The Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark has tightened her hold on the Rookie of the Year award with just seven games left in the WNBA regular season. The 22-year-old and Chicago Sky teammate Angel Reese’s first-year competition was originally very close, but it now seems that Clark has the upper hand.
Clark has generated astounding averages of 24.0 points on 47.6 percent shooting, 5.0 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 4.0 triples per game on a 40.8-percent clip in seven games since returning from the month-long Olympic break.
More significantly, over the past seven games, Clark has guided the Fever to six victories. As of right now, they are sixth in the WNBA with a 17-16 record—the first time Indiana has finished above.500 this season.
Pundits and fans alike have praised Clark for his blazing streak. So much so that the former Iowa standout is now being discussed as a potential MVP candidate.
Former Los Angeles Lakers player Mychal Thompson is one individual who thinks Clark is a real contender for the MVP award. On Monday, the two-time NBA champion made a daring declaration regarding Caitlin’s MVP qualifications on Twitter (previously X).
See if I got this straight, Lemmy,” he murmured. “…The WNBA’s greatest guard…Leeds leads in both assists and points scored.has transformed the LEAGUE’S WORST team into a strong playoff candidate…Leeds is behind in assists.and after that, thisAverage number of games attended while Caitlin is present?fifteen thousandNot Caitlin? Eight thousand.That’s MVP 2 ME.
Thompson makes some good points here; he is the father of five-time NBA All-Star Klay Thompson. In addition to highlighting Clark’s outstanding stats, the former NBA first-round selection also provided some interesting data regarding Caitlin’s effect on game attendance.
Even while it might not be one of the factors used to choose the season MVP, this is still an important consideration.
For what it’s worth, A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces is still the favourite to win her third MVP crown in the upcoming year. Although it seems doubtful that Clark will be able to unseat Wilson this season, it will only be a matter of time until she wins her first MVP award in the WNBA.
