My prediction. Clark and at least five other WNBA players go to some European league, and stay there for 3 years....building up significant interest. Some US media company buys into the broadcast rights, and bring Euro-league games to the US audience...beating WNBA ratings.
Clark ends up dumping Nike for Puma.
By 2027, the NBA finally tells the WNBA that they are finished on financially helping the WNBA, and that the WNBA has to rig up some merger of the Euro league and themselves, with the understanding that all this LGBTQ stuff has to dissolve away, and DEI gimmicks must disappear.
You end up with 24 women’s teams between Europe/US.
Nice analysis.....could be...I like Caitlin Clarks game as far as it goes ..but I am not gonna spend much more time watching the games cause I hardly watch other sports...nice to see someone with very good all around skills with game and court savvy...