This will never happen simply because the WNBA cant make the money to pay their players just as much money. Those are honorable reasons to stick with the WNBA, but players shouldnt have to choose between these personal anchors to the league and their need to make a living. James reportedly walked away with $370,000, while Bird only collected $11,356. We need to come together as one and fix this problem. Note: This piece has been updated with a response from the WNBA indicating that the league does share its financials with the players union. These numbers were promoted by theleague as the highest since 2003. However, the WNBA isnt even remotely close to the NBA. Most people will say a lot of our income comes from the number of people we get at our games or maybe even the fact that we cant afford to have our games channelized on national TV. Seriously, not a single person. Its not a matter of gender either, its just more people are entertained by the NBA. But forcing employers to pay based solely on gender is going to mean that fewer employers will be willing to hire women. However, that is not going to happen. Also, overseas love basketball and put butts in seats regardless of who is on the court. As a result, the WNBA is a little short on cash. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It felt like records were set on an almost weekly basis. In STEM areas, specifically math and computer programming, my daughter is as capable as (if not more capable than) her male peers. In the offseason, almost every WNBA member plays overseas, where they can make up to 10 times their normal WNBA salary. If the WNBA doesnt figure this out, players are going to opt out of the league. We might not get it today, but we want a future better for maybe my daughter, or her daughter, and so thats what we really are fighting for, Serena told CNBC. https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21701, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21599, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21584, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21591, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21594, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21598, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21653. Since the NBA formed the WNBA I can't see how they could not just pay the men less to pay the women more. They shouldnt have to work so hard for so little. 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Last year, the average WNBA salary was US$71,635, and this year appears to be closer to $75,000. You may opt-out by. Obviously, the players would want to receive a larger share of league revenue. And Britney Griner, in an interview with Landon Buford, echoed the sentiment . Answer (1 of 22): I will be as objective as I can be. So we need a change, and we need it now. Machen Sie das auch? Sue Bird, a current player for the Seattle Storm, explained that most people think the WNBA wants the same pay as the NBA when thats not the case. That being said -- in response to Cambages' comment -- the WNBA does appear to have enough money to pay its top players as well as an NBA referee. Reaction: Raymond Moore and THOSE comments Get down on your knees lady players! The WNBA says players can make up to half a million dollars or more annually for four months' play between salary, bonuses, in-season tournaments and league and team marketing deals.. The NBA player whose salary is closest . Sports are a revenue-driven industry! The NBA's annual revenue is $7.92 billion, while the WNBA's is $60 million not enough to cover NBA players Kevin Love and Damian Lillard's combined salaries. And I dont want to lose the WNBA or miss out on seeing the best female basketball players playing in the league. That is 1 million in just a year, while for a regular season they get paid $400K in just a year. Clearly, the WNBA still needs to work on establishing its long-term viability, and some might argue that the players shouldnt request raises until the league has become more financially stable. And in sport, just as in society, women are fighting back, working towards the day when pay equality is achieved. As athletes, we have to fight. The more money that women make, the more respect they will get. I know this is a controversial statement because women are never supposed to ask for more than they have, lest they be ungrateful for whatever theyve been given thus far. The results suggest that WNBA star players and starters are generally paid according to their respective levels of productivity, although there is evidence that ine ciencies exist with regards to rookie compensation. In a perfect world, WNBA and NBA players would be paid the same salary and garner the same amount of viewers. And Angel McCoughtry skipped the 2017 WNBA season. While the men are getting about half