When the Chicago Sky signed Jessika Carter on a training camp contract, hope flickered again. Maybe her breakthrough moment had finally come around. Yet, fate seems to have a cruel sense of déjà vu. Her WNBA journey continues to be plagued by short-lived contracts and untimely exits. Now, as new updates come, everyone is wondering: what might this season have looked like for her?

Jessika Carter’s Contract

New York Liberty offered Jessika her first professional contract, signing her on a rookie-scale contract via the 2024 WNBA draft. She was only the ninth player in the program’s history to be given a chance in the pros. Notably, the program had been seeing a drought since Teaira McCowan and Anriel Howard in 2019.

“Our fan base and staff have known for years that  is a pro,” said Sam Purcell. “The New York Liberty are not only getting a great player, but a phenomenal person and role model. From her dominance on the court to the way she attacks everyday, there is no doubt that her best basketball is ahead of her and we are excited to watch how she will continue to leave her mark in the league.”

Yeah, that chance to leave her mark? She got no chance for that. And since then, she has been on the move, signing contracts and then being forced to forget about them.

With the New York Liberty, where she signed a four-year rookie contract worth $297,045, including a team option for 2027, as part of standard WNBA rookie scale contracts. Then, following her waiver, Carter signed with the Las Vegas Aces on June 17, 2024. This contract was a one-year, rest-of-season agreement valued at $64,154, as confirmed by Spotrac. The came 2025 and she received a 1 year, $66,079 contract with the Chicago Sky as a free agent, making them her third team in such a short span.

What is Jessika Carter’s salary?

As of 2025, Jessica Carter was on a $66,079/1-year contract with the Chicago Sky, before the franchise waived her on May 12. Her monthly salary at the Sky franchise was around $ 5,506. Since she was waived, she no longer has an active salary in the WNBA and may have received a portion of this amount for her time in training camp, but no specific figures are available.

Jessika Carter’s Career Earnings

Apart from her salary, there are no other sources of income publicly known. Even though she was a model during her college days, her endorsement details are not publicly mentioned.

Jessika Carter’s College and Professional Career

The Georgia-born Jessika Carter played for Mississippi State University throughout her college career. After five seasons at MSU, she finished as the program’s all-time leader in games played and scored 1750 points, the sixth-highest in the program’s history. Defensively strong Jessika was MSU’s second-highest rebounder (1,120 career rebounds) and third-highest in blocks (238 career blocks). In 2024, she won the Gillom Trophy, recognized as the top award for the women’s basketball player in the state of Mississippi, for her breakout season.

As for her national team and overseas career, she played with the USA Team for the 2019 World University Games, helping the team win a silver medal at the event and also signed with AZS Poznań of the Basket Liga Kobiet for the 2024–2025 season

Her then-head coach, Sam Purcell, described her as “a great player, [and] a phenomenal person and role model.” She averaged 14.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks on 52.8 percent from the field in 31.4 minutes per game in 2023-24.

Jessika Carter, when she was drafted, was the ninth player from Mississippi State to play in the WNBA. The star was selected as the 23rd overall pick by the Liberty franchise in the 2024 WNBA Draft but was waived before the start of the season. She later signed a contract with the Las Vegas Aces. But after representing the side in two games for barely 4 minutes, Jessika was waived again on June 30th.

In the 2025 season, the Chicago Sky signed Jessika on a training camp contract, looking to strengthen its frontcourt. Sadly, the 25-year-old star was waived again without playing in regular-season games.