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Ice Cube’s Big3 league is trying hard to get in the Caitlin Clark business.
Last month, TMZ revealed that the Big3 had offered Clark a $5 million/year contract, but apparently, the offer was much bigger than previously reported.
According to BIG3 president Jeff Kwatinetz, the upstart league not only offered Clark $5 million a year but also team ownership, a seven-figure documentary deal, and a 50 percent cut of merchandising revenue from her name and likeness, totaling to about $15 million.
Via Outkick.com
“Ten million dollars of salary over two years, a percentage of team ownership worth millions, fifty percent of merchandising revenues from her name and likeness, and ownership of a BIG3 documentary with a seven-figure advance. We’re talking fifteen million dollars or more to merely play a ten-game season. While still allowing her to play in the WNBA.”
Kwatinetz went on to accuse the male NBA agents and executives of never presenting Clark with their offer.
“We have reason to believe these male agents and executives controlling the sport never even shared our trailblazing offer with Caitlin let alone facilitated Caitlin meeting with the BIG3 to discuss the opportunity. From our perspective, these representatives don’t seem to work for an individual client like Caitlin. They seem to work for the NBA mob, as their client list is a who’s who of NBA players. Do we expect them to prioritize Caitlin over the NBA – the top employer of their most highly-paid clients?”
While it’s unclear why Clark turned down the Big3’s offer, it is clear that she’s going to make a ton of money wherever she goes from huge sponsorship deals like the one she just signed with Nike.