The league isn't profitable yet. Maybe just give her a percentage of ticket sales.
Wait two years. See if CC is still popular.
Bird and Magic saved the NBA.
Caitlin Clark signed a 8-figure contract with Nike, like you said the WNBA has never been profitable, it survives because the NBA subsidizes it, that’s why they have a hard salary cap with structured salaries, all players white and black play under the same contract.
In the next 2 years, Caitlan Clark will probably pocket north of 50 million dollars off the court, what her contract will pay her will be pocket change for her.
How about she can sign with the highest bidder like any other kid leaving college?
The anti American draft is supposedly to increase equity via competitive balance.
When it really reduces equity-just see Heat/Nuggets vs Lakers/Celtics NBA finals and insures the billionaire class’ equity or in Clark’s case, the resat of the WNBA’s place at the subsidy trough.