This is a discussion I feel needs its own topic.
Recently we have seen wnba players advocating for salary parity with the nba, are you in favor of this?
Factors to consider:
1 - The nba viewership numbers are orders of magnitude higher than the wnba, indicating there is more interest in the nba than the wnba.
2 - As a consequence of 1, tv and streaming deal are a lot higher for the nba than the wnba.
3 - Average attendance is much higher in the nba even with ticket prices being significantly higher in the nba (before covid that is).
4 - NBA merchandise sells a lot more than the wnba counterpart, this includes shoes, jerseys and other products.
5 - As a consequence of 1,2, 3 and 4 the salary cap is much higher in the nba than the wnba.
6 - Superstar players make more money for their team than what they are paid in their contracts even if they are on a supermax, can you imagine how much Steph is making for the warriors all things considered compared to his supermax? Or how much Lebron would make in the open market if there was no max or even a cap?
7 - Nba players make a lot more off sponsorship and ad deals outside of their contract to balance 6 out.
8 - Internationally the NBA is only less popular than football(soccer), while the wnba not as much.
9 - As a consequence of all this the NBA is an insane money making machine as a whole compared to the wnba, the NBA just prints money.
10 - Nba franchises are worth much more than wnba franchises as a result of all this.
There is a lot more that could be said but those 10 points should suffice to initiate a discussion.
What would you do if you had the power to change things? Should the nba subsidize the wnba so it can have salary parity with the nba? What if you couldnt convince sponsors to pay the same as they do for the NBA? Same, what if you cant sell your streaming/TV rights for the same price as you do the NBA? Do you just take the hit? Furthermore what if wnba players cannot convince sponsors to pay them the same sponsors pay the nba players? Same for their ad deals for commercials, likeness for games and other things. It is an uphill battle.
What would you do? I am especially interested in hearing from women here (if there are any reading this), to get their perspective since pay disparaty between genders is common place in many jobs, not just professional basketball athletes, though it is much worse in basketball than in other jobs.
Recently we have seen wnba players advocating for salary parity with the nba, are you in favor of this?
Factors to consider:
1 - The nba viewership numbers are orders of magnitude higher than the wnba, indicating there is more interest in the nba than the wnba.
2 - As a consequence of 1, tv and streaming deal are a lot higher for the nba than the wnba.
3 - Average attendance is much higher in the nba even with ticket prices being significantly higher in the nba (before covid that is).
4 - NBA merchandise sells a lot more than the wnba counterpart, this includes shoes, jerseys and other products.
5 - As a consequence of 1,2, 3 and 4 the salary cap is much higher in the nba than the wnba.
6 - Superstar players make more money for their team than what they are paid in their contracts even if they are on a supermax, can you imagine how much Steph is making for the warriors all things considered compared to his supermax? Or how much Lebron would make in the open market if there was no max or even a cap?
7 - Nba players make a lot more off sponsorship and ad deals outside of their contract to balance 6 out.
8 - Internationally the NBA is only less popular than football(soccer), while the wnba not as much.
9 - As a consequence of all this the NBA is an insane money making machine as a whole compared to the wnba, the NBA just prints money.
10 - Nba franchises are worth much more than wnba franchises as a result of all this.
There is a lot more that could be said but those 10 points should suffice to initiate a discussion.
What would you do if you had the power to change things? Should the nba subsidize the wnba so it can have salary parity with the nba? What if you couldnt convince sponsors to pay the same as they do for the NBA? Same, what if you cant sell your streaming/TV rights for the same price as you do the NBA? Do you just take the hit? Furthermore what if wnba players cannot convince sponsors to pay them the same sponsors pay the nba players? Same for their ad deals for commercials, likeness for games and other things. It is an uphill battle.
What would you do? I am especially interested in hearing from women here (if there are any reading this), to get their perspective since pay disparaty between genders is common place in many jobs, not just professional basketball athletes, though it is much worse in basketball than in other jobs.
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