The New York Liberty recently waived Kaitlyn Davis, the 6-foot-2 guard-forward from the University of Southern California, after signing the contract earlier this year. The Liberty drafted Davis as the 35th pick in 2024.
Davis played 3 seasons at Columbia University, becoming the first player in the program’s history to record a triple-double before transferring to USC for her senior year. Liberty is currently in the first week of their training camp, and Davis is one of the first players to be waived on the way to deciding the final 12-woman roster for the regular season. So let’s take a look at what Kaitlyn’s contract was.
How much is Kaitlyn Davis’ contract with the New York Liberty worth?
Kaitlyn Davis had signed a training camp contract with the New York Liberty on the 12th of February. Davis’ contract was a specialized pre-season contract that enabled teams to check out several players’ potential without affecting their salary cap. Davis’ contract would have enabled her to be signed by the Liberty, if the team wanted, for a 1-year minimum salary contract. These contracts are specifically designed for teams to be able to have multiple options during training camp.
The one-year minimum contract offered to Davis during training camp would have amounted to $ 66,079. Davis, being waived for this season, still remains a restricted free agent with the Liberty, allowing the team to extend a similar offer for next season. Davis was let go within a week of training camp, so let us now dive deeper to understand her exclusion from the team this season.
What is Kaitlyn Davis’ annual salary? Why is it voided?
As discussed earlier, Kaitlyn, if extended to the regular season, would have been offered a 1-year minimum guarantee of $ 66,079. This is the standard offering for training camp contracts across the league. However, Kaitlyn was waived before she could get the chance to reap the rewards of her contract.
Davis’ contract was voided within a week of training camp. Although no reason was provided by the Liberty, we know that this is a standard practice in the league as teams need to trim down their roster to a maximum of 12 players before the start of the regular season. And the team, coming off a championship season in 2024, already has considerable depth. Led by veterans like Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones, and Natasha Cloud, it can become difficult for players like Davis, who are late 2nd-round or 3rd-round picks in the draft, to be part of the regular-season rosters for WNBA teams.
It would have been nice for Davis to have secured a regular-season contract for the Liberty. Davis even played last season in the Mexican ‘Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Femenil’ for the Rojas de Veracruz. She averaged 13.3 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.3 steals per game last season. Davis’s potential is quite evident, but how much has Davis earned over the years?
What is Kaitlyn Davis’ Net Worth?
Davis would have made a good bit of money had she played the last season with the Liberty. Even though she did not play in the WNBA, she did try out for a season in the Mexican league. Potentially earning a decent salary down south. All the tryouts and international games have piqued a keen interest in fans in her net worth. But there is no public record of her earnings in the Mexican league.
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