Rae Burrell is an American professional basketball player who plays in the WNBA as a guard/forward for the Los Angeles Sparks. She was drafted by the Sparks in the first round of the 2022 WNBA draft with ninth overall pick. In three seasons with Sparks, Burrell has played 69 WNBA games, averaging 4.8 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game, as per Basketball Reference. Besides WNBA, Rae Burrell also played with the University of Canberra Capitals in the 2022–23 WNBL season. In 2025, Burrell started playing with the Vinyl Basketball Club in the inaugural season of the Unrivaled 3x3 basketball league.
From 2018 to 2022, Rae Burrell had a successful college basketball career with the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, which represents the University of Tennessee in the NCAA Div I. Burrell played a total of 110 games for the Lady Volunteers, and averaged 10.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. She was awarded a spot on the SEC All-Second Team in 2021 and she was on the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2020. Before college basketball, Rae Burrell attended Liberty High School.
Rae Burrell Contract Breakdown
As per Spotrac, Burrell signed a 2 year, $250,000 contract with the Los Angeles Sparks, including $125,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $125,000.
How much is Rae Burrell getting paid?
Rae Burrell is set to earn $125,000 in the 2025 WNBA season. According to Spotrac, Rae Burrell signed a two-year contract worth $250,000 with the Los Angeles Sparks in February 2022.
How much does Rae Burrell make in a minute?
Rae Burrell’s salary for the 2025 WNBA season is set to be $125,000, so dividing that salary by the number of minutes available, 525,000, we get that Rae Burrell makes around $0.24 per minute in 2025.
Rae Burrell Career Earnings
After the end of the 2024 WNBA season, Rae Burrell has earned just above $227,000 from her WNBA contracts.
What are the terms of Rae Burrell’s contract?
According to her contract, Rae Burrell does not have any terms.
How much of Rae Burrell’s contract is guaranteed?
According to Spotrac, Rae Burrell’s entire two-year contract is guaranteed. However, Burrell will be an unrestricted free agent after the 2025 WNBA season.
Rae Burrell Contract History
February 2, 2024
Rae Burrell signed a two-year, $250,000 guaranteed contract with the Los Angeles Sparks.
June 17, 2023
Rae Burrell signed a contract with the Los Angeles Sparks for an undisclosed amount.
April 17, 2022
Rae Burrell signed a three-year, $208,338 rookie scale contract with the Los Angeles Sparks.
FAQs on Rae Burrell
A. Rae Burrell's position is guard/forward. She can operate as a shooting guard as well as a small forward.
A. Rae Burrell's salary is $125,000 for the 2025 WNBA season.
A. Rae Burrell went to University of Tennessee from 2018 to 2022.
A. Rae Burrell's wingspan is 6 feet 6 inches or 1.98 meters, as per her NBA 2k25 ratings.
A. Rae Burrell is rated 75 in the NBA 2k25.
A. Rae Burrell’s jersey number is 12 for the LA Sparks.