of the total money they help the NBA earn, the women are getting less than a fourth. The financial disparities between the leagues are undeniable. As for the players, well, they deserve to be able to play the game they love (that theyre good at!) Kelsey Plum currently makes $200,000/year as a point guard for the Las Vegas Aces. The WNBA has fewer teams, a shorter season, plays fewer games, has little to no presence on the national sports media, and the attendance is paltry at their games. The men tend to play to impress or are just out there for the results, and we play for the process. We need a change, and we need people to support us in this change. She is also not the only one to skip a WNBA season. We need more businesses to sign women and trust them to support their brands. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images). Meanwhile, Steph Curry, the highest-paid player in the NBA, will make $45.7 million this season. Those numbers are very surprising to hear but that is just the cold hard truth. So much talent seems to go to waste because so many girls dont get drafted since theres not enough space in the league. Now, Team USA is in Spain, about to play in the FIBA Womens Basketball World Cup which tips off later this week in Tenerife, with the final on Sept. 30. I dont fault the WNBA players for wanting more money. Playing overseas in Europe, Asia, or Australia can often pay substantially more than playing in the United States. Many. Join now to unlock comments, browse ad-free, and access exclusive content from your favorite FDRLST writers. Organizing and negotiating prompted that viable business. After pushing their bodies to the limit in their regular season and in an equally demanding World Cup, a whole lot of WNBA players will be spending a significant chunk of their year overseas playing on professional teams and in leagues in order to supplement their WNBA income. Dear 16-year-old Swin, Whew, O.K. Also, say if they were to get 50% of the WNBA revenue it would mean they would owe instead of receiving increased salary. Some of those responding on Twitter to Cambage's comment noted that the NBA brings in far more revenue than the WNBA. With top players earning more than $1 million nearly quadruple what they can make as a base salary in the WNBA Griner, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Jonquel Jones have been . Wake up to the day's most important news. While the NBA is quite profitable with a blockbuster $24 billion TV deal, billions of dollars in advertising and a robust revenue sharing system only about half of WNBA franchises finish the season in the black. Compare that to the NFL average of $2.7 million (median is $860K), $4.41 million in the MLB, $3.5 million in the NHL, and the average NBA salary is a whopping $9.662 million for the 2022-23 season. However, the WNBA actually loses $10 million a year as an organization, with costs outweighing revenue. The WNBA will suffer if they dont figure out some way to pay players more. 154M. Now, Team USA is in Spain, about to play in the. The yearly revenue is 7.92 billion dollars for the NBA, and the WNBA is 60 million dollars. In the NBA, the same ratio is about 4.7. 2023 The Federalist, A wholly independent division of FDRLST Media. Of course, a bump to 50 percent of WNBA league revenue isnt realistic, because theres a difference between revenue and profit. And it also appears -- in response to McCoughtry's comment -- the WNBA should be more competitive with leagues around the world. It has been reported that more than 60% of the WNBA's players play in a league outside the United States when the WNBA season ends. This also helps explains whye-sports playersare making more money than the best players in theWNBA. Many WNBA players head overseas to play during the off-season, where they can be paid much more than they earn in the U.S. Griner, who was arrested for allegedly transporting drugs, is one of them. Professor of Educational Psychology & Higher Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. But interest is also clearly driven by media: If a network highly values a property, itll market and promote it as a way to build an audience. As said in the article my Glamour, the . Demanding that female players be paid what they deserve is not about comparing the WNBA to the NBA as apples-to-apples salaries. As The New York Timesreported in 2016,only half ofWNBAteams have managed to become profitable 20 years after the leagues founding. Until then, women basketball players should perhaps look for markets that place greater value on their skill. Unfortunately the blame the patriarchy narrative doesnt hold up when you compare theWNBAto the college game. After they won the World Cup in 2015, it was revealed that the US women's team were paid a . WNBA stars including Aja Wilson, Brittney Griner, Liz