Chicago Sky ticket prices soar but player salaries remain low
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Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese start the March 10 championship game of the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament. Photo: Eakin Howard/Getty Images
The Chicago Sky are enjoying citywide jubilation after a successful WNBA draft, which is already reaping benefits.
The big picture: Selecting Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese has led to a fervor on social media, along with a run on tickets at Wintrust Arena.
The latest: If you're looking for tickets to marquee games like the Indiana Fever matchup (featuring Caitlin Clark), be ready to shell out big bucks. Ticketmaster has a few seats left, going for as much as $1,700.
- Tickets for an earlier home game against the Atlanta Dream are going for over $200 a piece.
Between the lines: The price surge may be lousy for last-minute fans, but hopefully a sign of economic vitality for Chicago's WNBA team, even if the players aren't seeing it — yet.
- Both Cardoso and Reese will be on rookie deals that pay them each less than $100,000 a year.
Context: WNBA players don't have the same revenue-sharing agreements as NBA players, but they can opt out of their current union agreements later in the year to negotiate a better share and higher pay.
Go deeper: One NBA benchwarmer will earn more than Caitlin Clark's entire team