WNBA team leaders are up in arms over alleged salary cap violations by the Las Vegas Aces.
The league is investigating the Aces for making under-the-table payment offers to players, The Next’s Howard Megdal reported Wednesday. And several of the Aces’ competitors came out strongly against any attempts to circumvent the rules.
The WNBA salary cap for the 2023 season stands at $1.42 million. In some international leagues, just one player can command that much; for example, Breanna Stewart has made $1.5 million per year playing in Russia.
Yet Atlanta Dream majority owner Larry Gottesdiener did not have any sympathy for teams looking to get around the collective bargaining agreement to attract players.
“The Dream wants to invest and ARE investing,” Gottesdiener wrote on Twitter. “Our front office went from seven people to 50 over the past two years. We just want a level playing field and to know what the rules are.
“Or if there aren’t any rules, that’s cool too. Just let us know.”
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