As women, we have to fight, Diggins-Smith told Bleacher Report. Thats patronizing. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. It seems, though, that women have to do way more endorsements and more advertising than men, and we have to be more than basketball players. We feel strongly that if it hadnt been for our consistent advocacy, the WSL would not have made that announcement, Brennan told ESPN. Last year, Minnesota Lynxs Seimone Augustus told The Undefeated that the reasons players continue in the league is for history and for the future. While the NBA is quite profitable with a blockbuster $24 billion TV deal, billions of dollars in advertising and a robust revenue sharing system only about half of WNBA franchises finish the season in the black. Copyright 2008-2023 BroBible. The segment . We had incredibly thrilling semifinals series that went a full five games apiece. Now, Team USA is in Spain, about to play in the FIBA Womens Basketball World Cup which tips off later this week in Tenerife, with the final on Sept. 30. Some WNBA players can even dunk. It is important to note that the WNBA athletes are not asking for the multimillion dollar contracts that are prevalent in the NBA; they are simply asking for equity. Finally, the NBA is not soccer and will not be screwed the way mens soccer got screwed. Cass Anderson is the Editor-in-Chief of BroBible. The womens team has far exceeded the success of their male counterparts, who failed to even qualify for the FIFA Mens World Cup in 2018. As fans, we deserve to see them playing at their highest level after a restful off-season. However, 48 million dollars per year is more than enough for me. Kelseys been in the WNBA for 5 seasons with a career average of 12.4ppg but she put up an average of 20.2 points/game in the 2022 season. Why WNBA players should be paid more? There is no difference between the girls college tournament and the WNBA. Its been brought to public attention that the girls basketball teams at the final four have lower grade weight rooms and have been mistreated in their bubble. The financial success of professional athletes has almost nothing to do with their talent and everything to do with the entertainment the public receives from it. Some feared that such a campaign could alienate other segments of the leagues fan base. WNBA players, who continue to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement with the league, also have been outspoken about the wage gap between their pay and that of the men's teams. It all has . Still, some believe there's no other way to explain the disparity than sexism. Sue Bird clarified that she doesn't think WNBA players "should get the same money as NBA players" in an interview with Adam Ray on his "About Last Night Podcast." The WNBA legend said people "think we think that when we say things like 'We want equality,'" but that, in actuality, she and her colleagues want "the same . So, I think people support us and recognize that women work too hard to get the little pay they do, but wheres the change? In August, WNBA president Lisa Borders said, While I encourage WNBA players to speak out on issues important to them, it is equally important that they understand the realities of our business., Nows a good time for players to advocate for themselves because the product in the WNBA has never been better. Players who go overseas end up playing almost year-round, with little break for their bodies to recover. Giving the WNBA time on TV means casual fans can see the players doing what they do best stealing the show. In conclusion, the WNBA will never be paid the same amount as the NBA players. Liz Cambage, WNBA player for the Las Vegas Aces, spoke on how her head coach, Becky Hammon, is making 4 times her salary. Zion Williamson at 68 can jump 44 and broke a rim during an all star game due to dunking the ball with two hands so hard. The men tend to play to impress or are just out there for the results, and we play for the process. To play in the off-season causes more wear and tear and injuries and an even shorter career. Gender wage disparity arguments are a great way to virtue signal. If you've ever gone to a high school football game, you've probably seen some of the . Professor of Educational Psychology & Higher Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Read More . Are there men that cook well and deal with kids well? 2 You can pay your athletes more if they actually bring in the revenue for you to pay them with. As many may not know, men get paid way more money than womens basketball does. Average attendance per game was 7,716 in 2017. The Long Fight for Pay Equality in Sports. BY: Matthew Schleif Has the WNBA made Profit? On a recent episode of ESPNs The Jump, ex-NBA player Chauncy Billups and ex-NBA coach Stan Van Gundy said that they believe that WNBA players deserve to be paid more money. 