The WNBA’s All-Stars will receive a paltry bonus for their participation in the game next week, it has been revealed.
The likes of Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu, Angel Reese and Napheesa Collier were named as All-Stars, with captains Clark and Collier set to select teams on Tuesday ahead of the July 19 matchup.
But as reported by Front Office Sports, players will receive just a bonus of just $2,575 from the league – regardless of if their team wins.
The MVP of the game will earn an additional $5,150, while the champions of the three-point contest and skill competitions will receive $2,575 each.
That amount pales in comparison to what their NBA counterparts make for getting an All-Star nod.
This year’s NBA All-Star Game had a prize pool of $1.8million, with players making a minimum of $25,000 each in the new format.
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are seen playing in the WNBA All-Star Game last season
Sabrina Ionescu has also been named a WNBA All-Star this season, her fourth selection
Players on the runner-up team made $50,000, while the winning team made $125,000 each.
Nonetheless, the bonuses WNBA All-Stars will make this year calculate to a non-insignificant percentage of their salaries.
Clark, for example, is making just $78,066 in base salary via Spotrac, meaning she’ll earn a roughly three percent bonus for being an All-Star (she of course earns millions more through various endorsement deals).
WNBA All-Stars’ pockets will also be lined a bit more by Aflac, who will be paying out a total of $115,000 to individual contest winners.
The three-point contest winner will earn an additional $60,000 from the insurance company, while the skills competition winner will take home $55,000.
It’s likely that the WNBA’s All-Star payouts will increase after the players’ union negotiates a new collective bargaining agreement.
Players opted out of the current deal a year early back in October, and have until October 31, 2025 to negotiate a new deal.
The first proposal from the league was rejected by the union last month.
The league is also set to begin a reported 11-year, $2.2billion media rights deal next season.
