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Overall I'm glad this is happening.
This is the part I'm concerned about:
"Any unintended side-effects? Maybe. All those midseason pickups we see every year could be affected. Any player 'who does not fully complete any off-season playing obligation' prior to the start of the WNBA season is automatically ineligible to sign at any point that year. So participating in a late-running European season, or the Mexican league that some players signed with after being cut this season, or even a random 3x3 tournament, could arguably make players ineligble to sign in the WNBA that year, even as a hardship player or on a 7-day contract. We'll see exactly how tightly the league applies that part of the rules."
I feel for the players who dream of cracking a WNBA roster but have to "settle" for playing overseas until a WNBA team actually decides to give them a shot. And even if they get a training camp contract, that's still not a guaranteed salary and they might get cut after two weeks. So the WNBA is saying, "Quit your job overseas and we *might* let you play for us. But maybe not. And even if you make a roster, you are will likely be taking a pay cut."
For example, these rules would have prevented Rebekah Gardner from playing for the Sky, since she wasn't with them until their second regular season game.
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| Posted: 10/06/22 3:42 pm ::: |
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| undersized_post wrote: |
Overall I'm glad this is happening.
This is the part I'm concerned about:
"Any unintended side-effects? Maybe. All those midseason pickups we see every year could be affected. Any player 'who does not fully complete any off-season playing obligation' prior to the start of the WNBA season is automatically ineligible to sign at any point that year. So participating in a late-running European season, or the Mexican league that some players signed with after being cut this season, or even a random 3x3 tournament, could arguably make players ineligble to sign in the WNBA that year, even as a hardship player or on a 7-day contract. We'll see exactly how tightly the league applies that part of the rules."
I feel for the players who dream of cracking a WNBA roster but have to "settle" for playing overseas until a WNBA team actually decides to give them a shot. And even if they get a training camp contract, that's still not a guaranteed salary and they might get cut after two weeks. So the WNBA is saying, "Quit your job overseas and we *might* let you play for us. But maybe not. And even if you make a roster, you are will likely be taking a pay cut."
For example, these rules would have prevented Rebekah Gardner from playing for the Sky, since she wasn't with them until their second regular season game. |
Im still trying to comprehend everything , so would this not have any affects on a player like Maya Caldwell since she was apart of the dream training camp ? Then brought back multiple times ? Thanks for the Gardner comparison it kind of made things a bit clearer for myself. I think ...  
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| Posted: 10/06/22 3:55 pm ::: |
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| For example, these rules would have prevented Rebekah Gardner from playing for the Sky, since she wasn't with them until their second regular season game. |
They wouldn't have applied to Gardner because she had fewer than three years of WNBA service. So this particular concern shouldn't be an issue.
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| Posted: 10/06/22 4:27 pm ::: |
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| Yeah, maybe I should've reiterated it more often throughout the piece, but players with 0, 1 or 2 years of service in the WNBA don't fall under prioritization rules at all. So Gardner or Caldwell wouldn't have been affected. You have to be in the 3+ years of service group for any of this stuff to apply. |
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| Posted: 10/06/22 5:09 pm ::: |
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| OK thank you for the correction.
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| Posted: 10/06/22 7:55 pm ::: |
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| Great article! We'll see how the game of "chicken" goes in 2024...
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| Posted: 10/06/22 10:35 pm ::: |
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Thanks for the explanation.
The one change I would hope to see is that a player that is cut in training camp (regardless of years of service) would be allowed to play overseas (or in Mexico) while awaiting an offer from another team.
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