I just got a complete list of wnba player salaries

[insidehoops]

for last season.

It was about what I expected. I calculated average salaries for 3 teams and all three were in the low/mid 50k

The highest paid wnba players made 93k last season

- Jeff

[RDavis31]

okay.... you're not even going to post who it was?

[kumquat]

Ya spill the beans, who are the big money winners. If I was taurasi, i'd try and get sasha vujacic's job.

[fiddy]

Ya spill the beans, who are the big money winners. If I was taurasi, i'd try and get sasha vujacic's job.

:lol:

[Make It Rain]

for last season.

It was about what I expected. I calculated average salaries for 3 teams and all three were in the low/mid 50k

The highest paid wnba players made 93k last season

- Jeff
I think it's more than fair considering the entertainment value of the WNBA.

[Human Error]

for last season.

It was about what I expected. I calculated average salaries for 3 teams and all three were in the low/mid 50k

The highest paid wnba players made 93k last season

- Jeff
So what?

This thread is meaningless unless you disclose them. I clicked on this thread thinking this would have at least some information. A downright horrible thread.

[thenextgreatbigman]

they can't really pay them much more than that since the nba is only losing money on them. i remember reading an article saying that wnba was one of the biggest money losers in sports, along with the mls.

[thenextgreatbigman]

http://ca.askmen.com/sports/business_200/220b_sports_business.html


Number 2
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Total loss: about $120 million

The WNBA has been around for more than 10 years, but it has never been able to stand on its own high-tops. Its chief financial backer and advocate is the NBA, which funnels about $12 million into the women's circuit each year. According to sports industry experts, this subsidy will always be necessary. Although WNBA games are televised, that exposure does not equate to riches.

"They simply cannot attract the eyeballs to watch the games on television," Marc S. Ganis, president of Chicago-based sports marketing firm SportsCorp Ltd., told the Washington Post.

The league started with eight teams; another eight entered; three clubs folded; two moved; one team was added -- dizzy yet? In 2002, the NBA changed the WNBA from a centrally operated league to one with individual franchises. Sheila Johnson, cofounder of Black Entertainment Television, bought the Washington Mystics in 2005 for $10 million and has since been feverishly trying to erase her team's annual $400,000 loss.

[and1]

So what?

This thread is meaningless unless you disclose them. I clicked on this thread thinking this would have at least some information. A downright horrible thread.


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[adamcz]

If I had $10 mil, I'd buy a WNBA team. Not because it's a good business plan, but because it's the closest I'd ever get to owning a team. They need to exist in big cities that don't have other pro franchises. NY, Chicago, and LA are big enough to support as many franchises as you can dream up, but Detroit, Phoenix, Seatle, etc, I just don't see it happening. Draft regional college stars like the Charlotte Bobcats did, so that you start right off with a bit of a following.

Don't try to market yourself as being almost as good as the NBA - try to focus on areas where you are actually better. Is it a better team game? I don't know, I've only watched it once or twice. I bet there's no fighting though, so it's safe to take your kids.

[insidehoops]

Hi all. I wasn't trying to withhold info. When I said that the top salary appears to be 93K, it appears that generally almost all the good famous players who are also veterans, and a bunch who aren't, make that.

I didn't even read the entire list seeking out who makes what, because the ranges were all pretty close. THe lowest paid players were like 30something k, and the highest were 93k.

[insidehoops]

Diana Taurasi made $44,554 last season. I assume tha's because she's on a rookie contract.

Sue Bird got 93k, same with teamates betty lennox and lauren jackson and pretty much every known wnba star that anyone has heard of

[Classic]

When the highlight of your league was the one time Lisa Leslie put in a weak dunk, you know your league is going to fold. I love women but watching them play sports when its not you paying $5 to a pta person is excruciating.

[johndeeregreen]

It's peanuts compared to real sports, but getting paid 50k to play a game for a living...damn, I'd take it!

[GOBB]

So is the complete list going to be posted or not?

