WNBA star rookie Angel Reese already knows what she’ll be doing in her first offseason.
Reese becomes the first rookie in the league to join Unrivaled, the player-owned professional women’s basketball league co-founded by Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx and Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty.
The Miami-based 3-on-3 league is scheduled to begin in January 2025.
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WNBA No. 5 Angel Reese watches a practice at the Footprint Center on July 19, 2024 in Phoenix. (Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
Reese announced the news on social media with Unrivaled.
“305 BARBIEEEEE,” she captioned the post, adding a crown emoji, with “305” being Miami’s zip code. “See you YAMSSSSSS.”
Reese is the 10th player to join Unrivaled, joining Stewart, Collier, Chelsea Gray, Arike Ogunbowale, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Rhyne Howard, Kahleah Copper and Jackie Young.
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It’s not uncommon for WNBA players to supplement their salary by playing elsewhere during the offseason, often looking for roster spots overseas.
However, unparalleled players will have an equity and vested interest in the league’s success. It will feature 30 top players competing on six 3-on-3 teams and the league has “historic contract opportunities that provide the highest average salary in the history of a women’s professional sports league.”
The league boasts its first founding partner, Ally Financial, as well as other top athletes across sports, including USWNT legends Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, NBA icons Carmelo Anthony and Steve Nash, and many top figures in business, including Gary Vinacha gram.
Chicago Sky No. 5 player Angel Reese watches the second half of a game against the Atlanta Dream at Wintrust Field in Chicago on July 10, 2024. (Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“For years, women have relied heavily on off-court sponsorships for the majority of their income,” Stewart said via the New York Post. “With Unrivaled, we will revolutionize the game by prioritizing investment in our stars and ensuring their on-field performance is reflected in their compensation.”
For any league to be successful, it needs to be popular, and Reese has helped the WNBA expand viewership more than any other woman in the new league had accomplished in previous seasons.
Like Caitlin Clark and other star college prospects, Reese’s performance and postgame comments sparked more debate on talk shows and social media, drawing more attention to the game.
For the first time since 2014, the WNBA All-Star Game featured two rookies, with Clark and Reese showcasing their skills this time as teammates rather than opponents. The game was watched by 3.44 million people and the WNBA defeated Team USA 117-109.
Reese understands how popular she already is among the pros, but like the older stars around her, she’s using her skills and platform to help grow another league — one in which she will compete with other basketball players Have fairness together.
WNBA No. 5 Angel Reese poses for a photo during practice at the Footprint Center on July 19, 2024 in Phoenix. (Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Reese signed a four-year, $324,383 deal with the Chicago Sky when he was drafted seventh overall. Her rookie season earnings were $73,439.
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