Cambage and Skylar Diggins-Smith have all spoken out about WNBA salaries compared to their NBA counterparts. As former WNBA President Laurel Richie noted in 2014, For us its a celebration of diversity and inclusion and recognition of an audience that has been with us very passionately.. If the WNBA Players Association wants to opt out of its current collective bargaining agreement with the league and renegotiate terms, they have to do so by Oct. 31. Football pays for other sports and clubs. It is important to note that the WNBA athletes are not asking for the multimillion dollar contracts that are prevalent in the NBA; they are simply asking for equity. They say we are boring or dont play the game the right way. "And we need more people at our table to fight with us," she told Wealthsimple. And shes not arguing they deserve NBA-sized salaries. While all four of the major Grand Slam tennis tournaments have awarded men and women equal prize money since 2007 when Wimbledon finally evened its pay gap, the games biggest female stars have not held back when it comes to speaking out about equal pay. They go through and make the same sacrifices as men to get what they want. It is ridiculous to continue this argument. And average pay in these leagues is at least three times the average pay in the WNBA, Diana Taurasi was reportedly paid extra by her team in Russia to skip the WNBA season, Stephen Curry and LeBron James in 2017-18 likely exceed the entire revenue of the WNBA, although we can follow the lead of boxing and rank the top WNBA players among the very best basketball players in the world, It was reported that Sylvia Fowles was paid $600,000 to play in China a few years ago, Chelsea Gray (Los Angeles): 8.5 Wins, $741,485, Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota): 8.0 Wins, $700,909, Elizabeth Cambage (Dallas): 7.3 Wins, $648,753, Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles): 6.9 Wins, $610,720, Skylar Diggins-Smith (Dallas): 6.3 Wins, $564,534, Jewell Loyd (Seattle): 5.8 Wins, $517,210, Alysa Thomas (Connecticut): 5.7 Wins, $509,387, Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta): 5.6 Wins, $508,341, Natalie Achonwa (Indiana): 5.5 Wins, $497,566, Breanna Stewart (Seattle): 5.4 Wins, $486,300, Diana Taurasi (Phoenix): 5.0 Wins, $455,025, DeWanna Bonner (Phoenix): 4.9 Wins, $444,980, Elena Delle Donne (Washington): 4.8 Wins, $441,305, Cheyenne Parker (Chicago): 4.7 Wins, $432,856, Chiney Ogwumike (Connecticut): 4.7 Wins, $432,013. This is a BETA experience. The league minimum for a player with two or fewer years of service is $41,202; for three or more years of . There need to be more women and more people of color hired so we can curate our own sports stories. You can pay your athletes more if they actually bring in the revenue for you to pay them with. All Rights Reserved. Its a heavy responsibility, but its one that we gladly take on, Becky Sauerbraunn told ESPN following the 2019 SheBelieves Cup. The WNBA is currently the top league in the world in terms of talent. Many of the women dont get lucrative endorsements, and getting into broadcasting or some other sports-adjacent field once they retire is not guaranteed. Total revenue for the NBA hit $7.4 billion in 2022. The simple fact is that more people want to watch the NBA. However, if NBA wanted to pay WNBA players more wages and salaries . Last year, total attendance for the WNBAs 12 teams reached 1,574,078, with an average attendance of 7,716 fans a new high for the 21-year-old league. Im sorry, the WNBA is awful compared to the NBA. However, 48 million dollars per year is more than enough for me. This is Discrimination against women. Still, some believe there's no other way to explain the disparity than sexism. All rights reserved. The figures used came from ESPN ranking and salary lists for NBA and WNBA players for 2021-2022. . Did You Ever Wonder How and Why the Left Is Able to Push Their Narratives Almost Unhindered? I cant even mention 5 players in the WNBA or tell you the winners of the last 3 finals. Relative to the history of the league, this was an extraordinary success, up 39 percent from last year. The segment came on the heels of the WNBA Players Association telling the league that they are opting out of the current collective bargaining agreement. However, you cannot have equal pay when you dont make enough money to have the same amount of pay. This lack of media coverage has always hampered womens sports. There is no difference between the girls college tournament and the WNBA. This was a stellar season, where the final eight teams that made the playoffs werent determined until the last few games. NBA players are taller, more athletic, and simply play the game with more aggression. Meanwhile, for the upcoming NBA season, the minimum salary . This years Womens NCAA Championship