1. The WNBA's average base salary is around $130,000, with the rookie minimum at $60,471 and the veteran minimum at $72,141. As someone who has studied the WNBA for years, Ive been excited to witness, over the course of this season, continued growth in viewership and attendance, along with sponsorship revenue. Except I dont know a single person who believes that women should get paid less than men for being as productive while doing the same job. In 2017, the team threatened to boycott the 2017 IIHF World Championships if a settlement was not made with USA Hockey for equal treatment to the mens team. This is a Gross difference between NBA organizations. As athletes, we have to fight. Ryan Rolls Over on Tucker Over Fox News Content, We Need to Talk About Mark Levin's Interview With Ron DeSantis, MONDAY AT 3PM EASTERN: 'Five O'Clock Somewhere' with Kruiser, VodkaPundit - Replay Available, LOL: White House Official Shares Tweet From Biden Showered With His Daughter, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. "And we need more people at our table to fight with us," she told Wealthsimple. Plenty of signs indicate that will happen, and it should. April 2 Equal Pay Day marks the day U.S. women have finally earned the same amount of money as the average man did in 2018. As a result of all this, merchandise sales grew by 18 percent in 2017, attendance has increased, more people are tuning in, and players are acquiring significant social media followings. The data, though, suggests viewing figures are. Jessica Luther is a freelance journalist, an author and a co-host of the feminist sports podcast Burn It All Down.. This should not be tolerated. They are not going to watch a game where the best team in the league would lose by 30 to the best high school team in the nation. Median WNBA Salary is $ 71,635. Answer (1 of 2): The WNBA is heavily subsidized by the NBA; but for this fact, the WNBA would have folded a long time ago. World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic says male tennis players deserve more money because the spectators love them more, and Indian Wells tournament ex-CEO Raymond Moore astutely observed the women's tour rides "on the coat-tails of the men". This season, the maximum veteran salary is $115,500, not including potential bonuses. The WNBA has about 570,000 people that are watching the games. Reaction: Raymond Moore and THOSE comments Get down on your knees lady players! She is a WNBA champion, a 3-time Russian . This year, all of the major professional sports leagues had a presence. A 47 point difference is absolutely terrible. What a laugh. Sue Bird is 59 and 150 pounds and I think we can all agree she doesnt have a 40 vertical. They deserve to be paid well. Revenues, on the other hand, should not be confused with profits. The contract, which runs through 2027, pays. NBA players receive 50% of revenue while WNBA players receive 20%. The men tend to play to impress or are just out there for the results, and we play for the process. Thats far away from here, but thats what were fighting toward.. The fact that NBA players get a much larger piece of the revenue pie does seem to say something about how each respective league values its players. The players are, though. The US women's soccer team has brought the conversation to the forefront over the last three years. The league minimum for a player with two or fewer years of service is $41,202; for three or more years of . She is in grave danger and this petition is to try to make sure this never happens again. The average womans salary year-round is approximately $200,000, while the average man earns $7.5 million or more. In 2014, the WNBA launched the first marketing campaign in professional sports to directly appeal to the LGBTQ market. Many WNBA players head overseas to play during the off-season, where they can be paid much more than they earn in the U.S. Griner, who was arrested for allegedly transporting drugs, is one of them. Proclaiming that women should get paid as much as men is a great way for a man to demonstrate his feminist bona fides. I have gone back and forth on this issue and it saddens me that many women do not see it through the lenses of reality. Of course, they won't talk about how the stadiums are empty and nobody cares. The WNBA has also been eager to experiment with social media and new streaming platforms to connect with fans. [B]ecause I heard a bench player gets paid more than nvm.. They are often separated from their families and have to deal with the instability of uprooting their lives multiple times a year. On a recent episode of ESPN's "The Jump," ex-NBA player Chauncy Billups and ex-NBA coach Stan Van Gundy said that they believe that WNBA players deserve to be paid more money. At the same time, The Guardian recently reported that in the 2018 fiscal year, USWNT head coach Jill Ellis was paid less than several U.S. Soccer mens coaches, including U-20 coach Tab Ramos. According to a 2014 study by the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, Women sports receive only 4 per cent of all . We might not get it today, but we want a future better for maybe my daughter, or her daughter, and so thats what we really are fighting for, Serena told CNBC. Yes they are. The NBA loves supporting women, like Kyrie Irving, who is a professional mens basketball player who currently plays for the New York Nets. It doesnt have to be the same as men at all. Bradley Beal, who is also a professional player who currently plays for the Washington Wizards, is always finding ways to support the Washington Mystics. And it also appears -- in response to McCoughtry's comment -- the WNBA should be more competitive with leagues around the world. WWE Insider Says Yes, recently made this observation on Twitter about pay in the WNBA, but Yahoo.com reported a few years ago that salaries