Tuesday, February 1, the WNBA Free Agency has officially announced the salary of the new Las Vegas Aces head coach, Becky Hammon.
According to reports, the former WNBA star is set to earn more than 1 million dollars per year.
Hammon’s salary is not just one give her a raise as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, but more importantly, it makes her the highest-paid coach in the WNBA.
While this may indicate progress, it also highlights WNBA player salaries as determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the federation and the WNBPA.
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Liz Cambage is angry at the disparity between WNBA players and coaches
The 30-year-old Australian Cambage, who played two seasons ago with the Aces, pointed to the pay disparity between Hammon’s wages and what the players charge as part of the league’s super-max deal. fight.
She shared her displeasure on Twitter:
ahhh yes @WNBA, where a head coach can be paid 4 times the highest paid players on a super max contract. My friends and I think I’ll spend another season upgrading my seat on the plane to play games out of my pocket.
– Elizabeth Cambage (@ecambage) February 1, 2022
As a freelance agent in 2022, it’s fair to say that Cambage won’t be returning to the Aces, who reportedly have no intention of bringing her back. According to the report, Cambage is in talks with the Los Angeles Sparks.
WNBA salary breakdown: Team salary cap, super max details
It’s not surprising to see Cambage voice her displeasure with the pay disparity.
Hammon’s reported seven-figure salary is not only four times what a WNBA player on a supermax contract can earn, but it’s also close to the team’s salary cap. For the upcoming 2022 WNBA season, the league’s salary cap is set at $1,379,200.
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Imagine any coach in the NBA earning close to the team salary cap? For the 2021-22 NBA season, Spurs’ Gregg Popovich is Reportedly the highest paid coach and his reported salary is close to 10% of the team’s salary cap for the season.
For specifics, players on the WNBA super max contract can earn $228,094 for the season.
