#2024 nba draft

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Reed Sheppard 2024 NBA Draft - 1st round, 3rd overall pick

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2024 NBA Draft: Take Two

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Detroit Pistons Pre-Draft Preview

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05.09.24

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Li Zhou at Vox:

Caitlin Clark, a college basketball phenom and the top pick at Monday’s WNBA draft, will make a staggeringly low salary in her rookie year compared to her NBA counterpart. Despite her record-breaking performance in the NCAA and the energy that she’s generated for the sport, Clark’s base salary will be $76,535 as a rookie. In the NBA, meanwhile, the first draft pick is expected to make roughly $10.5 million in base salary their first year.

Players like Clark, who was picked by the Indiana Fever Monday night after multiple blockbuster seasons as a point guard for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, and former Louisiana State University forward Angel Reese, who was signed by the Chicago Sky, have helped women’s college basketball achieve a landmark year. For the first time ever, the women’s final March Madness game, which drew as many as 24 million viewers, surpassed the viewership of the men’s final. “It’s been catapulted this year to a whole new level,” says University of Michigan sports management professor Ketra Armstrong. “People are tuning in to the WNBA draft that never had before.” The fresh attention for the WNBA draft, however, is also spotlighting the problems the league has had with pay equity. For years, the WNBA’s salaries have lagged the NBA’s by a massive margin. That’s due in part to the leagues’ differences in revenue and season lengths. But other factors, like differences in collective bargaining agreements and revenue-sharing, also play a big role. [...]

The pay-gap problem is bigger than any one player

Despite her record-breaking performance in the NCAA and the energy that she’s generated for the sport, Clark will earn less than 1 percent of what her male counterpart will make in her first year. She will be able to supplement her salary through endorsement and marketing deals, but even with those, her estimated earnings will be lower than the base salary of a first-round NBA pick. Clark isn’t alone. WNBA star Brittney Griner — who spent months jailed in Russia — spoke about the reason she played abroad in the offseason, and noted that a big part of it was to supplement her income: “I’ll say this ... the whole reason a lot of us go over is the pay gap,” she said at a press conference in April 2023. In 2023, a WNBA player made a $113,295 base salary on average, while an NBA player made an average base salary of $9.7 million. The NBA’s much larger revenue is part of the reason for this discrepancy: It takes in an estimated $10 billion annually, compared to the WNBA, which has been projected to bring in roughly $200 million. Its season is also about twice the length of the WNBA’s, including 82 games compared to 40 games. Those factors alone, however, don’t tell the full story.

It's a grotesque insult that WNBA stars (and potential stars) such as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Brittney Griner are appallingly underpaid compared to their male counterparts in the NBA.

The large gender pay gap between WNBA and NBA players is why WNBA players choose to play in overseas leagues during that league's offseason to supplement their income.

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Oh. there's more info on jeff marek's departure from sportsnet. He shared nhl draft picks with someone who posted them on twitter.

Now i get why nba fans are like "the draft is pointless, we already know who's picked" bc nhl drafts never been like that

Interesting.

This was from si based off the athletic

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- Alex Caruso/Josh Giddey trade 🤯 🫢

- JJ Reddick being named the new head coach of the Lakers 👀 😲

- Completion of the Nova Knicks squad 🫶🥹

This past week of NBA offseason news has been the epitome of chaos and I am absolutely LOVING it 🫨😝🤩

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Caitlin Clark Tunnel Outfits

All eyes have been on the WNBA since the acquisition of new talent. Caitlin Clark has been one of the biggest names to have come out of the 2024 draft. Her outstanding performances in college has led her to become a household name and get drafted 1st to the Indiana Fever. The WNBA rookie of the year has been impressive both on and off the court, making the tunnel walks her runway moments. Below…

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Bronny James 2024 NBA Draft - 2nd round, 55th overall pick

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Yves Missi NBA Draft Mixtape 📼 New Orleans Pelicans select him 21st over...

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Woj got his nails painted with Jared I LOVE HIM

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NBA 2024 Draft Prospects | NBA.com

NBA 2024 Draft Prospects — Read on http://www.nba.com/draft/2024/prospects The NBA Draft is tonight at 8:00 P.M. Click on the link to see the prospects; click on the prospect for each’s profile.

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16 years after 6-17-08 (in the city coded 617 and also their first title since '86), the 18th banner for a team that once won 8 in a row is raised after an 18-point win against a team 18 years removed from their first Finals berth (and also won their first title against LeBron James in his 8th season and first of 8 straight Finals appearances)

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