

[LadyStanley]

Average salary $75k average salary per Alexa.

So they are lucky if they take home $50k? And how much do they need to put aside for retirement?

 

[Mike C]

Average salary $75k average salary per Alexa.

So they are lucky if they take home $50k? And how much do they need to put aside for retirement?

Yes but in terms of playing overseas in friendly environments, salarries are 6 figures

I never made more than 50k and am retired now

I'm friends with the mom of an ex WNBAer and she says her daughter does quite well all over the globe

 

[Jussi]

Many WNBA players play in Europe during the WNBA off-season. Awak Kuier of the Dallas Wings plays in Italy, way more minutes but she has said that there's a risk of exhaustion coming in to play.

 

[KevFu]

Love these players who cant survive on 250k/year. My wife and I do just fine on 75k and that's raising a 15 year old

Making more money is the American dream.

Acting like every person isn't going to operate between their personal determination of morality and capitalism is total folly.

You'd change jobs or create a side hustle in a second to secure 250k.

 

[KevFu]

Many WNBA players play in Europe during the WNBA off-season. Awak Kuier of the Dallas Wings plays in Italy, way more minutes but she has said that there's a risk of exhaustion coming in to play.

Yup. The WNBA has a rule on "prioritization" which really impedes the French players. The France season ends after WNBA starts, so no one can play in France in the "basketball" season and then go to the WNBA. (You know, unless they're concussed. IYKYK as the kids say).

 

[Mike C]

Making more money is the American dream.

Acting like every person isn't going to operate between their personal determination of morality and capitalism is total folly.

You'd change jobs or create a side hustle in a second to secure 250k.

Not at my age. I used to want it all, now I just want enough

 

[Mike C]

RIP Nikki McCray. '96 Olympic Gold and WNBA pioneer. Gone way too soon. 51 years old

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Love these players who cant survive on 250k/year. My wife and I do just fine on 75k and that's raising a 15 year old


Griner got greedy and went for 7 figures in Russia

If you want to play, start new leagues,etc that's fine and dandy but dont jive us with the cant make a living bullshit

Normal people like you and make work til mid 60 to even early 70. WNBA players have to make do with what they earn by age 40. Not sure they can save enough to retire by 40 with 250k per year.

 

[Mike C]

Normal people like you and make work til mid 60 to even early 70. WNBA players have to make do with what they earn by age 40. Not sure they can save enough to retire by 40 with 250k per year.

And God forbid they find other types of employment post 40

 

[Rabid Ranger]

What kind of $$$ is this going to generate? Surely, it won't be enough to prevent WNBA from going overseas to supplement their income? I mean, there's just no audience for this.