You can’t ask for pay raises when the Product wouldn’t even exists if for the past 30 yrs without the men propping it up. Overall, the average WNBA players make around $79,000 while the maximum salary caps at $117,500. 1 draft pick and a standout collegiate player. via A'ja Wilson. You can’t say dunk.

Most of the other rookies in the league will earn even less with a starting salary of $41,202 and the average salary for most incumbent players is around $50,000. — A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) July 2, 2018. The Chicago Crusader and Gary Crusader, published by minority media champion Dorothy R. Leavell, reach two unique markets with a shared $47 billion (annual) consumer buying power. We come into work every day with a great mindset that we’re going to tackle this thing.

I still had no idea why I was even there. We get less than 30% revenue vs the guys get 50%….. >><<>><<>>< Wilson’s Aces’ teammate, Kayla McBride joined the conversation saying anyone who doesn’t play in the WNBA shouldn’t have an opinion on the matter. We over here looking for a M but Lord, let me get back in my lane The current rookie of the month added that she loves James and doesn’t want to take anything away from his talent. In 2018, A'ja Wilson was the national college player of the year, the No. It’s one of those funky things where you can’t really pinpoint ‘This is what you need to do.’ You can’t say work harder. Period. I started thinking that I was being tested for some new class. [Pondering emoji] because I heard a bench player gets paid more than …nvm,” she wrote.Lolololol ohh it’s about skill set? Or watch it. Or whatever. !”Wilson reinforced her comments on Tuesday following practice. — A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) May 2, 2018 Local news has never been more important Subscribe for unlimited digital access to the news that matters to your community. In other words the WNBA League has been a loss every every year for the past 30 yrs, and would be bankrupt if not for NBA subsidy.

A'ja Riyadh Wilson (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional women's basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). It didn’t take long for me to get overwhelmed. The WNBA revenue is $25 million while the NBA revenue is $6.5 billion. “We’re out here working just as hard as it is. By closing this banner, scrolling on this page, clicking a link or continuing to browse otherwise, you agree to the use of cookies. Stay in your lane homie because you not out here hoopin every night,” she wrote.Skylar Diggns-Smith who plays for the Dallas Wings supported Wilson’s critique writing, “a little bit louder now! “Ohh it’s about skill set?

Wilson asserted the idea that women work just as hard as men, yet there is no concrete reason they are paid just a fraction for their work.

Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in college, and helped lead the Gamecocks to their first NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 2017, and won the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award.

In comparison, the starting salary for the NBA for the 2018–19 season was $582,180.

The woman could … Wilson tweeted, “154M ……….. must. However, when detractors tried to say women were paid less due to their lack of ability, she brought up how bench players in the NBA make more than WNBA players. Nice. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft and the WNBA rookie of the year, and helped the U.S. women win the FIBA World Cup. because I heard a bench player gets paid more than …nvm Wilson also asked if she dunked would she be paid more. Wilson’s Aces’ teammate, Kayla McBride joined the conversation saying anyone who doesn’t play in the WNBA shouldn’t have an opinion on the matter. Wilson, for example, signed a contract with the Las Vegas Aces earlier this year for a mere $52,564 despite being the WNBA’s No.

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