Caitlin Clark JUST MADE The WNBA $3 Billion After Stephen Curry Like Start to Career

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Who is Caitlin Clark, the ‘future GOAT’ of women’s basketball? Iowa’s rising star is about to join the WNBA after breaking Steph Curry’s 3-point record – and was offered US$5 million to play by Ice Cube

Already touted as the greatest NCAA women’s basketball player in history, Caitlin Clark is set to shatter the three-point record in college basketball set by two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry when he played with the Davidson Wildcats.

Clark has been offered a “historic” sports contract – but it wasn’t from the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), where she is predicted to be first pick in the draft. Rather, it is from the rapper Ice Cube.
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Caitlin Clark is setting and shattering records in college basketball history. Photo:@caitlinclark22/Instagram

“Big3 made a historic offer to Caitlin Clark. Why wouldn’t we? Caitlin is a generational athlete who can achieve tremendous success in the Big3,” Ice Cube wrote on X (formerly Twitter) last week.

Clark’s record comes at a time when sports commentators and basketball fans question the value of the WNBA as it battles to stay afloat financially.

Kelsey Plum, WNBA player, has drawn attention to the pay discrepancy between WNBA and NBA. Photo: @caitlinclark22/Instagram

The WNBA is facing backlash from its players for the alleged pay discrepancy compared to their male counterparts in the NBA. Women’s MVP Kelsey Plum has called for the league to pay women players the same percentage of revenue shared as players in the NBA – yet the league operates at an annual loss of roughly US$10 million to US$12 million (per Sports Keeda).

WNBA player Kelsey Plum, who plays for Las Vegas Aces. Photo: @kelseyplum10/Instagram

Who is Caitlin Clark?

Clark plays for Iowa Hawkeyes and is currently the NCAA Division 1’s all-time leading scorer.

Caitlin Clark is NCAA Division 1’s all-time leading scorer. Photo: @caitlinclark22/Instagram

The college star is a lifelong athlete, previously dabbling in softball, tennis, golf and football, among other sports, before setting her sights on basketball. She began playing basketball at five years old, shooting hoops alongside boys in various children’s leagues because she couldn’t find any girls’ leagues in that age group, per Sportskeeda.

Caitlin Clark contemplated the teams at Notre Dame and Iowa State before joining University of Iowa’s Hawkeyes. Photo: @caitlinclark22/Instagram

She later joined a girls’ league and caught the attention of colleges from as early as seventh and eighth grade, per Sports Illustrated. She contemplated offers from Notre Dame and Iowa State before signing on to play for Iowa Hawkeyes, per The Gazette.

Caitlin Clark has won the Naismith college player of the year, among other awards. Photo: @caitlinclark22/Instagram

Throughout her college career, she’s won a list of awards, including the Associated Press women’s basketball player of the year and the Naismith college player of the year, and has been thrice nominated as a Honda Award finalist.

Caitlin Clark broke Stephen Curry’s record of three-pointers on March 9. Photo: @caitlinclark22/Instagram

Most recently, she smashed Stephen Curry’s college record of 162 three-pointers in a season, netting her 163rd three-pointer on March 9. Clark set the record for most three-pointers in a season by a player of any gender in Division 1. She’s also the first Division 1 women’s player to score more than 1,000 points in two different seasons, per CBS Sports.

Caitlin Clark’s name, image and likeness valuation is at over US$3 million. Photo: @caitlinclark22/Instagram

Her achievements mean fans will be seeing her on the pro courts soon. She’s confirmed that she will join the 2024 WNBA draft. However, reports suggest that her contract will pay her less than US$80,000 in her rookie year. That comes as a shocking surprise to fans since her name, image and likeness valuation alone is at around US$3 million.

Caitlin Clark has a US$5 million offer from Ice Cube to join his Big3 league. Photo: @caitlinclark22/Instagram

All reasons that rapper Ice Cube publicly announced last Wednesday that he’s looking to sign the player to the three-on-three Big3 league with a whopping US$5 million contract.

Caitlin Clark in an ad for Nike Tech. Photo: @caitlinclark22/Instagram

Between her league earnings, the potential contracts on the table and her existing deals with brands such as Nike, Gatorade, State Farm and Goldman Sachs, Clark could well be setting earning records, as well as scoring ones, in the years ahead.