managed3.5 million viewers on ESPN this year down 9 percent from 2017. April 2 Equal Pay Day marks the day U.S. women have finally earned the same amount of money as the average man did in 2018. He estimated that WNBA player salaries constitute 22 percent of league revenue, while NBA player salaries amount to roughly 50 percent of league revenues. . Whining about some that is not withstanding the reality of the matter. [ For the first time, the WNBA will be featured in NBA 2K. She wouldn't be in a Russian prison in a country that is at war. Where the NBA pays its players between 49-51 percent of the league's revenue, WNBA players take home a maximum of 22.8 percent. With a net worth estimated to be somewhere between $5 million and $17 million dollars, Brittney Griner might be the highest paid female basketball ever. Zion Williamson at 68 can jump 44 and broke a rim during an all star game due to dunking the ball with two hands so hard. She is the second-highest-paid player on the team just behind Aja Wilson who earns $202,155. If you don't sell tickets and negotiate a huge TV deal, you're not going to get rich. Lebron James is 69 and 250 pounds of pure muscle and can jump 40 off the ground. I don't want to get paid more overseas. Currently, the NBA pays its players 50 percent of its total revenue. The fact that NBA players get a much larger piece of the revenue pie does seem to say something about how each respective league values its players. Like Russia. I have zero doubt that one day she will prove herself worthy as an employee and that over time her compensation will match her production. The league average in 2022 is just $102,751 for WNBA players. In addition, let's say all players in the WNBA -- regardless of productivity -- are guaranteed at least the league minimum; with whatever revenue that remains split among the players in terms of their positive contribution to team wins. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. The most points scored in an NBA game was 100 points and the most scored in a game was 53 points. The Boston Celtics player says men need to do more to support WNBA players in their fight for equal pay. But we are so glad they did, and were thankful because they could have done less But they did the right thing and did it across all of their events.. 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That same year, however, only 2 percent of airtime on the stations flagship show, SportsCenter, was allocated to womens sports. The move was controversial at the time given all major sport leagues in the U.S. had previously opted to keep jerseys free of advertisements but the NBA followed their lead in 2017. 2 It felt like, According to the WNBA, this was most-watched regular season since 2014, with viewership across ESPN networks and NBA TV up by 31 percent. So instead of grumbling about the salaries male basketball players enjoy, perhaps Aja Wilson should be thankful that the mensproduct helps bolster her own paycheck. Although that's true, there's still a substantial gender wage gap in professional basketball, even after you adjust for the revenue difference. Athletes have short careers. They deserve to be able to play the game they love without needing to get a second job to pay the bills. Pay disparities between men and women is totally unfair in most arenas, but NBA star Draymond Green argued a valid point as to why NBA player salaries outweigh their WNBA counterparts. The data, though, suggests viewing figures are. However, WNBA players push for more ESPN and media coverage. And I know you know what that box could have inside. Copyright 2008-2023 BroBible. Many NBA players are vocal in their support of the womens league because of the quality of play and because they understand the hard work these women put into their game. And we need men speaking out about these things., In 2016, six female big wave surfers Andrea Moller, Bianca Valenti, Keala Kennelly, Paige Alms, Karen Tynan and Sabrina Brennan founded the Commission for Equity in Womens Surfing (CEWS). It is reported she was detained at the airport for possession of Cannabis oil or hashish oil the reports are conflicting. Here are five athletes, teams and leagues that are leading the charge: The USWNT has long been associated with leading the way in the fight for gender equity in soccer. Your email address will not be published. Why WNBA players should be paid more? Basketball. The main reason why WNBA players are paid less is WNBA is not as famous as NBA. Just like how these. Opens. I have limited time and resources. Ever. We over here looking for a [million] but Lord, let me get back in my lane. When she received pushed back on comparing her valueto one of the greatest players of all time, she responded Ohh, its about skill set? On average, WNBA players make $75,000 a year in the league, with