Clark was first within the fan vote, setting a brand new file. She obtained the fourth-most votes among the many media, which might be extra sensible, however nonetheless appears somewhat low.
Clark has greater than lived as much as the hype because the No. 1 choose popping out of Iowa within the 2024 WNBA Draft. She completed fourth within the MVP voting as a rookie, in addition to being named an All-Star.
As an illustration, Clark already has essentially the most video games with 25 factors and 10 assists in WNBA history.
In a win over the Liberty in June, after lacking 5 video games because of damage, Clark scored 32 factors, grabbed eight rebounds, dished out 9 assists and made seven three-pointers, changing into the primary WNBA participant to file that stat line.
It was the third time Clark had not less than 30 factors, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, which is essentially the most any participant has achieved of their first two seasons within the WNBA. Candace Parker did it twice in her first two seasons.
To be truthful, Clark has struggled just lately, going via the worst shooting slump of her profession.
But, she’s nonetheless averaging 18.2 factors per recreation and is second within the league with 8.9 assists per recreation, on prime of 1.6 steals. Her three-point share is right down to 29.5 %.
So, there may be some justification for the best way gamers voted, however Clark has missed seven video games, and her drop in share relies on current struggles, which could be injury-related.
Historical past tells us Clark’s current struggles will not proceed. We’ll see Tuesday evening within the Commissioner’s Cup ultimate towards Minnesota, assuming she will play.
Both method, it is onerous to fathom that gamers consider there are eight guards within the WNBA higher than Clark.
It looks like Vitale is correct, and jealousy could be clouding their judgment.
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