Aliyah Boston Says NIL Offers May Lead To WNBA Rising Salaries

Aliyah Boston — the highest decide within the 2023 WNBA Draft — believes NIL offers for faculty hoops stars like Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark might change the league … and by that, she means larger paychecks for the gamers!!!

TMZ Sports activities spoke with the previous South Carolina ahead/heart just lately in New York Metropolis … simply because the “NIL offers vs. WNBA salaries” dialog began to pattern over Reese’s reported earnings from model offers

In accordance with On3, the LSU star’s projected earnings grew to $876k after her Closing 4 efficiency … which is greater than any WNBA participant’s 2023 wage, together with Diana Taurasi, who’ll make $234,936 this yr.

This revelation was met with a number of criticism, contemplating execs like Taurasi and A’ja Wilson make lower than faculty student-athletes. However, Boston — who will play for the Indiana Fever this upcoming season — believes it might really pressure the league to extend their salaries.

“All the pieces that is occurring is to develop the sport,” the 21-year-old mentioned. “I simply suppose regardless of the way it goes, I simply suppose it is all simply to develop the sport.”

The 2022 Naismith Girls’s School Participant of the 12 months additionally believes it is a private resolution whether or not a university athlete desires to remain in class or not … saying they need to do “what’s finest for them.”