06-02-2025, 05:32 PM
(06-02-2025, 06:20 AM)PalmTree Wrote:Glad to see the end of the Atlanta Dream point guard experiment for Haley. It's likely she'll be much better utilized by Phoenix, though minutes could be hard to come by. Haley hit her one and only shot in her 3 minutes of play in her first game last night, so is shooting 100% this season. :)(06-02-2025, 06:01 AM)joemontes Wrote: Phoenix Mercury signs Haley Jones to Rest-of-Season Hardship contract:
Top Five WNBA Team Signs Former Stanford Basketball Star to Hardship Contract
What is a Hardship Contract?
It's typically a 7 day contract with a player's compensation calculated as a prorated amount of the league's minimum salary based on her YAE in the league. Short-handed teams use these contracts to get a little roster relief. Minimum salary rates are ~ $66K for players with 0-2 years YAE and $78.8K for players with 3 or more years of experience. At first glance, this doesn't exactly look to be a ringing endorsement of her perceived value in the league, but thinking about it more, if the contract's through the end of the season, Phoenix <could> be onto something, right?!?!?....