“Unrivaled,” the new 3-on-3 basketball league spearheaded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, is planning a “full-court press” to recruit 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark, according to a report from Front Office Sports.
The new venture, which was designed to give players an alternative to going overseas during the WNBA offseason, will begin its debut season in January. There will be 30 initial players in the league, all of whom will receive an equity stake. So far, only 26 players have been announced.
“I think we might have a couple more rookies in there, that might be a hint,” Collier said about the remaining four spots during an interview with “Run It Back” on Thursday. When asked directly if Unrivaled had “offered Caitlin a bag” to join the league, Collier did not give a direct response, but heaped praise on the star rookie.
“It’s just so crazy because the growth that Caitlin has brought to the game, the sheer amount of money that she’s making these teams, people are having to move their venues for when she comes to play,” Collier said. “And she’s getting paid like $75,000 a year… She should be one of the [top-paid] players in the world just for the sheer numbers she’s bringing.”
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