What will Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and more WNBA stars on rookie contracts now make?

As the WNBA experienced its rocketship growth during the 2024 and 2025 seasons, a strong dissonance emerged between the popularity of college megastars like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and how much money they made. The salaries of all WNBA players were too low relative to the growing business of the league, but none more obviously than the new generation of rookies. The new collective bargaining agreement, which the league and players agreed to in principle early Wednesday morning