The WNBA has a real-life salary problem.

Picture this: the energy is undeniable — sold-out arenas, record merchandise sales, unprecedented television viewership. Players like Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese aren’t just playing basketball; they’re igniting a cultural phenomenon, drawing crowds and attention the WNBA has long dreamed of.

Yet, beneath the bright lights and burgeoning fandom lies an uncomfortable, persistent truth: the glaring salary gap separating these elite athletes from their NBA counterparts and even from a basic standard of fair market value.

While stars leverage endorsements — which often eclipse their league salaries many times over — the fundamental structure of WNBA compensation remains starkly inadequate for the majority. Rookies enter the league, m

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