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Caitlin Clark is worth millions. Why will she only make $76,535 as a WNBA rookie?

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For the record:
1:27 p.m. April 16, 2024: A previous version of this article reported the value of Bryce Young’s contract with the Carolina Panthers as $55.2 million. Young’s deal is worth $38 million.

Caitlin Clark is worth millions.

She will make a fraction of that as a WNBA rookie.

Clark, the Iowa phenomenon who set the NCAA career basketball scoring record and helped the women's March Madness tournament reach all-time highs in TV ratings, was the No. 1 overall pick for the Indiana Fever in Monday's WNBA draft.