Prior to the trade deadline, some fans were calling for the Indiana Fever (13-15) to make a move involving Lexie Hull, Katie Lou Samuelson or both. Hull has just started one game this season and her minutes are significantly down in comparison to the previous season, while Samuelson lost her starting spot to Olympic bronze-medalist Kristy Wallace for a significant part of the season.
Instead of GM Lin Dunn, it was Caitlin Clark who decided to act, going on a vacation to Mexico with Hull and Samuelson during the Olympic break. Did the move work? Hull made 6-of-7 of 3-pointers in the in the win over the Seattle Storm on Sunday, Aug. 18 as she scored a career-high 22 points. Samuelson, in contrast, has made 1-of-7 of her field goal attempts in the two games since the break, so there’s some room for improvement. But Hull, apart from being one of the best defenders on the team this season, has added “long-distance threat” to her resume. And no one has been happier about it than Clark.
This is now a Lexie Hull fan account
— Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) August 18, 2024
Speaking of which, Clark set another record, this time for most assists by a rookie with 232 (and counting). The former record of 224 stood for 26 years and was set by Ticha Penicheiro, who needed…
