Caitlin Clark, during her appearance as a special contributor on Basketball Night in America, was asked to weigh in on the new CBA deal. This comes after the WNBA officially ratified the new agreement this week, indicating that a league-wide change was on the horizon.
“Salary and revenue sharing. I think it’s as simple as that,” Clark said when asked about the most revelatory part of the deal.
She continued, “I think it sets a precedent for all of women’s sports going forward, not just women’s basketball, that we’re truly valued and the product we put on the floor is truly valued. Just excited and really thankful for everybody — everybody on the WNBA side and everybody on the PA side.”
Thanks to the new CBA, the WNBA salary cap is expected to jump nearly five times, and the average player salary is set to rise from $120,000 to around $600,000, something Caitlin Clark believes will benefit all female athletes.
Clark’s own numbers show just how big this change is. She earned $76,535 as a rookie in 2024 and $78,066 in 2025, with projections of $85,973 for 2026 before this new agreement.
Now, under the updated structure reported by ESPN’s Alexa Philippou, Caitlin Clark is expected to make about $530,000 in 2026 through the new EPIC provision, which rewards top-performing players early in their careers.
Moreover, because she has already made an All-WNBA team, her earnings could climb even higher, potentially reaching $1.3 million in 2027 and a $1.7 million supermax in 2028, marking a major moment for players across the league.
And if there were any doubts about how big this moment is, Clark’s latest appearance only reinforced it.
Caitlin Clark Gets Real About Women’s Sports Growth
Clark, during a recent Q&A session at Uber’s Women Change the Game event, was asked about the future of women’s sports.