WNBA All-Stars get ridiculously low pay for showcase game

Their NBA counterparts earn much more, but at least the Atlanta Dream's Allisha Gray already cashed in with a huge bonus.

Jul 19, 2024; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Atlanta Dream player Allisha Gray reacts after winning the skills challenge during the WNBA All-Star Skills Night at the Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Ever wonder how much the WNBA All-Stars will get paid to showcase their talents in tonight's (July 20) WNBA All-Star Game?

The answer is, very little.

According to the league's most recent collective bargaining agreement (CBA), each participating player earns a mere $2,575 -- whether her team wins or not.

Compare that to the NBA's payout: losing team members get $25,000 while winner team players get $100,000.

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Something tells us that pay gap is gonna change real soon.

No, where the real money is -- as Atlanta Dream All-Star Allisha Gray proved last night -- is the 3-point contest and skills competition.

Gray won them both, becoming the first WNBA player in history to do that.

She earned $2,575 for each of those victories, but here's where the big bucks came: Aflac supplemented the league's prize money by ponying up $55,000 for each one. That gave Gray a whopping total of $115,150.

Gray's yearly WNBA salary is $185,000.

The WNBPA and Aflac agreed to give out a total of $115,150 in bonuses to the winners of this year’s Skills Challenge and Three-Point Contest.

Allisha Gray just won both—and earned about 62% of her entire annual salary in one night. pic.twitter.com/TVQ9tWvOIq

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 20, 2024

Gray will earn another $2,575 by playing in tonight's game and $5,150 more is she's named the game's MVP.

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