The WNBA isn’t necessarily relevant in today’s basketball world. Ask any basketball fan to name ten WNBA players and they probably can’t name six. Sure, it can be argued that the WNBA isn’t popular due to it being “less competitive” or “not fun to watch,” but if you’re a fan of one of the NBA teams tanking right now (like one-third of the league), neither of those are actually legitimate arguments.
The real question to be asked here is why aren’t the organizations and people surrounding this league doing more to help it succeed?
The WNBA needs more fans, followers, and respect so that their elite athletes can be paid like elite athletes and don’t have to work second jobs.