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[QUOTE="iri10, post: 2779345, member: 1781"]
Rather sloppy article, even though I do think the WNBA pay reflects their value (that is, they're not underpaid - just paid less than we would prefer).

He devotes a small part of his article discussing what is referenced in the clickbait title, saying that they may be overpaid relative to the value suggested by consumer interest because the WNBA benefits from association/support of NBA.  But then at the end he suggests that the players go to where they're more "valued" - e.g. Russia - without mentioning that the large salaries of Europe are a result of much heavier subsidization.  UMMC Ekaterinburg isn't earning more revenue than a WNBA team - not with its cheap or even free tickets plus whatever miniscule TV deal it has, if any.

He has a footnote comparing WNBA salaries to what he describes as the highest PBA "salary."  Never mind that PBA players earn prize money for winning bowling tournaments, not "salaries."

The rest of the analysis was not particularly insightful.  It's barely at the level I would consider acceptably interesting for a post in the Boneyard Cesspool.
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