GOOD FOLLOW - Project B Signs Big Names, And The Impact On CBA Negotiations, Unrivaled Season Predictions & More!
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Hey, what's up, everyone? Welcome to Good Follow Show presented by DraftKings. It's your girl, Roz Goldonwede, and I am here with five-time WNBA All-Star, two-time Olympic gold medalist, my girl, Angel McCautry. What's up? What's up, girl? We've got a great show today for y'all.
What is Project B and how does it impact the WNBA?
Here's the menu. Let me take you through some of these topics. Project B. There's a new league, Angel. Project B signed Nneka Ogwumike. How will this new league rival the WNBA and other leagues? What does Project B mean for CBA negotiations? And then let's take it to Unrivaled. They revealed their club rosters and we make some all too early predictions. It is time for my cue.
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We have a new overseas league called Project B. Here's a little bit of details and tea about it. Season play wouldn't directly overlap with the WNBA. Timing-wise, it more competes with your Athletes Unlimited, your Unrivaled, and certainly other international play like FIBA, EuroLeague, EuroCup, et cetera. It's slated to start next year. So we're talking November 2026 to April 2027. So this is about a six-month league and play season. And they're going to play across Asia, Europe, and Africa. Wow. Another note about Project B. They're ready to show the ladies the money. Oh, my God. So Front Office Sports reported salaries starting at $2 million annually. Oh, my God. Multi-year deals that are going to get into the double-digit millies.
You know what I'm saying? Maybe them 20s. And for superstars, you know, the money could be even bigger. And they're going to get equity on top of all of that. Wow. So their first signing public announcement reveal of the league starts with Nneka Agwumike. Oh, yeah. Who is literally the president of the Players Association. So it's quite a statement, quite a splash to announce their arrival. What is your just immediate reaction to Project B and the way they've announced themselves and especially their first signing in Nneka?
Well, I think it's the perfect first sign in. Nneka is due for something like this. We already said we've kind of taken her for granted. So this is great. I just have questions on like, how does this work with her, you know, being the president? Right. You know, those are the questions I have. But I think we dive into like how this affects the WNBA, man. Like this is for real. The girl's about to get paid.
Right. I mean, well, first of all, they came in there and got a big, splashy, big name, a great leader for the league. Yeah. It's surprising because it is the president of the Players Association who is at the forefront of a, you know, historical CBA renegotiation. But I just want you to put your player hat on right now. Okay. I told you you were going to get unprecedented millions of dollars, equity in the league, all of these things. Take it back to prime years, Angel.
Hmm.
you know, two-time scoring champion, WNBA finals participant, multiple times, five-time all-star, two-time Olympic gold medalist. They'd probably be knocking on your door, right? So would you join Project B?
I would. I mean, I was making during that time probably, what, the max was $90,000.
I mean, even just say, like, you haven't been playing in the league for, what, one, two years or something?
Yeah.
Yeah, that's fine. Let's just even talk now. Okay, I'm a current player. These players are making max $250,000.
Now I'm making $250,000, then $90,000. And let's see, $5 million, $2 million. I mean, guys, you do the math. Who's going to turn that down? Then I have a chance to have equity in this league, and this league could possibly grow. I mean, Project B, a.k.a. Project B. Let's get it. Yeah. You know, it's like common sense. It feels like it is common sense. I mean, honestly, I see a lot of girls. If you're going to get paid five million, why put your body through playing in the WNBA? Well, is that what that's what I see coming?
Well, here's the other another aspect of this, too. I thought the whole trend and point of some of these new leagues popping up was that the trend was going.
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