range from $150,000 to $550,000, there's still a substantial gender wage gap in professional basketball, but given the league's minimum ticket prices, average attendance, and the value of its ESPN television deal it appears revenue was at least $51.5 million in 2017, it has been reported that average salary is about $75,000, The methodology used to measure exploitation in college basketball, wins produced can be measured with the player's box score statistics, It has been reported that more than 60% of the WNBA's players play in a league outside the United States when the WNBA season ends. Maybe I am wrong and the WNBA will blow up one day and make more money. Answer (1 of 22): I will be as objective as I can be. Until they get it, some of the worlds best female basketball players will be walking off of planes and onto courts as they meet the demands of a year-round basketball schedule. WNBA players want what NBA players spent decades trying to obtain. Seriously, not a single person. She told the reporter that she wants there to be something for future generations to aspire to. . From 2014 to 2017, Cambage competed in China and her native Australia. This lack of media coverage has always hampered womens sports. He attended two games with the Dallas Wings and Connecticut Suns. So playing womens basketball overseas is way better. But the risk also offered reward: 15 million Americans self-identify as LGBTQ, and they represent a market segment worth around $830 million. And average pay in these leagues is at least three times the average pay in the WNBA. If the WNBA doesnt figure this out, players are going to opt out of the league. This year, the WNBA gave companies the opportunity to sponsor a second jersey patch, while offering sponsors the chance to include a logo on the court during games that dont air on ESPN. In her defense, Wilson is a 21-year-old athlete who probably hasnt thought a great deal about economics. Here are three arguments of which you may not have thought. Old Joe Biden Has Never Told a WEIRDER Story Than This One, Et Tu, Paul? You get paid 10 times as much, which is about $500k. We over here looking for a [million] but Lord, let me get back in my lane. When she received pushed back on comparing her valueto one of the greatest players of all time, she responded Ohh, its about skill set? Unfortunately the blame the patriarchy narrative doesnt hold up when you compare theWNBAto the college game. So much talent seems to go to waste because so many girls dont get drafted since theres not enough space in the league. So why are we getting paid so little? This is something that the 150-ish WNBA players have been fighting to change for quite some time. Its not even because of skill it is simply because none of the girls could get a shot off at will. Lebron James is 69 and 250 pounds of pure muscle and can jump 40 off the ground. Compare that to the NFL average of $2.7 million (median is $860K), $4.41 million in the MLB, $3.5 million in the NHL, and the average NBA salary is a whopping $9.662 million for the 2022-23 season. In a perfect world, yes, yes they absolutely should. In STEM areas, specifically math and computer programming, my daughter is as capable as (if not more capable than) her male peers. The off-season should be to rest their bodies and fulfill their contractual obligations for promoting the WNBA through appearances and community outreach as role models to young athletes and to spend time with their families. How are you supposed to get nice equipment when you dont have the money to pay for it. In the offseason, almost every WNBA member plays overseas, where they can make up to 10 times their normal WNBA salary. This was a stellar season, where the final eight teams that made the playoffs werent determined until the last few games. The above analysis says the WNBA should be able to match such an offer. Of course the real issue has nothing to do with sexism and everything to do with the fact that theWNBAsimply isnt very popular with Americans. Kyrie Irving donated a total of $2 million to the WNBA to show his support. Diese*r Petitionsstarter*in setzt sich fr Dinge ein, die ihr/ihm am Herzen liegen. While the girls are skilled they are nowhere even close to the guys. (For the record, I have seen WNBA games.). https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21701, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21599, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21584, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21591, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21594, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21598, https://thebablueprint.com/26107/opinion/equal-pay-wont-happen-for-wnba/#comment-21653. No one cares about the WNBA and no one watches their games lol. Lisa Borders, president of theWNBA, has even directlypointed to sexismas a driving reason for the discrepancies between the earnings ofmale and female players. Meanwhile, High Post Hoops reports that the highest paid player in the WNBA -- Chiney Ogwumike of the Connecticut Sun -- is paid $117,500 this year. This is Discrimination against women. That being said -- in response to Cambages' comment -- the WNBA does appear to have enough money to pay its top players as well as an NBA referee. As with so many other female athletes and despite being two of the highest paid