After being 4× WNBA All-Star, part of All WNBA First Team & Rookie Team, Elizabeth “Liz” Cambage left back in 2023. But even without the WNBA in her life, Liz isn’t sweating it. In fact, she’s living her best life, as her recent trip to Las Vegas proves.

The Australian basketball star, packed an entire day’s worth of extravagance into just 12 hours. From flying on a private plane, partying it up, and DJing with her friends in the heart of Sin City, she made every moment worth it. It’s clear that Liz knows how to keep life exciting and very, very luxurious. 

She put up multiple pictures of herself on Instagram story having fun. She ended the spam by writing, “12 Hours in Vegas is the vibe” and thanking her DJ friend Carlita. But before all this, the baller’s time in the WNBA has always been dramatic, to say the least. 

After being drafted in 2011, she bounced between four teams and never managed to stay for consecutive seasons. Her final stint with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2022 ended in a messy parting. According to Liz, the Sparks sold her a “Hollywood lie,” offering perks like rent payments and a car, promises she says never materialized.

“It was a toxic situation,” she told Taylor Rooks in an interview. She walked away mid-season after just 25 games, leaving behind a salary of $170,000 and settling for $141,386 in a contract buyout. But it doesn’t stop there. Back in 2021, Cambage also denied allegations of using a racial slur during a pre-Olympics scrimmage. And then there was the fallout with former Sparks teammate Jordin Canada, who disputed Liz’s claims of being mistreated. Needless to say, Liz’s WNBA career was as tumultuous as it gets. After that, she never returned. But how is she affording this luxurious livelihood, as her IG stories show?

Elizabeth Cambage bags $1 million contract

When the 6’9 center left the WNBA, many wondered if her basketball career—and paycheck—was over. Turns out, not even close. The star has had a string of international gigs, though not without controversy. 

After leaving the Sparks, Liz signed with Maccabi Bnot Ashdod in Israel and has a long history of playing in China, where she’s been warmly welcomed.

In November 2023, it was announced that she had signed a million-dollar, three-month contract with the Sichuan team in China. Compare that to the WNBA’s 2024 supermax salary of $241,984, and you can see why Liz isn’t exactly itching to come back to the U.S.

“I’ve always loved my time in China, and I’m looking forward to getting back on the court,” she said at the time of joining. For her, the Chinese league offers not only financial security but also the opportunity to play at a competitive level. And with the WNBA’s pay scale still in question, the WBCA star’s choice to go international makes sense.