Caitlin Clark Calls WNBA Decision 'Win-Win'

Caitlin Clark told Coach K her decision about going to the WNBA or staying at Iowa is a win-win situation.

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00:00 - Caitlin Clark told Coach K her future decision is a win-win,

00:04 whether it is going to the WNBA or staying in college.

00:07 She has another year of COVID eligibility from that situation.

00:11 Dakota, you could make the argument she might be able to get paid more

00:14 staying at Iowa, considering NIL and how big of a cult hero she is

00:19 around those parts.

00:20 But I don't know what she gains from a basketball perspective,

00:23 given what happened in last year's tournament,

00:26 given how she's playing now.

00:27 It's going to be really good for the WNBA once she gets there.

00:31 - The first thing you said is exactly where I fall.

00:34 I'm like, I guess I'm not mad either way.

00:36 In terms of NIL, she can get probably more money if she stays in college.

00:40 But I guess for her, and I would imagine that the competitiveness of being in a

00:45 league and playing against better talent would probably be the bigger reason why

00:51 she would want to go to the WNBA as opposed to the money she can make with NIL.

00:55 If she stayed, I get it.

00:57 But in terms of, you know, you want to be a competitor,

01:00 you want to play against the highest talent, WNBA makes the most sense.

01:03 And then what that would do for the league in itself,

01:05 having her on the floor would be huge.

01:07 - And she's awesome to watch, so I'm sure she has enough crossover potential

01:11 to get endorsement deals from pros as well.

01:14 Yep.

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