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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 3140741, member: 1220"] The top 30 men players in Europe make between 1 and 3 million. So in essence, their European salary is about one-tenth of what the get in the NBA. This is basically the reverse of what it is in Womens Basketball. Other than financially there are advantages for USA players to play in the WNBA. They get to play at home and playing in the WNBA also helps to define their market value overseas. It is to is often financially advantageous for American players to at least initially play in the WNBA even if the salary is not that great. It would make little sense for LeBron to play in Europe for about a tenth of his NBA salary. The same would apply to a lesser salaried NBA player because their overseas salary would also drop about the same percentage. Playing overseas is for men players who can not make the NBA roster. While that also applies to women, it does not carry over in respect to salary in that the Roles of WNBA and overseas salaries are reversed. For them, the main lure of playing in the WNBA is not salary but the for exposure in the US and the prestige which would include increasing their overseas value. WNBA exposure is essential in respect to commercial marketing, shoe deals for the very top players in respect to their in-country commercial value. Plus they also get to be seen by their family and fans that have followed them throughout their careers. That can not happen if they play exclusively overseas. [/QUOTE]

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