Caitlin Clark is the biggest story in the WNBA this season. After rewriting the NCAA record books and leading the Iowa Hawkeyes to back-to-back national championship appearances in the past two years, Clark has electrified the WNBA. Everything from the WNBA draft to nearly every game she has played has set viewership high marks. Discussions about Clark and her acclimation to the league, or her status for Olympic play, have dominated the airwaves.
Clark opened the season with the fourth-shortest odds to win WNBA MVP as a rookie and she is currently the runaway favorite to win the Rookie of the Year Award (-700 at ESPN BET.
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But … quietly … it’s not at all clear that Clark has been the best rookie.
And as the season progresses, it has been Clark’s college rival Angel Reese who seems to be most rapidly acclimating to the WNBA game and turning in increasingly dominant performances. Let’s explore.
Rookie of the Year
Leader: Caitlin Clark (-700)
In the hunt: Cameron Brink (+825), Angel Reese (+1000)
Longshots of interest: Kamilla Cardoso (+4000), Rickea Jackson (+5000), Aaliyah Edwards (+7500)
Clark is leading all rookies with 15.6 PPG, ranks second in the WNBA in total 3-pointers made (37) and fourth (leading all rookies) with 6.0 APG. She…
