Caitlin Clark immediately became a star as soon as she got on the ground in a Indiana fever jersey last year, despite the opponents believing that it would take a while to put himself at speed.
Clark’s salary has become a subject of discussion during his recruit season. According to Spotrac, its recruit agreement is worth a little more than $ 338,000 over four years, the annual average value being about $ 84,500, according to Spotrac. She won about $ 76,000 in her first season and will earn around $ 78,000 for her second.
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The Indiana Caitlin Clark fever goalkeeper, n ° 22, warms before the match a first round of the WNBA 2024 eliminations in Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, September 22, 2024. (Images of Mark Smith-Imagn)
The fever has a club option on the Clark contract for 2027, which at this stage seems extremely likely that they will pick up. At the 2028 offseason, she will become a limited free agent.
While Clark continues to grow as a player and make more and more waves in the WNBA, she will be ready to establish a record with the contract for her. A sports agent told ESPN in a story on Monday that he will be difficult for the sniper to receive what it really is worth.
“Will Caitlin Clark never be paid by the WNBA what it really is for this league? I do not think it is possible,” said Erin Kane of Encl Sports Management in ESPN.
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The Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark, looks during the second half of the match between the Phoenix Suns and the Golden State Warriors at FootPrint Center in Phoenix on November 30, 2024. (Joe Camporeale-Imagn images)
“It is part of a larger body of players. They must all be paid more. It should be recognized for what it has done and what it has brought to the League from an economic point of view. ‘is as simple as that. “
A supermax contract, under the current collective agreement of the WNBA (CBA), is worth nearly $ 242,000 and when Clark has the chance to negotiate a new agreement, the landscape could be changed.
The National Basketball Players Association of Women has chosen to leave the ABC current last October with the possibility of work stoppages if a new agreement is not reached by the end of the 2025 season.
The union requested an agreement that would increase players’ salaries, according to ESPN.
The Indiana Caitlin Clark fever goalkeeper, n ° 22, precipitates the field during the match at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sunday September 15, 2024. (Grace Hollars / Indystar / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The League should increase the number of teams at stake from the 2025 season. The Golden State Valkyries join the Giron with the Toronto Tempo and a Portland team in 2026. The Business Journal Sports reported that the WNBA should add Cleveland As the next expansion team.
