Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier-led women's 3-on-3 league set to debut in January

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The debut date for a 3-on-3 basketball league led by two-time WNBA champion Breanna Stewart and Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier is coming into clearer focus.

Players are set to begin competing in the Unrivaled league in around eight months. Athletes in the league are expected to earn the highest average salary in women’s professional sports league history. Players in the league will earn no less than six figures, according to Collier and Stewart.

Athletes will also have the unique opportunity to take advantage of an equity stake in the new league.

"It’s really important to us," Collier told The Associated Press. "Compensation is a huge part of Unrivaled as a league and a business. All the players in this first year will have equity in the league. For players to have a piece of the pie essentially to grow their generational wealth is something we’re really excited about."

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Breanna Stewart, #30 of the New York Liberty, smiles after the game against the Washington Mystics during the 2023 WNBA Playoffs on September 15, 2023, in Brooklyn, New York.  (Evan Yu/NBAE via Getty Images)

Many WNBA players resort to traveling overseas during the offseason in order to earn more. The average WNBA base salary is about $130,000, with the top stars able to earn more than $500,000 through salary, marketing agreements, an in-season tournament and bonuses.

Caitlin Clark is scheduled to earn just over $338,000 in pay base over four years, according to the terms of her WNBA rookie contract.

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