[bbm233]

This is a "no news" story for Stanford. As noted elsewhere, rookies don't get paid much by the WNBA, so they have to go overseas. Those opportunities already exist today. The annual value of a Stanford scholarship is more than a rookie WNBA paycheck. And realistically, we're talking about 10 or so college players each year who make an impact in the WNBA in their first year. How often is one of those a Stanford player? One every five years? On the current roster, I see only Haley Jones with that potential. I'm not saying others won't have pro careers - they just aren't going to be paid at the top scale.

[bbm233]

This is a "no news" story for Stanford. As noted elsewhere, rookies don't get paid much by the WNBA, so they have to go overseas. Those opportunities already exist today. The annual value of a Stanford scholarship is more than a rookie WNBA paycheck. And realistically, we're talking about 10 or so college players each year who make an impact in the WNBA in their first year. How often is one of those a Stanford player? One every five years? On the current roster, I see only Haley Jones with that potential. I'm not saying others won't have pro careers - they just aren't going to be paid at the top scale.