Caitlin Clark plays coy about Unrivaled possibility as $1 million rumor leaks

Caitlin Clark is taking things 1 time astatine a time.

The Fever All-Star played coy astir whether she will subordinate nan Unrivaled League this WNBA offseason but didn’t norm retired that it’s a possibility.

“We’ll see,” Clark told ESPN during caller Fever coach Stephanie White’s introductory property convention connected Monday. “I don’t know. Just taking it arsenic it goes, and spot if I want to play eventually.”

Prior to that, Clark was noncommittal astir nan caller 3-on-3 convention founded by nan Liberty’s Breanna Stewart and nan Lynx’s Napheesa Collier.

It came amid buzz that Unrivaled — based successful Miami for 8 weeks from January to March — deed Clark with a “[Lionel] Messi-like offer” to subordinate nan league, according to Front Office Sport.

That offer reportedly is for much than $1 cardinal positive revenue-sharing opportunities.

Each subordinate successful Unrivaled’s inaugural play will get equity successful nan league.

Clark’s consequence Monday was her astir candid erstwhile asked publically if she plans to subordinate Unrivaled.

“We’re ever going to person a roster spot for Caitlin Clark,” Unrivaled President Alex Bazzell told Sportico successful October aft nan FOS study came out. “We’re not applying a full-court property nan measurement group think. We are letting her decompress from basketball. … She knows that we person a spot for her erstwhile she’s ready.”

In August, Clark said she was focused connected nan Fever as nan convention was astir to resume play aft nan All-Star break and nan Paris Olympics.

Unrivaled appeared to put connected nan full-court property to lure Clark — nan 2024 WNBA Rookie of nan Year —when it was announced that her bully friends had joined nan league.

Aces defender Kate Martin, who played pinch Clark successful assemblage astatine Iowa, filled nan 28th roster spot past month, followed by Fever defender Lexie Hull successful nan 29th spot.

Fever halfway Aliyah Boston was later revealed arsenic nan league’s 30th signing.

Afterward, Collier announced that nan convention was expanding from 30 roster spots to 36, because “we outperformed our financial projections.”

During a caller quality connected Paul George’s podcast, Collier said Unrivaled would connection Clark a adjacent compensation.

“I can’t springiness numbers obviously, but I mean I tin show you it’s substantially much than what she’s making successful nan WNBA,” Collier said. “I do deliberation she needs to beryllium paid reasonably and we would beryllium offering her a adjacent compensation for what she’s doing. That’s each I tin show you.”

Clark, nan Fever’s No. 1 wide prime successful nan 2024 WNBA Draft, made $76,535 during her rookie season.

The Iowa merchandise — and nan NCAA’s Division I all-time starring scorer for men and women — signed a four-year, $338,056 woody aft she was drafted.

Clark could gain up to $97,582 successful net successful nan last twelvemonth of her deal.

Her WNBA net doesn’t see endorsement deals pinch Nike, Wilson, State Farm and more.

Unrivaled announced a multi-year media authorities deal with TNT connected Oct. 16. Games will besides beryllium disposable connected Max and truTV.

The convention was created truthful that players could make money while playing year-round successful nan U.S. alternatively of going overseas during nan WNBA offseason.