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Caitlyn Clark set to sign multi-million dollar Nike deal, could be up to $20 million

Posted on 4/18/24 at 1:49 pm
Posted by Tiger1242
Member since Jul 2011
32025 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 1:49 pm
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She also gets a signature shoe which I’m sure will lead to even more $$$

So will this shut people up about her small salary in the WNBA?
Posted by BayouTigers4Life
Chi-town
Member since Dec 2004
6980 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 2:07 pm to
It was always known she would make a ton more $$ through endorsements. WNBA salary is just peanuts for her.

Just a decade ago such a mega contract for a WNBA/ wbb star was pretty much unthinkable. College WBB has truly arrived and WNBA should be thanking the schools for the eyeballs they are getting only because these incoming players.
Posted by BigTigerJoe
Member since Aug 2022
5998 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 2:08 pm to
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So will this shut people up about her small salary in the WNBA?

She making bank. The other fine ladies of the WNBA are going to be very happy for her.
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40951 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 2:12 pm to
People have been saying the whole time women’s basketball players would make money when they generate money. Caitlin Clark generates revenue, hence she makes a lot of money.

I for one am glad that a woman is moving the needle of interest based on her playing ability rather than either out of charity or solely her appearance.
Posted by Boodis Man
Member since Sep 2020
4871 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 2:26 pm to
Who is the market for basketball shoes? Young black men….man they’re not gonna buy this stuff. It’s a virtue signal deal…not that different than the one they did for kaepernick.

Nike will lose money on this but they don’t care
Posted by Ostrich
Alexandria, VA
Member since Nov 2011
8790 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 2:55 pm to
Are people still going to care about Clark now that she’s playing for the Indiana Fever?
This post was edited on 4/18/24 at 2:56 pm
Posted by MoarKilometers
Member since Apr 2015
18250 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 3:04 pm to
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So will this shut people up about her small salary in the WNBA?

I think it's time we address ice cube for being full of shite about his offer.
Posted by GhostofLesticleMiles
High Plains Drifter
Member since Sep 2019
958 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 3:42 pm to
Still want move the needle on the WNBA. No, people are not going to shut up on how horrible the WNBA is either. Hell one of their most "prolific" players in league history went on record saying men should be able to play women's sports.
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
204221 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 4:01 pm to
I’ve been saying all along her income would stay the same or get larger… she won’t even recognize her salary with all the deals she has coming her way. Plus a ton of young girls will flock to buy her shoes… more $$$ still to come.
Posted by SteelerBravesDawg
Member since Sep 2020
35737 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 4:01 pm to
Good for her.

Get your money while you can.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35804 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 4:21 pm to
The rest of the WNBA prison tatted bitches are gonna treat her like fresh fish walking into Shawshank.

Nothing on earth more petty and mean than a jealous woman.
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
14695 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 4:32 pm to
Caitlyn Clark needs to watch out for Sabrina Ionescu trying to Tonya Harding her for stepping in on her Nike shoe deal.
Posted by BayouBaw84
Thibodaux
Member since Oct 2016
1218 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 4:54 pm to
How long before the talk starts that she’s only getting it because she is white?
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
13120 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 5:33 pm to
I'm sure there's more to follow.

There aren't many that can top Nike, but Lume sure does need a new spokesperson.
Posted by BamaCoaster
God's Gulf
Member since Apr 2016
5345 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 5:43 pm to
Read three pgs of replies.
Not one mention of Chinese child labor for profit.
For shame TD.
Posted by LSU Grad Alabama Fan
369 Cardboard Box Lane
Member since Nov 2019
10471 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 7:01 pm to
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She also gets a signature shoe which I’m sure will lead to even more $$$



I already have a pair of Clarks.
This post was edited on 4/18/24 at 7:48 pm
Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
44337 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 8:41 pm to
Good for her.

She needed to cash in on her fame in the next 2-3 years. After that she’s going to be an afterthought playing in a league that no one cares about.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
67745 posts
Posted on 4/18/24 at 9:56 pm to
She is way more marketable than the WNBA itself.

so it makes sense that she is going to be drawing more from endorsements than salary.

If she can bring the same eyeballs in the pros she did in college then she will change the game.
Posted by weptiger
Georgia
Member since Feb 2007
10404 posts
Posted on 4/19/24 at 5:44 am to
Good for Clark.

However, despite talk of growth in terms of percentage, the WNBA isn’t widely watched. I think automatic assumptions that Clark will bring a ton of new, sustainable viewership could be wrong.

This wouldn’t be the first Nike contract given to an athlete/personailty.
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