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Message: [QUOTE="MSSportsGuy, post: 3992481, member: 6485"] The attitude around how sports are viewed and consumed in other countries is also very different. I too once wondered why teams in other countries paid such high salaries for players while the WNBA paid what seemed like a pittance. The league seemed to spend a large amount of money on marketing in their early days to try and draw in viewers and attendees and the results were not great when the numbers came out although some teams did better than others. While it's easy to recognize the typical WNBA salary is significantly lower than someone would make outside the US there is a reason players who are not US natives still play here and I suspect it's because it also increases their own spotlight and image. Even with non US players being gone every other year for their own national team obligations many still choose to come to the league because they too see a benefit from playing in the WNBA. Personally I believe the issue of the salaries is less bothersome than the fact teams seem to want to operate on a shoestring budget for other things like travel and accommodations. Those contribute to quality of life in the league every bit as much as base salary. [/QUOTE]