2024-04-18 08:01:10
Clark, a star who repeatedly set records for the NCAA women’s basketball team, became the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft. However, compared to last year’s No. 1 NBA pick, Wembunyama’s four-year contract worth a total of $55.2 million. , Clark only had a contract worth US$338,100, a difference of 163 times the salary of the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The gap is once once more sparking discussion.
Known as the most powerful student of recent yearsbasketballClark (Caitlin Clark), led the University of Iowa to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women’s basketball championship for two consecutive seasons and even broke the all-time NCAA scoring record.
Clark’s eye-catching performance allowed the women’s college basketball team to attract unprecedented attention. The recent NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship game attracted a record 18.7 million viewers.
Clark was recently selected by the Indiana Fever in the WNBA draft and became the first overall pick in the draft. Although Clark is expected to earn a lot of advertising revenue due to his high popularity, his salary for the rookie year is only US$76,535 (approximately NT$2.49). million), which still surprises many fans.
CNN reported exploring the reasons for the salary gap between the NBA and WNBA and comparing the total four-year contract salaries of players selected in the first round of the last two drafts.
Winbanyama, the first pick in last year’s NBA draft (Victor Wembanyama) The total value of the 4-year contract is US$55.2 million (approximately NT$1.8 billion). In comparison, Clark’s 338,100 US dollars (regarding NT$11.03 million) is among the top recruits in women’s basketball, but the gap between the two is even greater. more than 163 times.
The main reason for the difference between NBA and WNBA player salaries is that the total team salary set by the NBA represents approximately 50% of total basketball revenue, while the WNBA only represents ‘around 10 %. That makes every team in the WNBA the team. In recent years, the salary cap has only fallen to $1.5 million, a huge gap from the NBA’s roughly $136 million.
Additionally, although the NBA and WNBA are both the top professional basketball leagues in the world, the level of attention and sponsorship they receive is still very different. Taking broadcast rights as an example, the NBA is worth 2.8 billion US dollars, while the NBA’s broadcast rights are worth 2.8 billion US dollars. The WNBA only costs US$65 million. With limited league and team revenues, the space for players to engage in salary negotiations is understandably reduced.
However, as the WNBA’s ratings have increased year over year in recent years, with attention from advertisers and fans, WNBA players’ salaries are expected to increase. President Cathy Engelbert revealed that the league plans to increase team size to 16 in 2028. expenses and $100 million in revenue from broadcast royalties, thereby improving player welfare.
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