See my post above. Pro sports leagues have drafts and don’t allow players to choose where they go until free agency. That’s the material difference.Why don’t the women’s basketball team get cars? Or walk ons who start? Anyway, this kind of stuff is going to escalate unless it becomes regulated. Pro sports leagues at least have salary caps except for MLB.
Also, women’s basketball players and teams don’t get cars and money because the people footing the bill don’t care about it (mostly)