How much do WNBA players make in salary?
A. Not nearly as much as their NBA counterparts. For the 30-game regular season, most players make between $13,000 and $62,500. A handful of players, including Rebecca Lobo of the New York Liberty and Nikki McCray of the Washington Mystics, have signed contracts that include money for endorsements and other personal services and are worth $200,000 or more. There has been talk among players of forming a union, such as exist in other pro sports, in order to boost salaries and ensure certain benefits. Q. How were the Washington Mystics put together? A. The team’s first two players, McCray and Alessandra Santos de Oliveira, were assigned to Washington by the league. Four more players — Heidi Burge, Deborah Carter, Tammy Jackson and Penny Moore — were selected from existing WNBA teams in an expansion draft. The league then held its college draft and the Mystics picked Murriel Page from Florida, Rita Williams from Connecticut and two other players who failed to make the team. Two Mys
