During her rookie season with the Chicago Sky, Angel Reese rapidly became among the WNBA’s most popular talents.
Behind Indiana Fever standout Caitlin Clark, Reese ended the season at No. 2 in Rookie of the Year voting. Reese, a league star lost, was named a WNBA All-Star for her exceptional Chicago performance.
Reese started her “Unapologetically Angel” podcast following the season, interviewing a lot of sportsmen to learn public WNBA opinion.
Reese talked on the current league pay during her most recent episode with WNBA player DiJonai Carrington.
Reese said that although salary would shortly rise, rookie pay is set to increase; hence, the Sky star cautioned that should WNBA players not get what they “want,” they could find themselves missing from games.
“The ladies arriving, not this year but next year,” Reese remarked. ” Those scheduled for next year will still be under a rookie contract. The ones that follow will most likely be making more than us; they will get more than us. I’m damaged… We sit out if y’all fail to provide what we need.
Reese signed a four-year, $324,383 contract following being picked by the Sky with the seventh overall choice in the WNBA Draft.
Set to make $74,909 in her sophomore year in Chicago, the Sky forward is
Reese averaged 13.6 points and 13.1 rebounds her first season with the Sky. Reese led the league in average rebounds and was the only rookie to average a double-double before developing a wrist ailment at the end of the year.