[catzhernandez]

http://ca.askmen.com/sports/business_200/220b_sports_business.html
at least its not as bad as MLS:hammerhead:

[White Chocolate]

If I had $10 mil, I'd buy a WNBA team. Not because it's a good business plan, but because it's the closest I'd ever get to owning a team. They need to exist in big cities that don't have other pro franchises. NY, Chicago, and LA are big enough to support as many franchises as you can dream up, but Detroit, Phoenix, Seatle, etc, I just don't see it happening. Draft regional college stars like the Charlotte Bobcats did, so that you start right off with a bit of a following.

Don't try to market yourself as being almost as good as the NBA - try to focus on areas where you are actually better. Is it a better team game? I don't know, I've only watched it once or twice. I bet there's no fighting though, so it's safe to take your kids.


Even if it is a dream for you, it's not worth buying a WNBA team. You'd lose much more than you'd earn. Frankly, I wouldn't buy a team(no matter how bad I want to) unless I'm guaranteed to break even at the very worst.

[johndeeregreen]

Breaking even or making a profit is never a guarantee in any business venture.

[White Chocolate]

Breaking even or making a profit is never a guarantee in any business venture.


Maybe not, but you want to find a business where there is a very good chance of it. The WNBA is not the answer.

[insidehoops]

So is the complete list going to be posted or not?

It's a fuzzy scan of a printout, so I can't copy and paste it

But if anyone wants to know anyone in particular I"ll just look it up here

[bigkingsfan]

Post it as an image.

[GOBB]

Does any of them have endorsement deals? I would think so but never heard much about them signing deals. Then again thier salaries are hrdly ever reported. They cant live off basketball deals...i mean they can but not lavishly like you would expect.

[SoCalMike]

With all due respect, who cares about the WNBA? What is the appeal? :confusedshrug:

I cannot stand watching the WNBA. I will watch Olympic womens hoop, but thats it.


:pimp:

[Quickness]

thats kinda sad. A mba will do more than that.

[ChuckOakley]

Damn.. these chicks have got to go into Women's Tennis.. they pay equal prize money in the Grand Slams (winner gets 1.something million) and they get to play best of 3 sets, as opposed to the best of 5 sets the men have to play.

[A.M.G.]

I watched part of a WNBA game once. I hate to say this, but it was worse than boring. It was frustrating, excruciating. They couldn't even hit shots and lay-ups consistently. Shouldn't they be able to hit shots and lay-ups? I don't know, it really sucked, I know that.
And because of this, it does not surprise me that it loses money, even if it saddens me. It also saddens me that the players are making so little money. I would ask that people watch it out of charity, but then I would be a hypocrite, because there is no way I would do it.

[ZeN]

sadly WNBA is the most difficult sport for me to endure...

[steadyfast96]

It's peanuts compared to real sports, but getting paid 50k to play a game for a living...damn, I'd take it!


Actually it's not even worth for most of these women. Considering the time and sacrifice spent away from their husbands and children. Granted, their season is not as long as the NBA but there are a lot of mothers here that are making less than 40k a year.

[CentreStudent]

I am doing a project for an Economics of Sports MicroTheory class and I need WNBA salaries. I would be so appreciative if you could attach that file regardless of how blurry it is. This would improve my project 10 fold. Thank you!

[Howard Schits]

It's peanuts compared to real sports, but getting paid 50k to play a game for a living...damn, I'd take it!

I'll take the minimum $ just to sit on the bench. making $ on a game that you love...PRICELESS!

[marny_navis]

Wow, do they at least get Sneaker Deals or something to get them money? They better stay in College 4 years or they're gonna be broke by 35.

[JellyBean]

http://ca.askmen.com/sports/business_200/220b_sports_business.html

Wow. Thanks for the article. I am still a fan of the WNBA. Also I am glad that, even though the WNBA may or may not be causing the NBA to lose money, the NBA still has the WNBA's back.

To me, the WNBA is a great family outting. You get to take your whole family out for a great game of basketball, without taking out a loan. $5-$20 dollar tickets. I love the WNBA game.

[slb_basketball]

i also would really like the link because i am also doing a paper comparing men and women's salarys.