A new professional women’s basketball league, called Unrivaled and co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, will launch in January 2025, the group announced Thursday.
Unrivaled will be player-owned with equity opportunities for participating players, and the league said it will offer the highest average salary in women’s professional sports league history, with Stewart indicating on Good Morning America it would be six figures.
The league was formed with a goal of giving top players another option to play domestically during the WNBA’s offseason, particularly as the W enacted stricter prioritization rules that make it more difficult for athletes to play full seasons overseas to complement their salaries.
The group compiled a high-profile group of investors including soccer legends Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, NBA greats Carmelo Anthony and Steve Nash, golf icon Michelle Wie West, actor Ashton Kutcher and UConn coach Geno Auriemma.
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