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Message: [QUOTE="Blakeon18, post: 4223705, member: 35"] Somewhere in this debate I think this is relevant. When an elite American player graduates from college and she chooses to play in a foreign league her salary will be larger than the one she gets in the WNBA. But if she plays overseas and not in the USA what are the chances for her getting endorsement money here at home. We know that excellent American players...especially ones with some sizzle to their name...make very good [non-WNBA salaried] money. Have a great pro career in Turkey/Japan/Russia wherever...I would think the impact on the player's brand here would be minimal. Have the same great career and win WNBA championships...be on TV [unlike foreign games]...and I would guess/hope that non salary income would blossom. Witness some examples of that today in the WNBA. If the Forbes account is close to accurate it seems that one of our own favorites is making close to 7 figures in NIL money early in her college career. Yikes! Good for her! After graduation will her brand be in a better place playing in the WNBA or in Australia or some other international site? My guess is you can make the argument that total income for a player can be equal or higher for an American staying here in the WNBA than going overseas. If an elite high school player graduated and went immediately to play in the pros overseas...or went after a year or so of college, would we care about her or her brand? Stay here...play great...maybe have some cross-over appeal and you might be in a much better financial situation than by playing overseas. If PB or were now playing great in China/Turkey/wherever...would we be all that involved in their development and their financial brand? Close to 7 figures worth? [/QUOTE]

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