The new Unrivaled basketball league is making a push to secure Caitlin Clark’s services in every way possible, including signing her teammates and friends to contracts.
On Wednesday, Unrivaled announced Clark’s Indiana Fever teammate Lexie Hull as the 29th member of the 30-player league.
Earlier this week, Clark’s former teammate at Iowa, Kate Martin, was announced to be joining the league as well. The Las Vegas Aces star is one of Clark’s closest friends.
One spot remains vacant for the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league, which is thought to be Clark’s for the taking should she want to participate.
Clark has not declared an interest in participating in Unrivaled nor has she outright stated that she will pass on the league’s inaugural season that begins in January.
Caitlin Clark has not declared her offseason basketball intentions with Unrivaled looming
The league has been preparing to make Clark an aggressive offer to fill the league’s vacancy
Clark has been at the forefront of the rise in popularity of women’s basketball with her time as a Hawkeye and Fever star.
Not having Clark could tank ratings and interest, with Unrivaled reportedly prepping to send the house to make sure the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year does not watch the league from home.
Unrivaled is prepping to make Clark a ‘Lionel Messi-like’ offer to join the fold, per Front Office Sports.
The World Cup winner joined Inter Miami last summer in a $150million deal that included ownership opportunities and involved Apple and Adidas, too.
According to FOS, Clark could be offered more than $1million for less than three months’ work, as well as equity and even revenue-sharing incentives, too.
Clark was paid a base salary of just $76,535 for her rookie season in the WNBA, after she was selected first overall in the draft.
Last week, Unrivaled reached an exclusive, multi-year agreement with TNT Sports for broadcast rights, with games also set to appear on TruTV. All games will also be streamed on Max.
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