only a few players earning as much as $113,000. Get it together. Over in the WNBA, total revenue hit $60 million in 2022. He covers an array of topics including NFL, Pop Culture, Fishing News, and the Outdoors. This is evident in the lack of "highlight" plays that the WNBA is able to offer up. Read More . It is simply because the WNBA is not as good as the NBA and you cant get viewers when there is a better alternative. If WNBA players demand a higher salary that would match the NBA, the league. Both basketball stars won their fourth championship in October but earned very different bonuses. Cass Anderson is the Editor-in-Chief of BroBible. Speci cally, I nd that WNBA rookies are generally overpaid given their on-court production. Yet more progress can be significantly made. So yes, it appears NBA referees do make more than a WNBA player. Many people don't like the WNBA just because they have low talent but the girls don . Last week, this exciting season of the WNBA ended after the Seattle Storm swept the Washington Mystics to win their third championship. Nothing rude there. WNBA Vs NBA Justeen Cooley Justeen Cooley Mrs.Gil English 9 January 6, 2017 WNBA Vs NBA Understanding how and why the NBA gets paid so much. It took the NBA 72 years to get to where the league is today, while the WNBA is only in its 21st season. If women are paid the same they will be treated the same. After all, theWNBAis subsidized by the NBA in a variety of ways, including by direct financial support, free publicity, and the fact that manyWNBAfranchises are owned by the citys NBA owner. Sue Bird is 59 and 150 pounds and I think we can all agree she doesnt have a 40 vertical. Sue Bird clarified that she doesn't think WNBA players "should get the same money as NBA players" in an interview with Adam Ray on his "About Last Night Podcast." The WNBA legend said people "think we think that when we say things like 'We want equality,'" but that, in actuality, she and her colleagues want "the same . This should not be tolerated. In the 2018 All-Star Game, for example, 32 percent of the roster identified as gay. Specifically, let's imagine the WNBA gave 50% of its revenue to its players. The ratio of the highest paid WNBA player to the 144th best paid WNBA player is about 3.8. The women of the WNBA are simply seeking the recognition they deserve for their performances. Except I dont know a single person who believes that women should get paid less than men for being as productive while doing the same job. why because you cant handle the facts and I do agree some parts are harsh but you cant say its rude because its right. Yet much progress has been made on this front, and the league has found particularly innovative ways to promote its players, grow its fan base and tap into new revenue streams. in fact the wnba takes home more money from their revenue than nba players. Thats why most women play their time in the league rather than right after they play overseas, so its a year-round thing. you gotta take a breath, kid. The average salary of a WNBA player as of 2017 was $75,000, whereas the average NBA salary is $30 million. WWE Insider Says Yes, recently made this observation on Twitter about pay in the WNBA, but Yahoo.com reported a few years ago that salaries range from $150,000 to $550,000, there's still a substantial gender wage gap in professional basketball, but given the league's minimum ticket prices, average attendance, and the value of its ESPN television deal it appears revenue was at least $51.5 million in 2017, it has been reported that average salary is about $75,000, The methodology used to measure exploitation in college basketball, wins produced can be measured with the player's box score statistics, It has been reported that more than 60% of the WNBA's players play in a league outside the United States when the WNBA season ends. LeBronJames is one of the greatest athletes in human history, but if his sport of choice generated the public interest theWNBAhas, he would not be signing a $154 million dollar contract. Bradley Beal, who is also a professional player who currently plays for the Washington Wizards, is always finding ways to support the Washington Mystics. It is not a matter of sexism or discrimination. Part of HuffPost News. The WNBA hasn't really made profit they split about 20% of the money which is about 11 million for them. WNBA players want what NBA players spent decades trying to obtain. We feel strongly that if it hadnt been for our consistent advocacy, the WSL would not have made that announcement, Brennan told ESPN. Compare that to the NFL average of $2.7 million (median is $860K), $4.41 million in the MLB, $3.5 million in the NHL, and the average NBA salary is a whopping $9.662 million for the 2022-23 season. The NBA makes a profit.

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