{"id":39755,"date":"2013-05-20T12:20:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T12:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=39755"},"modified":"2023-11-21T11:05:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T19:05:31","slug":"skylar-diggins-mercedes-wnba-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/skylar-diggins-mercedes-wnba-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay-Z surprises Skylar Diggins with a Mercedes \/ Surprising WNBA Salaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Considering rookies in the WNBA are paid a minimum of $35,190 a gift in the form of a Mercedes is a pretty nice bonus. That's the bonus Jay-Z and his Roc Nation representation gave their very talented and pretty client Skylar Diggins.<\/p>\n

It might surprise some to hear that the average WNBA salary is \"only\" $72k and legends in the league like Lisa Leslie and the \"female Michael Jordan\" Sheryl Swoopes were making less than $100k a year. \u00a0Those salaries, as well as a drop in audience attendance, is a big reason why so many WNBA players continue to go overseas. Even with WNBA bonuses like $15k for MVP, $5k for ROY (sorry Skylar, it's going to be tough to beat out Griner) and $2,500 for an All-Star team appearance, it probably wont push any of them into another tax bracket.<\/p>\n

The good news for the most marketable women like Candace Parker, who has deals with Adidas and Gatorade, is endorsements can put their worth in the millions (approx $3 for CP) and with Skylar's game, looks on and off the court and Roc Representation, I expect her to be one of those rare women basketball players hanging with the millionaire boys club.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I'm sure she's going to enjoy the ride - literally.<\/p>\n