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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.

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Posted by BornAndRaised_LA

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Member since Oct 2018

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Posted on 1/22/24 at 8:57 pm to lsualum96

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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.

Endorsement deals go to top players. Our girls are top players…in college. Only 15 of the 36 picks from the 2023 WNBA Draft even made rosters to start the season. Heck, the #1 draft pick in 2021 was out of the league in 2022.

Jumping to WNBA is not a sure thing. It may be the biggest roll of the dice of all the pro leagues.

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Posted by extremetigerfanatic

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Member since Oct 2003

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Posted on 1/22/24 at 11:10 pm to lsualum96

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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.

Dude are you high?

Money is money. Who gives a crap if it’s salary or endorsement? And who the hell wants to play ball in Europe? She plays in Turkey that might as well be the Middle East.

And you’re wrong anyway. Stewarts net worth is somewhere between 5-6 mil. And that’s after 7 years as a pro where she has to spend summers in Turkey. Angels net worth is 1.5 mil after 1 season at LSU.

Breanna has a Puma deal. Angel has a Reebok deal. So what.

And I’m comparing a multiple WNBA Finals winner and MVP…….. to a college player.

Angel and Hayley have no guarantee they’ll be that successful on the court. Hell there are only 5 or so players at that level. And she making comparable money or more right now. (Without having to go to Turkey for four months a year)

Who doesnt know anything about the WNBA?

I’m not saying they won’t give it a try.

But it’s not crazy to say that it is highly possible that Angel and Hayley’s futures lie in maxing out their college NIL, then a short WnBA time (possibly not even a full season, which is the norm for most draft picks), and then moving to modeling or fashion and that Flaujae’s has the same path but to music.
You don’t need a team to be an influencer anymore. Dunne came to LSU already there.

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