INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark entered the WNBA this past spring amid a myriad of questions about how she would handle the transition to professional basketball.
Three months into her pro career, the answer seems clear: better than expected.
It may have taken a little longer than Clark or the Indiana Fever would have liked, but the 6-foot guard is having a record-setting rookie season and crafting a new image along the way.
The No. 1 draft pick entered the league after a decorated college career with the Iowa Hawkeyes, the all-time leading scorer in NCAA basketball history and known for those extra-long 3-pointers. Now she has assists records.
“I’ve always been able to see something happen before it happens,” Clark said recently after the Fever defeated the Phoenix Mercury and completed the franchise’s first season sweep of any team since 2020. “I think (Kelsey Mitchell) can tell (now) when I want her to go back door, when I want her to cut off the ball or anything like that. It’s that chemistry you get when you’re used to playing with one another.