women athletes in the world Venus and Serena recognize that they are fighting not only for themselves, but for the generations of women to come. In the six Olympic Games that have included womens soccer, the U.S. has captured four golds and a silver. The WNBA does not have the amount of television contract and sponsorship money to warrant paying players more, having a longer season, and/or make other investments to the league. Speci cally, I nd that WNBA rookies are generally overpaid given their on-court production. WNBA stars including Aja Wilson, Brittney Griner, Liz Cambage and Skylar Diggins-Smith have all spoken out about WNBA salaries compared to their NBA counterparts. It was reported that Sylvia Fowles was paid $600,000 to play in China a few years ago. To watch all these spoiled assholes get their pay knocked down to WNBA levels would have each and every one of them blowing a top about why they should be paid more, to which then the feminists and WNBA players would chime in about how unfair it is. . The WNBA is 50 years behind in building its brand and working out labor issues. The figures used came from ESPN ranking and salary lists for NBA and WNBA players for 2021-2022. . Where the NBA pays its players between 49-51 percent of the league's revenue, WNBA players take home a maximum of 22.8 percent. The players want more money. I know this is a controversial statement because women are never supposed to ask for more than they have, lest they be ungrateful for whatever theyve been given thus far. A WNBA spokesperson reached out to HuffPost after this op-ed was published, however, and said the WNBA has lost significant money every year and has shared its financials with the Players Association. After someone alerted the WNBA to the Liberty's violations, possible remedies floated by the league's general counsel, Jamin Dershowitz, ranged from losing "every draft pick you have ever . Has the WNBA made profit? So, are women better than men at anything? Did You Ever Wonder How and Why the Left Is Able to Push Their Narratives Almost Unhindered? It is reported she was detained at the airport for possession of Cannabis oil or hashish oil the reports are conflicting. However, the WNBA isnt even remotely close to the NBA. They should fight for it because theyve earned it. I dont know how any single person could enjoy watching someone shoot wide open jump shots and wide open layups. Organizing and negotiating prompted that viable business. Opinion: Race should not be considered in college admissions, Get a boost from the positives on climate change, OPINION: Stop corporate greed to end climate change, OPINION: Taylors killers should be fired, The Voice of the Bellwood-Antis Student Body, Your email address will not be published. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. Join now to unlock comments, browse ad-free, and access exclusive content from your favorite FDRLST writers. Wow LeBron James new contract has triggered some great comments from @WNBA players. Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray, Twitter Bans Sen. 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Meanwhile, High Post Hoops reports that the highest paid player in the WNBA -- Chiney Ogwumike of the Connecticut Sun -- is paid $117,500 this year. Football pays for other sports and clubs. The main reason why WNBA players are paid less is WNBA is not as famous as NBA. However, that is not going to happen. Due to this situation the question has surfaced of, Should women basketball players be compensated the same as mens? On average, WNBA players make $75,000 a year in the league, with only a few players earning as much as $113,000. Basketball is a game of athleticism and skill. Compare that to the NFL average of $2.7 million (median is $860K), $4.41 million in the MLB, $3.5 million in the NHL, and the average NBA salary is a whopping $9.662 million for the 2022-23 season. For example, if a woman made an NBA team, then she should get paid commensurate to her position and contributions to her team. Britney Griner as the 5th ranked WNBA player is paid 227 K by the WNBA. Last year, total attendance for the WNBAs 12 teams reached 1,574,078, with an average attendance of 7,716 fans a new high for the 21-year-old league. The WNBA continues to trail most professional sports in the United States when it comes to player salaries and compensation. And there is seemingly, to the people who tell them to be quiet, who. This . It felt like, According to the WNBA, this was most-watched regular season since 2014, with viewership across ESPN networks and NBA TV up by 31 percent. Griner's current yearly salary in the WNBA is $227,900, which is just about a fourth of what she made in Russia this winter, and there are only three players in the WNBA who make more than Griner by $194. These numbers were promoted by theleague as the highest since 2003. The NBA's annual revenue is $7.92 billion, while the WNBA's is $60 million not enough to cover NBA players Kevin Love and Damian Lillard's combined salaries. As for the players, well, they deserve to be able to play the game they love (that theyre good at!) The WNBA says players can make up to half a million dollars or more annually for four months' play between salary, bonuses, in-season tournaments and league and team marketing deals.. The WNBA will suffer if they dont figure out