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Message: [QUOTE="JordyG, post: 4225169, member: 6819"] Yours is the only argument I've seen that effectively questions the idea of college graduates eschewing the WNBA and choosing to play overseas. The options then for a Caitlin Clarke/Fudd/Paige is to sign with both leagues, absorb the punitive fine, and honor their overseas contract, or somehow have their foreign teams pay the fines. Thereby having her endorsement cake and eat it too. Star veteran players as well. However, for every star player there are twenty 2nd tier players that won't have that option. Most players coming out of college and most veteran players don't have endorsement or NIL deals to fall back on, and they need those foreign contracts to survive. Section 9 of the CBA effects them the most. Also, for every one star player that finagles through or accepts the fine, there may be one that doesn't believe their WNBA contract is enough to jeopardize their foreign monies, 6 bedroom villas, and personal cooks. Would young recent star grads lose the impetus of their branding in the American market if they chose to immediately limit their play to foreign leagues? Absolutely. But here's the deal as I see it. IMO it's the foreign market and foreign leagues that are growing faster than the American market. Many of these leagues are state sponsored, better funded, better protected against failure, and their young players are developing at an accelerated rate. Soon those markets will be filled with endorsement opportunities rivaling those in America, and the potential for growth in that area overseas is greater than here in the US. As I said, I think that American owners and investors are rolling the dice with little fiduciary investment, and it's the players, the fans, and the taxpayers that are really footing the bill. The WNBA is saying to these young stars, "Just wait. When we get our together we hope and pray it'll be something great". The foreign leagues are saying "We're already great because we have our together, and it'll just get better". [/QUOTE]

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