Since the WNBA returned from its Olympic break, Caitlin Clark is averaging 24.6 points, 9.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. She is shooting 50 percent from the floor and 38.6 from behind the arc.
Her Indiana Fever are 6-1, giving them a 17-16 overall record. A team that finished dead last in the league a year ago has already clinched a spot in the playoffs and is trying to chase down a 5 seed.
Clark is playing like at top-10 player in the league, perhaps top five.
No, she isn’t A’ja Wilson of Las Vegas, who should be the undeniable, unanimous choice as league MVP, but it’s a lot closer than anyone could have imagined back in May.