Caitlin Clark immediately became a star as soon as she stepped on the floor of an Indiana Fever jersey last year, despite the fact that Naysayers thought it would take her for a while to get up to speed.
Clark’s salary became a talking point in her rookie season. Her rookie agreement is worth just over $ 338,000 over four years, with the annual average value being around $ 84,500, according to Spotrac. She earned about $ 76,000 in her first season and will earn about $ 78,000 for her second.
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Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark, #22, warms up before the game one of the first round of 2024 WNBA playing game in Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on September 22, 2024. (Mark Smith-Preferred Pictures)
The fever has a club setting on Clark’s contract for 2027, which at this time seems extremely likely that they will pick up. In the 2028 season, she will be a limited free agent.
As Clark continues to grow as a player and increasingly create waves in WNBA, she will be ready to set a record with the contract that may come to her. A sports agent told ESPN in a story on Monday that it will be quite difficult for Sharpshooter to receive what she is actually worth.
“Will Caitlin Clark ever be paid by WNBA what she is really worth it to that league? I don’t think it’s possible,” Excel Sports Management’s Erin Kane told ESPN.
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Indiana Fever -player Caitlin Clark looks at during the second half of the game between Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors at the Footprint Center in Phoenix on November 30, 2024. (Joe Camporeale-Misted Pictures)
“She is part of a larger player body. They all have to be paid more. She has to be recognized for what she has done and what she has brought to the league from a financial point of view. It’s as simple as that.”
A SuperMax contract, under WNBA’s current collective negotiation agreement (CBA), is worth almost $ 242,000 and when Clark gets a chance to negotiate a new deal, the landscape could be changed.
The Women’s National Basketball Players Association opted out of the current CBA last year with the possibility of workstop if a new agreement is not reached by the end of the 2025 season.
According to ESPN, the union sought an agreement that would increase the player’s wages.
Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark, #22, rushes up the field during the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Sunday 15 September 2024. (Grace Hollars / Indystar / USA Today Network via Imag images)
The league is ready to increase the number of teams in games starting with the 2025 season. Golden State Valkyries joins the Folden with Toronto Tempo and a Portland team coming in 2026. Sports Business Journal reported that WNBA is set to add Cleveland as the next expansion team.
