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Shared sentiments here!Unless the WNBA is going to start paying more, I don't see the players turning down the money that the European leagues are offering. If you have enough high value players playing and staying to play in the playoffs, missing their cutoffs. It may just force the WNBA to move the season back instead of missing the play of people like Stewie and others.
To flesh that out a bit, our best understanding of how prioritization works:France national preparation program for EuroCup has been revealed, Gabby will have to make a choice
Le programme de préparation dévoilé
Julie Allemand, for the same reason?Prioritization is a bad rule for the WNBA
I guess Emma Meesseman will also miss the WNBA for the belgian national team
She is choosing to sit out the season, but she is not subject to prioritization due to not being in the league long enough. She is under contract so if she was late, the team would have to carry her salary on the cap even if they were not paying her so both sides seemed to think that this was for the best. She has also battled injuries all season so some extended rest would probably help her.Julie Allemand, for the same reason?
Thanks for the information and explanations. Greatly appreciated.She is choosing to sit out the season, but she is not subject to prioritization due to not being in the league long enough. She is under contract so if she was late, the team would have to carry her salary on the cap even if they were not paying her so both sides seemed to think that this was for the best. She has also battled injuries all season so some extended rest would probably help her.
Meesseman is different in the sense that she would have to avoid being with the Belgian national team in May if she wants to play in the WNBA this year, regardless of whether she has signed a contract. European stars generally feel that they are disrespecting their national team teammates by not participating in as much of pre-tournament training as possible.
Pretty sure that she would not be able to do that. The WNBA and NBA have an agreement to abide by FIBA's Letter of Clearance system even though they are both unsanctioned leagues. Every time that a player moves between leagues in different countries that participate in the system, the national federation of previous team must provide a letter to the national federation of the new team that states that the player has completed all contract obligations.Perhaps is she willing to go in the W, passing the french playoffs, that's a choice
Melbournes playoff game vs Southside is scheduled for 3:30am EST(Wednesday morning)AUSTRALIA:
Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Melbourne had a 40 point win to qualify for the semis where they'll meet Southville wich they failed 3 times in the regular season