Caitlin Clark made history Thursday, blowing away the previous record for fastest WNBA player to record 300 career points, 100 rebounds and 100 steals by doing so in her 19th game. No player had ever achieved it sooner than 22 games, per ESPN Stats & Information, and if we look at only rookies directly out of college, New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu held the previous record, at 27 games.
Despite the No. 1 draft pick’s record-setting versatility, Clark and the Indiana Fever — who faced a brutal schedule to begin her pro career — have had an uneven start. Just two of Indiana’s first 11 games this season came against teams with records of .500 or worse, while those 11 games were two more than any other WNBA team to that point. It’s no surprise the Fever started 2-9, while Clark had a season-low three points in the last game of that stretch.
Since Indiana’s schedule has evened out, both in terms of opponent quality and allowing the team more practice time to build around Clark’s one-of-a-kind skill set, the Fever have won four consecutive games for the first time since 2015. Eight…