some way to pay players more. I can't even fathom why anyone would need to be paid $42 million while other players of the same talent would be paid so much less. Perhaps the American public will come to appreciate thestrong fundamentalsof theWNBAand, as a result, salaries will improve. She wouldn't be in a Russian prison in a country that is at war. The NBA usually brings in about 2 million viewers that want to sit down and watch the NBA. In fact, in the segment, ESPNs Rachel Nichols cautions, Heres another key point in all this. They say we are boring or dont play the game the right way. In the NBA, players take home around 50% of shared revenue and in the WNBA players only take home 20% of shared revenue. They can also pay their players more since they have the ability to create more demand for their products and services. In other words they would have to pay to play. Jon Jones Reacts To Islam Makhachev Declaring Himself The Best Fighter In The World, Shavkat Rakhmonov Reacts To ESPN/UFC Commentator Laura Sanko Thirsting Over Him In Viral Video, Jon Jones First Shirtless Pic At Heavyweight Before UFC 285 Goes Viral, Ja Morants Lawyer, Agent Threaten Legal Recourse For Defamatory Report From The Washington Post, Another Glitch In The Matrix Has Occurred As A Bird Is Filmed Motionless In Mid-Air, Bengals Exec Sends Harsh Wake-Up Call To Teams Sniffing Around Tee Higgins. Compared to the average salary of $7 million in the NBA, this seems outrageous. There is no difference between the girls college tournament and the WNBA. Of her teams fight for equal treatment, star forward Hilary Knight said: Were passionately pursuing something for the greater good.. But using league revenue, economics professor Dave Berri was recently able to calculate a significant gender wage gap in another respect. It is ridiculous to continue this argument. Pay disparities between men and women is totally unfair in most arenas, but NBA star Draymond Green argued a valid point as to why NBA player salaries outweigh their WNBA counterparts. That is 1 million in just a year, while for a regular season they get paid $400K in just a year. As Mark Tatum, NBA deputy commissioner, says, The league and its teams are committed to an open and good-faith negotiation that is rooted in the financial realities of our business., The pushback on that, and one of the more prominent arguments utilized by those who advocate for higher WNBA salaries, is that the NBA doesnt promote the womens league enough. The Players Association wants a higher share of the estimated basketball-related income (EBRI). INFO What are differences that cause WNBA players to get paid Are. Obviously, the players would want to receive a larger share of league revenue. He estimated that WNBA player salaries constitute 22 percent of league revenue, while NBA player salaries amount to roughly 50 percent of league revenues. It took the NBA 72 years to get to where the league is today, while the WNBA is only in its 21st season. Retired WNBA. However, WNBA players push for more ESPN and media coverage. Part of HuffPost News. The NBA makes a profit. must.be. Jahniya Marion is a Junior at Centreville High and enjoying her first year on the Journalism staff. The average salary of a WNBA player as of 2017 was $75,000, whereas the average NBA salary is $30 million. Note: This piece has been updated with a response from the WNBA indicating that the league does share its financials with the players union. Undermining Berris position, though, is the simple observation that revenue is not the same as profit another measure by which theWNBAhasconsistently struggled. Many will say womens basketball is boring or played the wrong way, and they may even say it sucks, but I think we play the game better than the men.how? This is a BETA experience. We don't know exactly how much revenue the WNBA brings in, but given the league's minimum ticket prices, average attendance, and the value of its ESPN television deal it appears revenue was at least $51.5 million in 2017. WNBA players arent asking to be paid on par with their NBA counterparts. Thats right: These professional athletes have second jobs. In 2017, the league aired 20 games live on Twitter, while also offering a new fantasy game on the fantasy platform FanDuel. The WNBA will never make as much money as the NBA does. But WNBA players only take less than 25 percent of the total earnings of their league. Every once in a while, you'll get someone who claims WNBA players should be paid like LeBron James and other elite NBA talent. Women athletes should be paid the same as men athletes. Furthermore, two years earlier, the league studied its fan base and discovered that 25 percent of WNBA fans identified as lesbian. So female basketball players work just as hard as male basketball players, yet even the best WNBA players are paid much less than the mediocre and below average NBA ones. And while that's not a dollar amount to sniff at, these women only have so long to earn money off their . Therefore no one watches it, on the other hand, NBA generates more revenue of $7.92 billion per year than the WNBA. There is, however, one sector of the economy inwhich it continuesto be taken seriously: sports. Cant pay them the same as NBA players, thats just daylight fraud, Nate Jun 3, 2022 at 3:22 pm. 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