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WNBA salaries max out nearly $865K less than the NBA's lowest contracts. Players lean on side jobs and savvy financial strategies to fill the gap.

WNBA stars are learning to make the most of their money with financial strategies to manage extra i…

Meredith Cash   


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Caitlin Clark's Nike deal sets new bar, leaving modest salary in the dust

The $28 million, eight-year Nike deal is worth exponentially more than Caitlin Clark's base salary …

Geoff Weiss   


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Caitlin Clark wore a $17,000 Prada outfit to the WNBA draft. That's about 22% of her expected first-year salary.

"Prada's never dressed a WNBA player or an NBA player for the draft, so it's very fun," Clark told …

Amanda Goh   


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LeBron James led all athletes by making $127 million in salary and endorsements: report

LeBron James makes a lot from his NBA contract, but it pales in comparison to his off-court earning…

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Becky Hammon will make more than $1 million — more than any other WNBA coach — in her first year with the Las Vegas Aces

Becky Hammon reportedly made $750,000 as an assistant coach for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, so she…

Meredith Cash   


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Two NBA All-Stars to accept salary in bitcoin in partnership with Jack Dorsey's Cash App

NBA stars Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala have agreed to receive salary in bitcoin as part of a ne…

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How talent, luck, and circumstance helped Kevin Garnett make $326 million to become the second-highest-paid player in NBA history

Kevin Garnett was an MVP, a 15-time All-Star and a four-time first-team All-NBA. He won a champions…

Cork Gaines   


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The US men and women's basketball teams are both gold medal favorites in Tokyo, but their salaries are vastly different back home

The sum of USA Basketball's men's players' annual NBA salaries is a whopping 128 times higher the c…

Scott Davis,Meredith Cash   


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NBA Finals MVP LeBron James made $37 million last year — and that's a steal

While James is a contender for greatest NBA player of all time, the league's salary cap rules means…

Andy Kiersz   


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A tight-lipped Knicks team made the most confusing trade of the NBA Draft, and it could portend a big move

After a wild draft-day trade, the Knicks have cap space and extra picks they can use to make a big …

Scott Davis   


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Andrew Wiggins' reps once feared the Warriors were going to trade the young star. Now he's thriving in the Finals

Andrew Wiggins' agent reportedly wanted to know if Wiggins was in the Warriors' long-term plans at …

Scott Davis   


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Draymond Green said he can afford a fine for flipping off fans because he makes $25 million a year

"If they are going to be that nasty, I will be nasty too," Draymond Green said during the second ga…

Scott Davis   


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LeBron James mocked the play-in tournament last season, and now it's his only hope to save the Lakers' nightmare season

The Lakers are in danger of falling out of the play-in tournament and missing the playoffs, as thei…

Scott Davis   


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NBA teams are eyeing a method of rebuilding that helped the Warriors, but some say there are flaws

The Warriors, like the Spurs before them, underwent quick "resets" that could become a new rebuildi…

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Former NBA star Zach Randolph & Marcus 'Head' Howell on building NLess Entertainment and the rise of Moneybagg Yo

NLess Entertainment co-founders Zach Randolph and Marcus Howell spoke to Insider about the trajecto…

John Lynch   


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Sacramento Kings players and staff will soon be able to get their salary paid in bitcoin, the NBA team's owner reportedly said

The NBA team's owner Vivek Ranadivé said all staff, including players, would be able to get "as muc…

Grace Dean   


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Pelicans star Jrue Holiday is donating as much as $5 million of his remaining salary to launch a social justice fund

Jrue Holiday's remaining salary will go to nonprofits, Black owned businesses, and initiatives in B…

Scott Davis   


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Kyrie Irving's $200 million extension is hanging over a massive offseason for the Nets

Kyrie Irving can sign a massive contract extension this summer, but some wonder if it's a wise move…

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An accountant for NBA stars describes the 'very complex' process of preparing taxes for pro athletes from 'jock tax' to hot tub write-offs

Big salaries, investments, plus the "jock tax," make filing tax returns for professional athletes m…

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Stephen Curry calls the $44 million extension he signed before he became MVP 'the most favorable' contract in NBA history

Stephen Curry's first extension with the Warriors became a steal when he became an MVP and allowed …

Scott Davis