While Caitlin Clark may be stealing headlines and dominating WNBA TV ratings early on in her Indiana Fever career, the Las Vegas Aces are the ones who have won back-to-back championships. Players like WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray, and Kelsey Plum are well-known in women’s basketball, and they should be, given that they’re All-Stars.
Young, Wilson, and Plum are three of the WNBA’s highest-paid players, but six of their teammates rake in a salary of $100,000 or less this season. The City of Las Vegas plans to change that by issuing a $100,000 sponsorship for all 12 players on the Aces roster.
BREAKING: We're doing something that's never been done before. We're going #ALLINLV and sponsoring EVERY. SINGLE. PLAYER. on the @LVAces roster this season! pic.twitter.com/ntBZVZeFJu
— Las Vegas (@Vegas) May 17, 2024
Could you imagine if you received a bonus that was more than your annual income? We’d be excited too.
This is incredible news for players like Kate Martin and Dyaisha Fair. They’re both making $67,249 this season. Three others, Emma Cannon, Sydney Colson, and Kierstan Bell, have salaries of $76,535 or less.
The city of Las Vegas’s $1.2 million investment in the Aces is a significant chunk of change. However, considering all the ticket sales they’ve received and the income they will continue earning from the WNBA team’s success, $1.2M is just a drop in the bucket.
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