Teaira McGowan

[SteelCurtain74]

I saw an article that said she was named EuroCup Player of the Year, Center of the year and Foreign Player of the Year. Is she no longer in the WNBA?

 

[MissStFan87]

WNBA players play overseas in the offseason to make some extra cash.

 

[Nunya.sixpack]

WNBA players play overseas in the offseason to make some extra cash.

That and the mule from russia

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird play almost every offseason in Russia. That’s why Brittney Griner was in Moscow when she got caught with the weed.

 

[Dawgg]

The average WNBA salary for the 2020-21 season was $120,648, according to Yahoo Finance. There are only 14 players making $200,000 or more, according to Sportrac, headlined by Diana Taurasi, Jewell Loyd and Breanna Stewart, who are all earning $228,094.

Here's a breakdown that shows how much rookies make:
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wnb...players-rookies-2022/vh258kpsm7xbnuj4cghmigfl

The base for a rookie is in the $60K range and the increase is pretty tepid year over year, so yeah, a lot of them basically play year round.

I also found this:
According to ESPN affiliate website Ballin Europe, a player with no WNBA experience can earn between $6,000 and $7,000 a month while playing in the top leagues in countries like Spain and Italy. A player with WNBA experience can earn an average of $13,000 a month while playing in the same tier league.


I've also noticed a lot of them do things like college basketball analysis on ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox/Bally Sports, etc. since the WNBA season is the opposite of the college basketball season.