Should WNBA female players earn as much NBA players like Kobe Bryant and Lebron James? -

in tennis they have now decided to offer more money to women than men yet they do less work in a 3 set or 2 set match. Are the feminists demanding equal money in basketball too?|::::|They couldn t. They don t draw enough people in the crowds and don t have enough people buying their products. Like team shirts or jerseys. Most of the WNBA players make what a normal job would make because there just isn t enough income to pay them what the NBA does. On top of that the WNBA doesn t play near as long as the NBA does so they shouldn t get paid as much. In that case most of the WNBA players play over in europe where they can make a lot more money. With that there will be a decrease in talent in the WNBA and make it less entertaining and therefore draw in less people which means less money. I predict eventually the WNBA will be no more because of that.|::::|No. You get paid because you provide a valuable service; the more valuable, the more money you make. Bryant and James don t make all their money directly because they can play basketball so well, but indirectly. Ultimately they make their money from being able to sell jerseys, sell endorsements, and generate fan interest in the team. No WNBA player is going to do that to a great extent because there are so few WNBA fans. In tennis, there s more interest in the women s game, hence the larger prizes for the women.|::::|Considering that the WNBA season is only 34 games long compared with the NBA s 82 game season, no. However, the highest paid WNBA players only get a $100K salary, and that s not right. Right now, 80% of the WNBA is playing overseas in the FIBA Euro and Asia Leagues to supplement their incomes, or should I say, making their real bucks. Most WNBA players will make six figures out in Europe or Asia, given that there are no salary caps. The best WNBA players make millions in their leagues. However, the trade off is that they can t have a real break at all, unlike NBA players in the summer. At the end of the day, the WNBA players are playing in the WNBA because it is the American pro women s league and also the best pro league in the world talent wise. Despite the low salaries, they still play in the WNBA because of altruistic reasons too. The WNBA is a movement and it will get bigger and better with time, and I think that s why they choose to play here even though the salaries aren t as good as their Russian or Chinese jobs during the NBA season. However, the WNBA salaries need to be much higher (not 20 million a year of course) so we can keep the best talent here in the WNBA because of the Euroleagues salaries. I don t want to see American WNBA players only playing for Euro clubs because of the money. The Euroleagues have started being less flexible to WNBA players regarding late arrivals into the season, etc. because after all, they are paying the real bucks.|::::|If you re talking about team salary, LBJ is only getting around USD 14m in comparison to Kobe s USD 21m. But to answer your question, hell no. The WNBA is not as entertaining as the NBA, considering that only 2 players have ever dunked in the WNBA. In other words, they receive less attention, less fans, less audience and thus, the team earns less money. If the teams pay those players as much as they do in the NBA, the teams will be going into a loss.|::::|No. the answer to all of this talk is MONEY. the question is...what separates the NBA from the WNBA? we all know that the NBA players showcase a skill level that s a little higher than the women of the WNBA (that s not a sexist comment)... they dunk regularly...and in every sport, it s all about the OFFENSE. that s what sells tickets. people do not buy tickets to see a player block shots, or make steals, or create 24 second shot clock violations. they want to see sweet jump shots, crazy no-look passes, and high-flying dunks that they can only DREAM of doing. so, while you may get some of that in the WNBA, it s far more prevalent in the NBA, and THAT sells tickets. tennis is different. the women in tennis are a bigger ticket draw than the men. that s what it comes down too. think about it. a lot more people want to see Venus and Serena Williams than they do any of the top 10 men players.|::::|They only deserve more money in the sports they are better than men at. Men have basketball, Women have tennis, soccer, etc. Basically anything that requires intelligence, women are better at and deserve more money. Men are only good at being brutes.|::::|I m a huge advocate for women s sports, however, until they bring in the crowds and stuff, I don t think they deserve nearly as much as players such as Lebron, but I do want to see them get paid more and hope their league survives.|::::|No offense to the female population but the WNBA in general needs to chill out about that. The NBA is willing to lose millions to keep the WNBA in business. Don t bit the hand that feeds you.|::::|No, as the other guys said, the NBA provides more entertainment, and have bigger crowds.|::::|Women s basketball will always be more popular overseas than in the States on the pro level that is.|::::|To be honest they don t,But for sure in the quot; WNBA quot; their female player that play better than some NBA players|::::|No. Because they re not as entertaining, thus the huge viewership gap.|::::|No they are not entertaining. I also think the Nba is harder to play in.|::::|if they draw crowds as big. if not - no.|::::|no. who cares about wnba? their boring.|::::|first answers is pretty accurate|::::|Yes as long as they put in the effort|::::|I agree with Luke.