Caitlin Clark does not seem interested in a massive offer from the Big3 basketball league. Even though she has not offered an official response, her head coach appeared to shut down that idea.
Lisa Bluder indicated where things stand.
Clark, who will formally graduate from Iowa in May, is going to be drafted No. 1 overall in the WNBA Draft on April 15. The Indiana Fever is set to begin its regular season on May 14 and will play through at least September 19.
Should Clark choose to double dip, she has a $5 million offer on the table from Big3. Ice Cube confirmed a report that leaked earlier this week. It is a historic proposition that would ask her to play eight games with the potential of two playoff games.
Even though the Big3 season will take place right in the middle of the WNBA season, only two of the Fever’s games would present a scheduling conflict. To play in both leagues is definitely possible.
However, Clark is unlikely to accept. There are a lot of logistics that would make it very complicated. She will presumably choose to focus on the WNBA.
Bluder appeared to indicate that her superstar senior is not even considering the Big3. The 62-year-old head coach said that Clark mentioned her invitation to the USA Basketball training camp prior to the Olympics. She added that Clark did not did not give much thought to the 3-on-3 league.
The other stuff, that’s just crazy.
— Lisa Bluder
Is it? Is it really that crazy?
WNBA players often play overseas to make ends meet during the offseason. While Clark will not have that issue, she has an opportunity to make $5 million for up to 10 games. There has never been another women’s college basketball player with this amount of star power. If it was ever going to happen, now would be the time.
Unfortunately, as much as we all would love to see Clark sauce up some former NBAers, Bluder’s comments indicate that the dream is dead. We would be remiss to hold out hope.