The Indiana Fever’s biggest move of the 2024 offseason will come on April 15, when Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will, presumably, call Caitlin Clark’s name first at the WNBA Draft. With a second-straight No. 1 pick, the Fever will add a player who will enter the league with sky-high expectations, which, in turn, will increase the pressure on an Indiana team that has not made the playoffs since 2016.
If @CaitlinClark22 gets drafted to the @IndianaFever this summer, I believe she will put up MVP-caliber numbers as a rookie. While her opponents will be at a different skill level than in college, her teammates will be at another level as well. Her game translates.
— Rebecca Lobo (@RebeccaLobo) February 4, 2024
Whether or not Clark arrives in the W as a MVP-level player, and especially if she encounters early, understandable struggles, it’s worth asking if the Fever have built a playoff-caliber team. While a partnership between Clark and Aliyah Boston (who very well might be the Fever’s MVP candidate) oozes potential, can the duo lead Indiana back to the postseason promised land in a league that features a growing number of championship-minded teams stacked with veteran talent?
And can free agent additions Katie Lou Samuelson and Damiris Dantas help them do so?
