Russia has long been the preferred offseason destination for WNBA players to compete. But the league's top players are opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason amid Brittney Griner’s legal woes in Russia and the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason.– nearly quadruple the base salary of top WNBA players -- and the resources and amenities teams offered them."Honestly my time in Russia has been wonderful, but especially with BG still wrongfully detained there, nobody’s going to go there until she’s home," said Breanna Stewart, a Griner teammate on the Russian team that paid the duo millions.
Nearly a dozen WNBA players competed in Russia last winter and none of them are heading back this year. "You want to have a better lifestyle, a better off-the-court experience, and just continue to appreciate other countries," Stewart said. "I am Hungarian. I thought it would be special since I haven’t played there since I got the citizenship," Vandersloot said.
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