The Second Jobs of WNBA All-Stars: Seimone Augustus in Russia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มี.ค. 2017
- While the max salary in the WNBA tops out just under $110,000 a year, many female basketball stars spend their offseasons plying their trade overseas for double or triple that amount. Russia has become the top destination for talent, with billionaire owners willing to spend in order to build a winning franchise.
For players like Seimone Augustus, this adds up to a career with no offseason, spent trying to capitalize on a profession with an extremely limited shelf life. We traveled to Kursk, Russia to meet with the five-time WNBA All-Star as she wrapped up her season with Dynamo Kursk, just a few days before the start of her season with the Minnesota Lynx.
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$110K a year to play like 40 games in a failing league. i'm sorry, I don't feel sorry.
they don't make as much bc they don't sell as much...that's it...nothing else.
WNBA attendance was 1,574,078 in 2016-2017. On average, WNBA players make $71,635 while the maximum salary caps at $115,500 for veterans who've been in the league for at least six years. The attendance in the G League was 1,616,656 in 2017-2018. G League salaries are only now UP TO $35,000/year. The women are being paid much better than their male counterparts with comparable attendances with their respective leagues. The WNBA is comparable to the G League, not the NBA.
I'm a hypocrite. I want more people to watch the WNBA but I can't bring myself to watch it. I need to see dunks and Steph Curry status 3's.
Women don't even watch the WNBA
" whats the point of practicing all these jumpshots".... * proceeds to miss last second jump shot to win the game *
Honestly I couldn’t name a single WNBA player or team
The WNBA should overlap the NBA season. They should play their games before the NBA games. I would go to a WNBA/NBA double header... but typically I'm not parking downtown for just a WNBA game.
Melo low key supporting WNBA by producing this. Good person.
"I play in Kursk, this is just a small rural town"
"career with no offseason"
"You have to really work for your money." Funny how that...ahem...works, isn't it?
"Do I play for pride and joy here where I was born, or do I go overseas and get this money?"
I barely make 75k a year as an ER nurse, working on the floor 12 hours a shift, saving lives, and putting my life in danger. Shut up and enjoy your 100k
"We want to be paid like the men."
Considering that Vice not long ago got into hot water for not paying employees, they sure got balls reporting on stuff like this
You can thank Griner for the wage differential when she blew those three practice dunks on tv.
They have a level ungratefulness to them. Like I'd be so happy to be in Russia if that's where I get love from
One day I’ll own the league and fix it up, the WNBA is currently worth 60 million but hopefully I can change that up.