The curious case of Kelsey Plum: WNBA star who gave up $1.4M deal and asked for exactly $999,999— nobody knows why it’s one dollar short of $1m
Kelsey Plum’s unusual $999,999 contract with the Los Angeles Sparks was no accident. She deliberately accepted less than the $1.4 million veteran supermax to give the team more salary-cap flexibility. Plum later said taxes and avoiding the need for a seven-figure salary influenced the decision, though her claimed $13,000 tax saving was based on a…
