Heading into the second half of the WNBA season, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark’s recent run of elite play has catapulted her from the Rookie of the Year race to MVP contention. Though Clark has had her share of critics in the past, one women’s basketball analyst saw her meteoric rise coming all along.
ESPN’s Rebecca Lobo posted about Clark’s potential ground-breaking rookie season in February, before the former Iowa standout was drafted. Clark, who was chasing the NCAA all-time leading scorer’s title at the time, was set to enter the 2024 WNBA draft in April as the projected No. 1 pick.
