The wrongful detainment and subsequent release of Brittney Griner have shed light on the WNBA policy regarding players competing overseas
while underscoring the financial incentives that draw talent overseas.
Griner was competing for Russian club UMMC Ekaterinburg when she was arrested at a Moscow-area airport, with officials accusing the 32-year-old of possessing less than a gram of cannabis. Like many of her WNBA counterparts, Griner has long supplemented her league income with lucrative international contracts. Storm guard Breanna Stewart was one of the highest-paid players in the WNBA last season, raking in a salary of $228,094, a fraction of the $1.
A part of Engelbert’s attempt to keep WNBA players in-market during the offseason is through league marketing agreements. The commissioner told reporters that the league has 10 players under contract for this offseason, a jump from last year’s three. For the lesser-known athletes and for those who don’t get offered marketing deals, Engelbert points to opportunities provided that help with the post-basketball transition.
Whether the current slate of opportunities offered by the WNBA is enough to incentivize its players to stay put during the offseason remains to be seen. Come May, it will become clear whether the league’s prioritization bargain has paid off when the WNBA’s stars are summoned back to training camp.
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