Caitlin Clark is in line to make extra historical past — the NCAA phenom might develop into basketball’s first-ever $5 million girl, if she accepts a large deal from Ice Dice‘s Big3 league … TMZ Sports activities has discovered.

Sources with direct information of the deal inform us Dice’s up and coming basketball league has already put the unprecedented supply on the desk for Caitlin — $5 million to play 8 common season video games and probably 2 playoff video games! That is it … 10 video games for $5 mil, assured.

We’re instructed she would additionally get “substantial extra compensation” from merchandising and sponsorships — however this is the most important rub to the deal … Big3 would permit her to additionally play within the WNBA.

Caitlin, who’s Iowa Hawkeyes are preparing for his or her Candy 16 recreation this weekend within the Ladies’s NCAA Match, has already declared herself for the WNBA draft subsequent month … and the Indiana Fever have made it clear they’re choosing Caitlin with their #1 decide.

There are solely 2 common season Fever video games that would probably battle with the BIG3 schedule — so, we’re instructed Dice’s league sees this as a win-win-win scenario for each leagues, and clearly, Caitlin.

CC is the most important identify in school hoops this season, as she grew to become the all-time scoring chief in NCAA historical past … and that is for men and women, as she topped “Pistol” Pete Maravich‘s 54-year-old file of three,667 factors. So, there is no thriller why the BIG3 would go all out to get her.

Here is how astronomical this supply is for Caitlin — the highest-paid participant within the WNBA final 12 months was Erica Wheeler, who made $242,000. It is anticipated Caitlin’s WNBA deal can be barely greater than that, however nothing within the universe of the 7-figures she stands to make from BIG3.

She can be the primary feminine participant within the BIG3, however she’s famously grown up enjoying and working towards in opposition to male gamers … so, that is nothing new for her.

The one potential hitch is that BIG3 and the NBA — which operates the WNBA — have unhealthy blood. TMZ Sports activities broke the story … the U.S. Dept. of Justice launched an antitrust investigation final 12 months into allegations the NBA is making strikes to crush BIG3’s success.

It is unclear if the WNBA might or would block Caitlin or another participant from enjoying within the BIG3 — however doing so is perhaps a dangerous transfer, contemplating the DOJ investigation. As it’s, many WNBA gamers play in different leagues abroad throughout their offseason so as to make more cash.

We have reached out to Caitlin’s camp to gauge their curiosity within the probably history-making deal … we’ll let ya know as quickly as we hear again.