New “big mouth” of the WNBA, Angel Reese is one of the women’s basketball stars who will play in the Unrivaled league starting in January. Created on the initiative of Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, this 3×3 league will be inaugurated in January 2025, in Miami.
As we recall, the idea is to create a “second season” in the year for WNBA players, as an alternative to the European championships, to allow them to stay full time in the United States. This only concerns 30 players, divided into six teams, with the promise “with an average salary ($250,000) the highest in the history of women’s professional sports leagues.” In two months, the players will earn more than in the WNBA, where the highest salary is $241,000!
“I just hope you all know that the WNBA doesn’t cover my bills at all. I don’t even think it covers any of my bills. Literally “ she explained during a live on Instagram. The Chicago Sky star explained that she paid rent of $8,000 per month, or $96,000 per year, and that she only received $73,439 for her rookie season.
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For fun, she explains that she is “living beyond her means”. In fact, her salary in the WNBA is only a “bonus” compared to what she receives with her sponsors.
Since her last NCAA season at LSU, she has received $1.8 million from ON3 for image management. To this, we must add contracts with Reebok, Good American, Tampax, and Beats by Dr. Dre.
Angel Reese is therefore not to be pitied, but she wants to justify why other players, who do not have the same income as her, agreed to participate in this 3×3 league.
“No one wants to go abroad” she assured this summer. “ Many of us would never want to have to go abroad, but some people unfortunately have to… So, earning a six-figure salary in three months, being housed in Miami, getting better… I can’t wait to ‘be there’.
