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Caitlin Clark is reportedly considering a significant offer from Unrivaled

Caitlin Clark is reportedly considering a significant offer from Unrivaled

Unparalleled is pushing hard for Indiana Fever superstar guard Caitlin Clark to join the growing roster of players.

The women’s 3-on-3 basketball league has courted some of the biggest stars in the WNBA, but Clark has yet to commit to one of the league’s roster spots.

That could soon change, according to a new report from Sports business magazine.

SBJ‘, reports Tom Friend Thursday that Clark and Unrivaled have had discussions about a potential deal with significant upside for the WNBA’s pinnacle.

“Caitlin Clark and Unrivaled have had ‘high-level discussions’ about her joining the emerging 3-on-3 basketball league, sources said today, with the offer likely to include significant equity in the company and a three-month salary of more than $ 1 million. ”, reports Friend.

“On a day when the league expanded its rosters from 30 to 36 players, those sources said Unrivaled told Clark she could ‘take as long as she wants’ to decide, considering the grind Clark has been in over the past year passed through college. player and rookie in the WNBA. But Unrivaled also strategically signed two of Clark’s closest friends – Fever teammate Lexie Hull and former Iowa teammate Kate Martin – to recent contracts, and sources say the speculation is that Clark is leaning ’60/40′ toward ‘yes’.”

The unprecedented competition was also added Clark’s Fever teammate Aliyah Boston on Thursday, which could further entice Clark to participate.

While Friend’s report hints that nothing is set in stone, it sounds like it’s certainly possible that Clark will take Unrivaled up on its offer.

“It comes down to mental health, stress or ball games – which she loves,” a source told Friend. “She hasn’t decided yet… there will be a place for her if she wants it, but she will be paid for what she brings to the league, as much as a new league can afford… I think we can will know in a few weeks. ”

The incomparable president Alex Bazzell also said this Eric Jackson of Sportico this week, there’s always a spot for Clark in the competition if she wants to play.

“We always have a spot available for Caitlin Clark,” Bazzell said via Sportico. “We don’t do a full press like people think… She knows we have a spot for her when she’s ready.”

While for a while it seemed like Clark would be joining Unrivaled this was a long shot, but this gives new hope to the league that it could welcome her into the fold.