If you look at history, the probability is that the carryover will not meet viewership expectations and will certainly do little to narrow the gender pay gap. Yes attendance will increase in Indiana where Caitlin Clark will be playing. But what the WNBA really needs is mass viewership in order to make a measurable difference in overall player compensation.
If you look at history, the probability is that the carryover will not meet viewership expectations and will certainly do little to narrow the gender pay gap. Yes attendance will increase in Indiana where Caitlin Clark will be playing. But what the WNBA really needs is mass viewership in order to make a measurable difference in overall player compensation.
The league is still a long way aways from $1 million dollar contracts. The new CBA plus a new (bigger) Tv deal and [hopefully] a few more expansion teams should see salaries go up. The rookie minimum needs the biggest increase. Lotto picks should be $100k/season.
But I’m hoping that because there is such a fascination with her because she has created such a staunch fan base, that fan base not just follows her but starts to fall in love with the entirety of the league. And I think that will happen.