What is Caitlin Clark’s net worth in 2024?
Caitlin Clark reportedly has an estimated net worth of $3.8 million in 2024.

Her net worth in 2024 consists of earnings from her WNBA salary, endorsement deals, and previous NIL valuations.

Most recently, Caitlin Clark was drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft. She is also set to benefit from a high-profile endorsement deal with Nike, potentially worth $28 million over eight years.

Why Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark isn't playing overseas in offseason or in 3x3 leagues
Chloe Peterson, Indianapolis Star
Wed, October 9, 2024 at 4:30 AM EDT·4 min read
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INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark is looking forward to taking a break from the spotlight for a couple months.

The Indiana Fever star has been in the public eye for nearly a full year, going from her senior season at Iowa to her rookie year in Indiana in a matter of months. She hasn't had a break from high-level basketball (or from people analyzing her every move) for 11 months.

She's taken photos with fans at the grocery store, been spotted on vacation in Mexico, gotten pictures taken of her in the airport, and has fans waiting to see her car drive out of Gainbridge Fieldhouse following games. On top of that, she talked to the media at every chance possible — sometimes multiple times a day.

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It can be an exhausting life, always having to be on; she's always getting asked to take pictures or sign autographs, even if it's after a tough loss or times where she's not feeling well. It's hard to balance that, too, because that one picture could make a little kid's year.

It's hard, but it's also something the Fever star is grateful for.

"I try to give people time if I have it, and it can be hard, because there are moments where you don't always want to pose for a picture," Clark said. "You just want to go and get your sandwich and eat your lunch. But I feel very thankful. I wouldn't change anything for the world. I feel very thankful for the relationships I've built, the opportunities that I've had, the way people have supported me, and whether it was at Iowa or whether it's now in the WNBA."

So, after a whirlwind of a year in which she helped to sell out home and away arenas, broke the league's single-season assists record and rookie scoring record, and came fourth in MVP voting in her first season in the league, Clark will not be playing any offseason basketball.

"She has endured a lot this season, and has handled it in the most professional way," coach Christie Sides said. "She's grown not just as a basketball player, but as a as a young professional."

It's not unusual for WNBA players to play some sort of basketball in the league's six-month offseason; they go overseas to play in leagues in Turkey, China, Italy, Spain or other European countries, or stay stateside and participate in player-led leagues like Athletes Unlimited or Unrivaled.

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For a long time, players went overseas to help supplement their salaries. While WNBA salaries have risen in recent years, it has long not been enough for players to support themselves, especially with agent fees, additional training, and optimal nutrition. So, even high-level players like Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart, Alyssa Thomas, and Sue Bird went overseas — where salaries are generally much higher — to supplement their lives. In 2015, Taurasi made $1.5 million from UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia.

Unrivaled, starting this offseason, is an eight-week 3x3 league in Miami, beginning in January. Stewart and Napheesa Collier started the league as a way for top players in the WNBA to make extra money without having to go overseas, and it touts the highest salaries in women's sports and an ownership stake in the league.

But with the endorsement deals Clark has, she doesn't need the extra money — even if it's millions of dollars to play some basketball for a couple months.

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) watches practice Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, during a Butler men’s basketball practice at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. As part of Family Weekend at Butler, the men's basketball team opened its practice to fans.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) watches practice Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, during a Butler men’s basketball practice at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. As part of Family Weekend at Butler, the men's basketball team opened its practice to fans.
On top of her $76,000 salary from the WNBA, Clark has an eight-year, $28 million deal with Nike, which gives her $3.5 million a year from the shoe company alone. She also has deals with insurance agency State Farm, in which she appears in nationwide commercials, HyVee, Gatorade, Wilson, Gainbridge, Xfinity and Buick. While the specific numbers of those deals are unknown, she likely brings in millions from those deals, as well.

So, Clark will be taking some much-needed time off, spending time training in Indianapolis, visiting family in Iowa and going on vacation. She's already made some appearances in Indianapolis, attending an open practice for Butler men's basketball (where her boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, is an assistant coach), and going to the Colts-Steelers game at Lucas Oil Stadium.

"It's gonna be nice, I think," Clark said, "Getting out of the spotlight and just getting to live my life and do things that I want to do."

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Clark will still make some appearances throughout the offseason, too. She and the Iowa women's basketball team are scheduled to be honored for their run to the national championship game at the Hawkeyes' Oct. 26 football game in Iowa City. As part of her Gainbridge sponsorship, Clark will be a panelist for the Women's Leadership Summit next month in Belleair, Florida, as well as participate in the LPGA Pro-Am with fellow Gainbridge ambassador Annika Sorenstam.

With multiple other sponsorship opportunities, Clark will likely be busy throughout the seven-month offseason — even without playing organized basketball.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Caitlin Clark: Why Fever star isn't playing overseas or in 3x3 leagues

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This. Leave the pigs to wallow in the mud they’ve made.

Osky

She's not leaving. The Fever is wanting to build a team around her through free agency this off season

LOL Saw a video comparing CC with James, lol , James is a garbage player, compared to CC.
James the flopper !

It's her dream to be playing in the WNBA , so she isn't going anywhere.
She's making over 3,500,000.00 a year, and going to get even more next year.

She is playing overseas in the WNBA off season and will Still play for the Fever when the time comes. True That!

Randy

No she's not, she's playing in the LPGA.

LOL . Relax. I just seen what I wrote on Iowa's News Channel 6 o'clock news and I hope they don't lie. Believe what you want I guess. I knew somebody would come back mis informed. Oh yes. The LPGA also, she is staying busy. She did not quit the WNBA and will play in a different league on the Off season. True That?

Crabs in a Basket.

Just going on what I've seen, it does make sense that she would play BB over there just to keep up in her game.
Just going by what I've read, that she wants to take a break and spend time with family and relax.

She has opened sports fans eyes to the WNBA and made it more popular. That should mean with increased viewership more money for the players. Rather than being jealous, as some players obviously are, they should be happy under the circumstances, all the way to the bank.

Wi outdoors if I read someone's post right she was only making a million with endorsements, ice cube offered 3 million to start, not counting any endorsements. I think he seen she could build up the 3 on 3 program like she has the wnba. . If I remember right correctly.

"(This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) hath no fury like a women scorned"

WNBA and NBA, no thanks.

I don't blame her for needing some time off and getting away from the crowds and the drama.

I could take her to some places to go fishing where no one would ever find her. That's what she needs, some time in the wilderness.