Former UConn star Paige Bueckers is signing a three-year cope with the Unmatched 3-on-3 league, ESPN reported.
Bueckers, anticipated to be the No. 1 choose within the WNBA draft on Monday, signed a reputation, picture and likeness cope with Unmatched final 12 months that gave her fairness within the fledgling league.
The 6-foot All-America guard stands to make significantly extra money every year in the course of the 10-week Unmatched season than she’s going to on her four-year WNBA rookie deal.
The typical wage within the inaugural Unmatched season in 2025 was greater than $220,000. As the highest general choose within the WNBA draft, Bueckers stands to earn about $80,000 in her first season, in line with the league’s collective bargaining settlement.
Bueckers, 23, averaged 19.9 factors, 4.6 assists and 4.4 rebounds in 38 video games in 2024-25 and led the Huskies (37-3) to their first nationwide championship since 2016.
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