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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 5313466, member: 26"] Yeah I don't buy that WNBA teams are all "losing" money. I'm no CPA, but how do you think millionaire$ in this country pay so little in taxes? Deductions, etc. and I'm sure in the W, they deduct enough to show losses. The W just added Golden State, Toronto and Portland come in 2026, and Cleveland (2028), Detroit (2029), and Philly (2030). I hardly doubt these teams would be ponying up million$ just to lose money. So pay the players what they are worth, or let them strike, and literally have NO league. Gabby Williams: "[I]It's very clear that the league wants to push away all other leagues," Williams said, via Desert Wave Media. "It would make sense if they were paying us more here, but it still isn't the case, even with the new proposals. And it's very clear now that they wanna push Unrivaled out, push AU out[/I]." Paige is making $78K this season in the W - 44 regular season games. Others who make the playoffs could play an additional 15 games. Think about it - that's $1,773 per game, or $13,000 per month. On paper seems like a nice monthly salary until you compare it to others... A joke when compared to Unrivaled, where the average salary was $220K, the season lasted only 2 months and they played only 14 games excluding the playoffs. $15,714 per game and $110K per month. Not even close to the WNBA. Honestly I hope the players play hardball big time. They can strike the W season if needed, essentially canceling the entire WNBA, expand unrivaled if needed, and then the players can all go overseas and play the 6 months that the WNBA lasts. IMHO the WNBA is in a much weaker position and I hope they players get what they deserve. Per the leaders in the players association, the initial WNBA offer was pretty bad. [/QUOTE]

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