INDIANAPOLIS — Preseason games — in any sport — are rarely remarkable. Friday in Dallas might be the exception.
In an exhibition game against the Dallas Wings, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark will make her WNBA debut, and as her career starts she faces the huge expectations that usually accompany being a No. 1 draft pick.
But after a record-breaking four seasons at Iowa, Clark has even more eyes on her than any previous top selection.
How might she compare to the great guards who went before her as the top overall pick?
Will she be an elite passer like Sue Bird and Sabrina Ionescu? Will Clark — who scored more points than any women’s or men’s player in Division I history — be a WNBA scoring phenom like Diana Taurasi or Seimone Augustus? Can she develop into a top-notch defender like Jackie Young?
Before Clark plays her first WNBA preseason game Friday we look at all the former guards who were drafted first overall and have helped set the standard in the WNBA: Bird (2002), Taurasi (2004), Augustus (2006), Lindsey Harding…
