One of the greatest players in the WNBA right now is Caitlin Clark.

INDIANAPOLIS: Christie Sides, the head coach of the Fever, had an objective in mind for Caitlin Clark before the Olympic break. Sides wanted to give her the freedom to take the lead vocally for the team even though her point guard was contributing much to the Fever’s statistical dominance.

In order to accomplish this, she made Clark lead her teammates during practices by telling him what she wanted to be communicated to the rest of the team. The players always heard Clark’s voice, whether it was calling plays during scrimmages or alerting them to the upcoming drill. Since the restart, the outcomes are clear. Clark is at the core of the Fever’s comeback, making them one of the hottest teams in the league. Her efforts are paying off in numerous ways in addition to the box score, where she is averaging 22.6 points, 7.8 assists, and 5.4 rebounds on 45.2% shooting since the league resumed.

Right now, Kelsey Mitchell, her teammate, is playing about as well as anyone in the league. She became the first player in franchise history to score 20 points in five straight games on Wednesday when she scored 23 points in the team’s victory over the Sun.
In that time, Clark has translated the knowledge she gained in the gym to the court, making quick play calls to get Mitchell the ball when she is on a hot streak. Yes, it’s what you would anticipate from a seasoned point guard, but maybe not from someone who is just in their third month of play.

It’s a brilliant illustration of how Clark soared above the halfway point of a strong rookie campaign to become a true star. It looks like Clark was able to overcome the so-called rookie wall, which stops most first-year players by midway.

Before Wednesday’s victory, Sides remarked, “I think that Olympic break really helped her out with that rookie wall, her getting that full week off and getting her legs under her.” “She never stops learning about the game, her teammates, and the kind of play we’re attempting to employ. I adore that she is a playwright first and foremost. She is located there. I adore that.

At this point, the records are disappearing every night, a lot of them because of that playmaking. However, in addition to setting the rookie single-game record earlier in the season, Clark also established the rookie 3-point record in the win over the Sun.In addition, she holds the records for most assists in a rookie season and most assists in a single WNBA game. In the final game of the regular season, if she keeps up her current pace of 8.1 assists per game, she would shatter the record for the most assists in a single season in the league.

For Clark, shattering records has become second nature. This season, she has received numerous awards as a result of it; the most recent was being awarded the inaugural Eastern Conference Player of the Week.