NEW YORK — When Las Vegas Aces (and Raiders) owner Mark Davis proudly announced that new head coach Becky Hammon would be the first WNBA coach to earn an estimated $1 million salary — for a reported five years — there was reason to celebrate.
Davis confirmed the figure during the Raiders’ introduction of their new GM and head coach, Dave Ziegler and Josh McDaniels.
“Little girls, guys, anybody can look at her and say, ‘She’s just like me. A small basketball player who’s retired and she got the job and she’s making a million dollars. I can do that too.’ That was really important to me to bring in that kind of value,” Davis boasted.
