The expectations were high for Caitlin Clark even before she declared for the WNBA Draft. Throughout the ensuing months they only grew for the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer tasked with bringing the Indiana Fever back to prominence. And she delivered.
Despite a rocky start that Clark joked during the playoffs she doesn’t like to think about, she delivered one of the best first-year seasons in league history to lead Indiana back to the playoffs and earn the honor of 2024 Rookie of the Year, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.
Clark averaged 19.