It’s been quite the week for WNBA rookies. Two earned All-Star bids and one was named to her country’s Olympic roster. Meanwhile, the league announced a new docuseries that will follow members of this rookie class as they navigate their first year as professionals.
Here’s how things look for the league’s youngest stars:
The No. 1 draft pick capped off her first two month’s of WNBA play with an All-Star bid. The Indiana guard earned the most votes out of any player with 700,735.
Clark and the Fever are also hitting their stride after a difficult start to the season. The Feverplayed a brutal schedule that included 11 games in a 20-day stretch. They started their slate with five straight losses, but are now 8-13. Clark leads her team in both assists (7.1) and steals (1.3), while also averaging 16 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. She’s also third in assists per game behind leader Alyssa Thomas (7.5) and Natasha Cloud (7.4). The rookie enjoyed one of her best games of the season in an 88-82 win over Phoenix on Sunday, when, despite only shooting 28.6% from the field, Clark nearly recorded a triple-double. She finished with 15 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds.
Clark’s biggest issue so far is turnovers, as the rookie also leads the league in that category with 5.6 per game. Thomas is next on the list with 3.9 per game.
