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Kim's avatar

I'm looking for profit/loss/operation cost per WNBA team and couldn't find the info anywhere. How to make WNBA fans trust their words when there is no data backing it up, after reading your analysis?

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David Berri's avatar

They have never published financial statements.

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Kim's avatar

I write about the Warriors and Valkyries in Chinese on Rednote, averaging around 3.5k views per week. Would you be open to an interview about WNBA player pay topic?

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David Berri's avatar

Sure!

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AgentCyan's avatar

I had heard the reporting of losses is because the NBA owners are taking an enormous cut of all profits by claiming it is for repayment of past loans. or that the W's own share of their profits is only around 20%, so that's what the calculations are based on. any truth to those?

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David Berri's avatar

The NBA is an owners of the WNBA. It doesn't subsidize or loan money to the WNBA. It is supposed to just invest in the league. But their choice of words tells very much how they think about the WNBA. Beyond that point... I have heard similar stories but I have not seen this sort of stuff substantiated.

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Lynn's avatar

I'm curious: did the recent (incredibly undervalued) capital raise change the balance of voting power at all? Or does the stake they sold off exist outside of the decision making structure?

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David Berri's avatar

From what I understand, the NBA is still calling all the shots in the WNBA. Even after the capital raise (which as you note, was very undervalued!).

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