Report: Ice Cube Offers Caitlin Clark Over $15M to Join BIG3 League

Future WNBA star Caitlin Clark recently received a unique and potentially lucrative offer from BIG3 League co-founder and rap legend Ice Cube. Amidst a flurry of multi-million dollar contract offers from various brands, including attempts by sports superstars like Stephen Curry to recruit her for Under Armour, Clark was presented with an intriguing proposition.

According to reports from TMZ Sports and Outkick, Clark, the first pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, was offered a contract that could rival her potential earnings from her rookie-scale WNBA contract. The offer included a $10 million salary over two years in the BIG3, along with additional perks such as a 50 percent share of merchandising revenue generated from her nаme and likeness, and a percentage of team ownership. When factoring in all components, the offer amounted to a minimum $15 million salary.

Despite the attractiveness of this offer, it is widely expected that Clark will decline it in order to focus on the beginning of her WNBA career. However, the question remаins whether joining the BIG3 would have been a wise decision for Clark.

If Clark were to accept the offer, Ice Cube would undoubtedly be hailed as a genius for securing such a significant signing for the league. Clark’s presence would make her the biggest draw for the BIG3 since its inception in 2017, potentially surpassing even the impact of Kevin Durant’s free-agency move to the Golden State Warriors in 2016.

However, Clark’s decision to prioritize her WNBA career over the BIG3 offer is understandable. Despite the immediate financial benefits of joining the BIG3, Clark is looking towards the long-term impact she can make in the WNBA. As the all-time leading scorer in college basketball, Clark aims to elevate the WNBA and wоme𝚗’s basketball as a whole, paving the way for higher revenues and more lucrative contracts for herself and her peers in the future.

In essence, while the BIG3 offer may seem tempting, Clark’s focus on building a lasting legacy in the WNBA demonstrates her commitme𝚗t to shaping the future of wоme𝚗’s basketball.