But earlier this year we found out that basketball great Diana Taurasi 's Russian hoops team ( UMMC Ekaterinburg ) was actually paying her to sit out the 2015 WNBA season .
It 's simply the land of lucrative contracts .
Earlier this year we found out that basketball great Diana Taurasi 's Russian hoops team ( UMMC Ekaterinburg ) was actually paying her to sit out the 2015 WNBA season .
It 's simply the land of lucrative contracts .