The 2024 Rookie of the Year Award is going to be settled between the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese. The hottest rivalry in the league is taking place on individual and team level, which has been a marketing miracle. In a couple of years, this could be the duel to follow for the MVP. Before that happens, let’s focus on the race for the Rookie of the Year award. And what a race it’s been so far…
Caitlin Clark (Indiana Fever)
Caitlin Clark leads all rookies with 16.7 points and 7.8 assists per game, while adding 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals. She’s been playing under enormous pressure as one of the most hyped prospects to enter the WNBA. And she’s mostly delivered on her promise. She’s not at her Iowa level—at least not yet—but she already achieved some groundbreaking milestones, like being the fastest player in WNBA history to tally 300 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists, and the first rookie to record a triple-double. The downside of her rookie year has been turnovers; she’s the league leader with 5.5 per game. If she wins ROY, some people…
