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Angel Reese, WNBA Stars Receive Big Salary News on Tuesday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Aug 5, 2025 10:31 AM ET

Angel Reese has taken another step toward major WNBA stardom during her second season with the Chicago Sky.

Reese is arguably the best player on the Sky, taking over the franchise with the likes of other young talent such as Kamilla Cardoso and Hailey Van Lith.

When Reese isn't playing in the WNBA, she's made a tremendous impact outside of the league. Without going in-depth into her personal life, where she's regarded as one of the biggest sports stars on social media, Reese has also taken over another league in her young career.

During the offseason, Angel Reese took part in the first season of the Unrivaled League. The 3-on-3 league is based out of Miami and features some of the biggest stars in the WNBA, such as Reese, Brittney Griner and Kate Martin.

On Tuesday, Unrivaled revealed that it has signed 90% of its roster for the 2026 season and confirmed that the average salary of players will increase from last season's $220,000, per league co-founder Alex Bazzell and Front Office Sports.

Unrivaled has already signed nearly 90% of its 2026 roster, cofounder Alex Bazzell told FOS.

He also confirmed that the average salary will increase from $220,000 last season.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) August 5, 2025

“The numbers are going up because the business outperformed every metric that we had,” said Bazzell, who did not get into specifics with Front Office Sports on the size of the increase.

According to Colin Salao at Front Office Sports, the average WNBA salary is under $150,000 and the minimum is around $66,000.

Angel Reese is playing on her rookie contract with the Chicago Sky, bringing in $74,909 during her second season in the WNBA.

It's a significant downgrade from the Unrivaled League salary, which may sound the alarms in the WNBA community since players like Reese have been vocal about a step forward for the players in CBA negotiations.

In her second season in the WNBA, Reese is averaging 14.2 points, a league-leading 12.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 23 games for the Sky.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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