How much is Caitlin Clark WNBA contract. A list of the top 20 salaries in 2024

Caitlin Clark,the 2024 WNBA Draft  the No. 1 overall pick, signed a  4 years contract deal with the Indiana Fever worth a total of $338,056.

Her salary breakdown is $76,535 for 2024, $78,066 for 2025, $85,873 for 2026, and a fourth year option of $97,582 in 2027​.

And More WNBA salary, Clark is set to earn significantly more from her endorsement deals. She has signed an eight-year, $28 million contract with Nike and has other sponsorships with companies like State Farm, Gatorade, Xfinity, H&R Block, and Panini America​.

Clark’s marketability is underscored by her substantial NIL (name, image, and likeness) valuation, which soared to $3.4 million after her collegiate success.

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Caitlin Clark talks to the press at her press conference, which happened soon after she was picked first overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft.

The Indiana Fever picked Clark with the first pick in the 2024 WNBA draft on April 15, 2024. Clark was signed by the Fever on April 27 as a rookie league player.

She played her first game with the team during the regular season on May 14 against the Connecticut Sun. Ten days later, in her sixth game, Clark had her first WNBA double-double, with 11 points and 10 boards. This helped the Fever beat the Los Angeles Sparks for their first regular season win.

Clark became the fourth WNBA player and the first rookie to score 30 points, grab five rebounds, hand out six assists, steal three balls, and block three shots in a single game. The Fever lost at home to the Los Angeles Sparks on May 28. Clark scored more than 100 points and had more than 50 assists in this game, her eighth of the season.

She was the fastest rookie in WNBA history to do this. She won the WNBA’s Rookie of the Month award in May, when she scored 17.6 points, had 6.6 assists, and grabbed 5.1 rebounds per game.

Who are the highest-paid WNBA players? 

Here is Spotrac.com’s list of the 2024 top 20 highest-paid WNBA players, ranked by the average yearly value of their contracts:

Caitlin Clark Dress

Caitlin Clark and the Best Dressed at the W.N.B.A. Draft

The next generation of basketball stars is now ready for the big stage. At last, fashion is taking notice.

Men are better than peacocks when it comes to peacocks. There are a lot of detailed records of their tube walks, and the NBA and NFL draft days were all about their suits.

Their love of Vuitton and Hermès has even led to the creation of their own brands.
On Monday night, at the W.N.B.A. draft, things changed. This was after the most-watched college basketball game in history and the most-watched basketball game at any level since 2019. Some people, like Katelyn Clark, Angel Reese, and Cameron Brink, saw that style marking and moved it up one.

In terms of making an impression, they are just as good at that as they are on the court. Fashion finally seems to understand that. Brands and stylists are waking up and getting in touch.

Rickea Jackson, the No. 4 pick of the night and player going to the Los Angeles Sparks, said, “People are seeing us for who we are now.”

The first was Ms. Clark, the first pick, who is going to play for the Indiana Fever. She broke another record by being the first basketball player, man or woman, to be fully dressed by Prada for the draft.

Along with a short rhinestone top, tinted aviators, and black sling-backs, she wore a white satin miniskirt and an oversize shirt with rhinestone buttons. Her bag was a small patent leather Prada. In the end, it was very “future of my sport.” She told them that Prada had reached out to her or at least her style team, which is a different kind of coup.

It wasn’t just her who went haute. The seventh pick, Ms Reese, went to the Chicago Sky. She worked with Naomi Elizee, the fashion editor at Vogue who dressed her for her draft announcement in that magazine. She looked like she had taken a diversion on her way to the Met Gala. Check out her backless Bronx and Banco silver knit dress with a deep V-neck and hood, along with the Christian Louboutin shoes that went with it. As she walked down the orange carpet, she made sure to mention the brand.

Ms. Reese said of her dress, “I wanted something that was going to pop.” And she was ready to seize the chance. She said, “I don’t just want to be a great basketball player.” “I want to make a difference.” That’s what I want to do. I know how to cook. I can do hair. I know how to do nails. I can handle everything.

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Why does all of this matter in the end?

The fastest way to build a personal brand is through fashion. This can lead to impact, which can lead to a bigger stage. Not to mention sponsors, which are a big deal because men and women still make different amounts of money in professional basketball. The base pay for Ms. Clark is $76,535.

Ms. Brink was picked second and was going to the Los Angeles Sparks. She was wearing a black and white Balmain dress that was asymmetrical and had a slit up to the upper thigh and a rose on one shoulder. The actor and founder of Sweet July, Ayesha Curry, sent her a stylist to help her find the dress. Ms. Brink’s godbrother is Steph Curry, Ayesha’s stylist.

Also, Alissa Pili, who is Samoan and Indigenous Alaskan, was picked by the Minnesota Lynx. She worked with designer Jason Vu to make a dress that, in her words, honoured her history and the people who helped her get into the draft. The gold Polynesian print on the skirt and the way it was cut were meant to show off the tribal tattoos on her leg and shoulder and, as she put it, “represent them on the biggest stage.”

Aaliyah Edwards (No. 6, Washington Mystics), who carried a crystal handbag made like a basketball because, as she put it, “I always have a ball in my hand,” and Celeste Taylor (No. 15, Indiana Fever) were also wearing a lot of white.

The No. 3 pick, Kamilla Cardoso, wore a sharply tailored suit. Ms Jackson, who took a cue from the Oscar red carpet, switched out the red bustier, pants and Cartier crystal sunglasses she wore on the orange carpet for a sparkling silver suit when she went on stage to be drafted.