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is introducing a new player-centric pro women's basketball league in the United States with 44 players. All games will be played in one venue, and there are no owners, general managers, or specific teams . Decisions are made via a Player Executive Committee instead — which Athletes Unlimited hopes will empower athletes as leaders. Ahead, find out how the league, first announced on Oct. 12, works.
. There are assigned captains, and players rack up points based on individual stats — for rebounds, assists, steals, etc. — as well as their teams' results and if they are voted as MVPs. Then, at each week's end, the top four players in the standings become captains and repick their teams from the roster.
According to Athletes Unlimited cofounder and CEO Jon Patricof, total compensation for the 44 athletes equals over $1 million . For some —— WNBA athletes, this exceeds what they would earn playing overseas, he told POPSUGAR. There are 30 games total, six games per week, and where athletes end up on the leaderboard at the end of the season points-wise also determines the cash bonus they earn.
Patricof continued,"[Fans are] going to get to learn a lot about those players both on the court and off the court, and then you get to follow these players in this dynamic, fast-paced scoring format that's still the basketball that people know and love — so the game itself is the same — but really the scoring system layers on a level of excitement and energy and intensity."
"From the first tipoff in the beginning of the season, there are just points on the line, high stakes, and you're going to see really intense competition."
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