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Message: [QUOTE="JordyG, post: 4222881, member: 6819"] Yes, the rules would affect the higher tier players more than the lower tier. But the higher tier players are the stars and superstars of the WNBA. The higher tier players are the ones that fans come to see. Who then is the highest player in the WNBA? Diana Taurasi makes less than 300K a year. Why should she risk the 1.5 million she makes overseas for the 230K she makes in the US. Why should any of these top tier players leave their monied positions for lesser pay? Prestige? When Paige leaves UConn the best she can make on a rookie contract is 50K. Why even bother to play in the Association at all? What's the incentive for all of the best players to continue league play? Certainly, these new rules will encourage developement in lesser players. But the WNBA risks becoming a minor league system for the more lucrative foreign contracts. [/QUOTE]