The American Caitlin Clark, a generational talent who is called to change women’s basketball, She was chosen this Monday as number one in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever.
The Indiana team confirmed all the predictions that placed Clark at the head of its promotion and will now have the last two number ones in the draft on its roster, since in 2023 it was also able to choose Aliyah Boston first.
Become a great sports star in the USA beyond the university environment, Clark lands in the WNBA after a legendary career in the NCAA with Iowa, which was only missing the icing on the cake of winning a title after losing two consecutive finals.
Smiling and wearing an elegant white and gray Prada outfit, Clark, 22, walked onto the draft stage and received the Fever jersey.
Caitlin Clark is set to mark a before and after in women’s basketball in the United States. The young woman assured this Monday that her landing in the best league on the planet is not going to transform the way she views the sport.
“I have loved playing basketball since I was a little girl and that is not going to change,” she said as soon as she was chosen as number one in the draft. held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.
“The most important thing is to be myself and have a good time. If I do that, the rest will all go smoothly,” she added.
Indiana’s first game of the 2024 WNBA season will take place on May 14 at home and against the Connecticut Sun.
With impressive offensive talent, especially from the outside with stretches of brilliance reminiscent of Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Clark this year became the leading scorer in the history of college basketball (male and female).
The Des Moines native leads a stellar WNBA draft class that also includes Cameron Brink, Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese, with whom she starred in a fascinating rivalry in the NCAA.
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