Average Salary For Overseas Womens Basketball Player
Women’s basketball is very popular in the United States. They even have the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBA). There are several national level teams today in the United States and some are quite popular with fans. The teams travel all around the world to play and represent the United States. |
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The salary for a woman basketball player mainly depends on the type of team she is playing for. In case the team is very popular and has won many games, then the salary also would be very high. If it is an upcoming team, then they would only get a rookie salary. There are different circumstances like this under which they are paid.
For teams, that are popular, they get a whole team salary and after that it is divided among the players. Usually the team manager is the person who decides who gets paid what. The team manager takes care of everything for the team, from organizing matches to bargaining salaries.
Some teams get paid as much as one million dollars. The minimum salary for a basketball player who has at least three years experience is about $51,000. The minimum salary for a complete newcomer or a rookie is $32,000 per year. These wages are for 2009 and they may soon change the next year.
In the United States, basketball is a seasonal game. So, during off season, players from different basketball league teams in the US play for other teams in Europe and Australia. In Europe, women basketball players are better paid than their US counterparts.
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