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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 3133787, member: 2117"] People need to stop comparing WNBA salaries to NBA salaries. If money is the biggest motivating factor, players simply should skip the WNBA and focus on playing overseas. Or join their overseas/WNBA team late to give their bodies rest. I agree it'd be nice if the NBA paid more to fund the WNBA and greater prioritization should be made developing women's sports, but at the end of the day the WNBA isn't a charity case nor is it the NBA's problem. Should we pressure the MLB to provide better salaries for a pro-softball league? Or the NHL to fund the women's pro league? How about the MLS? What people consistently fail to recognize is WNBA players make WAY more than almost any other female pros. The ones who make it past their rookie contracts rake in around 100k for a summer of basketball. Compare that to the average 20 something in student debt trying to climb the corporate ladder. The biggest issue for the W is that very few fans take the league seriously and it's viewed as a laughing stock by casual sports fans. Anyone who actually watches the game can see the quality of basketball is high and the players are very good.....the league needs to find a way to market itself better, get more viewership and improve its reputation. Not sure of the best way to do that but asking the NBA to step up or comparing salaries to NBA teams isn't a viable solution. [/QUOTE]