What raised many eyebrows was Clark's salary with the Fever. Despite her undeniable talent and skyrocketing popularity, she only earned around $76,000, excluding performance bonuses, in her rookie season. It only further highlighted the glaring disparity in pay between the NBA and the WNBA.

While the Sun’s future is in flux, the Fever have a generational talent in 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark.

Caitlin Clark, who made $76,535 as a rookie, was responsible for 26.5% of WNBA revenue, according to Ryan Brewer, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University Columbus.