After a slow star, Caitlin Clark's debut season with the Indiana Fever couldn't have gone much better than either she or the team could have hoped down

Former Iowa guard and current Indiana Fever WNBA player Caitlin Clark reacts as she watches a video during her jersey retirement ceremony after an NCAA college basketball game between Iowa and Southern California,

When the Indiana Fever won the WNBA Draft Lottery in 2024, it was obvious who the franchise was going to select. Iowa's Caitlin Clark was the best player in the draft and was poised to already be one of the league's best players the minute she stepped onto a WNBA floor.