Caitlin Clark signed her name into WNBA history with the Indiana Fever—four years, $338,056. A generational talent with generational endorsements, she earned $11.1 million in 2024. But while Clark lit up the hardwood, the league’s own paycheck barely scratched the surface. Now, just a year later, Paige Bueckers is following a different playbook—one that might leave the WNBA on the bench.
Because in 2025, Bueckers is making headlines—and history. Stunning basketball insiders, Bueckers committed to Unrivaled before finalizing her WNBA rookie deal. With this, she is set to earn a first-year salary that exceeds her entire WNBA rookie contract.
UConn on SNY put it bluntly on X: “Per @Kendra_Andrews, Paige Bueckers is signing a three-year deal with Unrivaled. Her first-year Unrivaled salary would be worth more than her entire rookie-scale deal in the WNBA.”
Per @Kendra_Andrews, Paige Bueckers is signing a three-year deal with Unrivaled.
Her first-year Unrivaled salary would be worth more than her entire rookie-scale deal in the WNBA. pic.twitter.com/4OLAtZ7e4g
— UConn on SNY (@SNYUConn) April 14, 2025
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