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re: Convo: Will Angel and Hailey come back next year? Neither projected in top 10 draft pick.
Posted on 1/22/24 at 7:28 pm to lsualum96
Posted on 1/22/24 at 7:28 pm to lsualum96
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All of these are false............. They are NOT making more money at LSU than they will as pros. I really wish y'all would stop saying this foolishness. Angel's skill set rebounding and on defense translate VERY well to the pro game. Hailey may not necessarily be a star, but she could definitely make an impact with more work
The first thing you said is patently false. The highest paid players in the league make less than $250,000/y.
The second two are 50/50 at best. The WNBA is small. There aren’t many teams and there are a shite ton of 6’3” women that can rebound. There are also a ton of 5’7” women that can move better laterally than HVL and shoot just was well.
It’s not crazy to say their best options may be to play college as long as possible, take advantage of NIL to brand build, then quit bb altogether.
Breanna Stewart is one of the best players in the whole WNBA. If I had to gues Angel probably tripled her income last year. And that’s including whatever endorsements Stewart gets. And she’s a POY candidate.
This post was edited on 1/22/24 at 7:34 pm
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Posted on 1/22/24 at 8:45 pm to extremetigerfanatic
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The first thing you said is patently false. The highest paid players in the league make less than $250,000/y.
The second two are 50/50 at best. The WNBA is small. There aren’t many teams and there are a shite ton of 6’3” women that can rebound. There are also a ton of 5’7” women that can move better laterally than HVL and shoot just was well.
It’s not crazy to say their best options may be to play college as long as possible, take advantage of NIL to brand build, then quit bb altogether.
Breanna Stewart is one of the best players in the whole WNBA. If I had to gues Angel probably tripled her income last year. And that’s including whatever endorsements Stewart gets. And she’s a POY candidate.
Oh my god, I can tell many of you literally do NOT follow the WNBA even remotely.
College kids DO NOT EARN SALARIES. So, that point alone makes it impossible to "earn" more money in college. What Angel, Flau'je and Hailey have are NIL deals which are ENDORSEMENT DEALS, they are not SALARIES. Guess what...................WNBA players also have endorsements. The player you named, Breanna Stewart earns a WNBA salary around $250K, an overseas team salary of $1.5 million, and currently has an endorsement deal with Puma with undisclosed terms. However, her current net worth is at $10million, which is almost EIGHT TIMES more than what Angel is earning in college.
So, again, for stars like Angel, and the like, it makes NO SENSE to play one more year in college and put off making REAL money.
Posted on 1/22/24 at 10:51 pm to extremetigerfanatic
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It’s not crazy to say their best options may be to play college as long as possible, take advantage of NIL to brand build, then quit bb altogether.
People throw the term NIL around like it means the same thing in every context and just evaporates when a player leaves college. Most of the endorsements for Reese and Van Lith come from national brands. Those deals don’t just go away if they go to the WNBA. Women’s college basketball provides greater exposure only in very limited bursts at tournament time and for games like SC coming up. That exposure is worth something, but it’s not the primary driver of their endorsements. Playing specifically for LSU definitely isn’t the driver apart from the expectation of greater exposure than most programs.
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