Caitlin Clark gets the majority of the attention among this year’s crop of WNBA rookies, but she’s not the only first-year player with a chance to impact fantasy basketball lineups.
Here’s a look at other rookies who could shine in Year 1.
Cameron Brink, F, Los Angeles Sparks: Brink was drafted by the perfect team to make an impact right away. The Sparks lost 2016 MVP Nneka Ogwumike in free agency and Azura Stevens is out for at least the first month of the season after having surgery on the left arm she injured while playing in China. Brink will most likely start in place of Ogwumike and definitely play major minutes for the team. Brink was dominant in her senior season at Stanford and she’s extremely efficient when she’s on the floor. She averaged 17.4 PPG, 11.9 RPG, 2.8 APG and 3.7 BPG in just 25.4 MPG this past season. However, one thing to keep an eye on with her is foul trouble. She fouled out of four games this season and 15 during her career, which is tied for the fifth most among major-conference players over the past four seasons.
Rickea Jackson, F, Los Angeles Sparks: Jackson will help fill out a frontcourt that is…
