WNBA Managers Admittedly Opt for Caitlin Clark as the Foundation to Construct Their Teams
🏀 In the 2025 WNBA Boss's Poll, Indiana Fever whiz Caitlin Clark scored the most votes as the player to cornerstone a franchise on! 🤯
Wanna start a WNBA ball club today and bring onboard any player? Hear this, homie: 50% of the votes declared Clark the one! That's right. She steamrolled Las Vegas's Aces' superstar A'ja Wilson (33%) in this supported vote-off.
Clark also tied with Las Vegas's Chelsea Gray as the best ball-handler, each nabbing 50% of the votes. Yes, you read that right—two outstanding point guards earning the same nod! 🤝
This 23-year-old phenom hailing from Des Moines snagged the WNBA's Rookie of the Year kudo in her debut season, not to mention earning spots on the All-WNBA First Team and the All-Star squad.
Clark's expertise was recognized further, taking 33% of the votes as the top-shelf shooter guard, nudging ahead of New York's Sabrina Ionescu and Minnesota's Kayla McBride (25% apiece). Clarkonce led the league in assistzoinkers (122 3s in 40 games) and assists per tilt (8.4) last season, y'all.
Gray received top recognition as the best passer (75%) and highest hoops IQ player (36%). Minnesota's Napheesa Collier got 67% of the votes for the MVP front-runner, while Seattle's Dominique Malonga got GM's attention as the future rookie with the highest potential (60%).
Paige Bueckers, the Dallas Wings' 2025 No. 1 draft pick, was recognized as the favorite for Rookie of the Year. 🏆
💥 Last season, this rookie sensation took the WNBA by storm, average-wicked 19.2 points, 8.4 assists, and 5.7 boards per game, all while shooting 41.7% from the hoof, 34.4% from downtown, and 90.6% at the charity stripe 🏀
Heard of her record-breaking performance? Clark made league history by recording over 50 points and 25 assists over any two-game span and breaking Diana Taurasi's legendary streak of 25-5-5 games for rookies. Boom! 💥
In Indiana's 110-109 victory over the Dallas Wings on Sept. 15, she burned up a career-best 35 points, y'all. 🔥
Mark your calendars! The WNBA's 29th season goes live on Friday, May 5. Minnesota travels to Dallas as Bueckers takes center court for her debut at 7:30 p.m. ET on ION, and ABC TV will slot a doubleheader on Saturday: the defending champions New York Liberty facing the two-time champs Las Vegas Aces at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Indiana hosting the Chicago Sky at 3 p.m. ET 🤘🏀
- In the WNBA's Rookie of the Year voting for the 2025 season, Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever received the majority of votes, securing a dominating 50% of the total votes.
- Despite a tough challenge from A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, who earned 33% of the votes, Clark overwhelmingly received the most votes in the WNBA Boss's Poll.
- In a unique twist, both Caitlin Clark and Las Vegas's Chelsea Gray were voted as the best ball-handlers in the WNBA, each earning 50% of the votes.
- In her debut season, Clark not only won the Rookie of the Year award but also earned spots on the All-WNBA First Team and the All-Star squad.
- Clark also received 33% of the votes for the best shooter guard, narrowly edging out New York's Sabrina Ionescu and Minnesota's Kayla McBride who each earned 25% of the votes.
- Additionally, Gray was recognized as the best passer, receiving 75% of the votes, and was also voted as the player with the highest hoops IQ (36%).
