"I'm the best player in the world and I have to go to a communist country" - Diana Taurasi on having to play in Russia because she wasn't earning enough in the WNBA originally appeared on Basketball Network.

As the WNBA's all-time leading scorer, one would assume contract dollars came easy for the legendary Diana Taurasi. However, the recently-retired superstar revealed during a three-part docuseries she played more than a decade of international hoops during her off-season to simply get to a reasonable salary given her elite level.

Diana Taurasi has declared which WNBA star should be the next player to receive a signature shoe. The all-time great said Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is the obvious choice for a signature shoe. Taurasi noted Clark's exclusive colorways with Nike, but said it's time for her to have an official signature shoe.