Chicago Chooses Bjorklund in WNBA Draft

[Freak]

Angie Bjorklund was selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft (fifth pick, second round) by the Chicago Sky on Monday.

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[VolBalla2014]

cool

 

[StoVol]

wonder how much she'll sign for, i have no idea what the ladies make playing professionally

 

[Hound]

wonder how much she'll sign for, i have no idea what the ladies make playing professionally

It's not much, I think around 100K max. That's why most play in Europe during the offseason.

 

[VOLNBAMA]

100k is too much
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[wood007]

Nice! Congrats Angie!!!

 

[Vols45]

Time to become a Sky fan. I wish Angie well in the city with big shoulders. Angie and Courtney Vandersloot will inject the Sky with lots of hustle and W's. I'm sure Angie will take pointers from fellow Lady Vols alum Shyra Ely.

 

[volanatic]

It's not much, I think around 100K max. That's why most play in Europe during the offseason.

Try more like 87K or so, max. Still more than I make though.

 

[badkarma]

Good luck!

 

[RedStickVOL]

It's not much, I think around 100K max. That's why most play in Europe during the offseason.

I did some checking just out of curiosity and 100K is the max for any player. 35K is the rookie minimum and it goes up from there. They aren't eligible for the max until after 6 years in the league. They also get bonuses for playoff appearances and league awards. Still pittance compared to the men, but in this case I understand it. Salaries come from revenue and the income for the Association is obviously much greater than for the WNBA.

 

[tmac5469]

This is why it was stupid for Candace Parker to leave early, there is no money in it.

 

[utvolpj]

This is why it was stupid for Candace Parker to leave early, there is no money in it.

they make a good living playing overseas

 

[SDV]

Honestly cannot believe that the WNBA is still around. Don't think it has ever made $ any year in it's existence
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[tmac5469]

How much do they make exactly overseas?

 

[utvolpj]

can't find it exactly but one article said the top players make between $200-400k/season in Europe. One said top players in Russia are making over $500k

 

[SGMVols]

they make a good living playing overseas

And I'm pretty sure Parker got a decent endorsement deal out of it too.

It's not like UT would have won another national title had she stayed anyway. The rest of the team was all freshmen and sophomores.

 

[Escape Goat]

they make a good living playing overseas

Thats a moot point, because Candace stayed in the U.S. To play.

Best of luck Angie.
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