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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 3952287, member: 199"] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Edit: Rookie NBA salary for #3 pick is around $6.7+M going up in the second guaranteed year, years 3 and 4 are not guaranteed but also escalate.[/COLOR] And the first [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]two years[/COLOR] of his contract will be guaranteed on signing and will escalate in each of the [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]two[/COLOR] years - the [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]third and [/COLOR]fourth year are team options that if exercised is also fully guaranteed. Paige and every other WNBA player drafted will receive a contract that will pay a maximum of around $300,000 and not a single day of that rookie contract will be guaranteed. That is a huge difference - a wise young man who lives frugally during his rookie contract and invested his money well could live his whole life on that first contract never having to do a day of work. A wise young woman doing the same would need to pray she was healthy and played well enough to get a second contract at a slightly higher salary, and even with wise investments would likely need to find another source of income after her playing days ended. (I do not believe anyone is paying the sorts of international salaries to WNBA players that Sue and DT got when they were playing in Russia (nor receiving the lavish gifts, living the lavish life styles.) That period with Shabtai Kalmanovich was a unique period. Equating the draw of an NBA payday to that of a WNBA/International payday is silly. The WNBA salary is close to equivalent to the value of a college tuition, room, and board - take into account that what the college offers is received tax free and comes with access to trainers, facilities, and top end medical coverage and a college degree and staying in college is a good financial decision. With the international pay for real stars, the financial balance is with pro ball, but that pay comes with a twelve month commitment that generally shortens a playing career/leads to more injuries. [/QUOTE]

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