'She’s pretty incredible': Caitlin Clark ends MVP debate

With the Atlanta Dream and Chicago Sky losing on September 9th, sixth-placed Indiana Fever, thanks to Caitlin Clark, has clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2016.

Clark's impact on the Fever and the injury to Rookie rival Angel Reese have all but assured Indiana the Rookie of the Year title.

Clark guiding the Fever to the playoffs was no easy feat, with the previously struggling Indiana team reaching a .500 record for the first time since 2019 in August.

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And after averaging 19.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 8.5 assists per game, according to ESPN, there have been talks of Clark being in the MVP race with Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson.

However, in the build-up to Clark's clash against Wilson, when the Fever takes on the Aces, the Indiana guard quickly put her MVP talk to bed and praised Wilson's game.

According to Essentially Sport, Clark said: "She's pretty incredible. I mean, you watch her, and it's just unguardable. There's nothing anybody can do to stop it. She just like dominates, whether it's her mid-range game or she puts it on the floor. She's just so athletic but also affects the game on both ends."

"Everybody in the league knows you can't guard it; you basically live with what she's going to do to you every single night. You contain it as best you can. She's going to make some shots; it's going to be tough, and like I said, it's going to be a tall task to contain multiple people."

The 2023 WNBA Finals MVP missed out on winning the MVP award last season to the New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart, and she's made it her mission to win it this season.

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Wilson has put on some show-stopping performances for the reigning champions in 2024, including 36 points and 12 rebounds against the Dallas Wings in June and 42 points against the same opposition in August.

The two-time WNBA champion has led the Las Vegas Aces to 22 wins and 13 losses, putting them fourth in the overall WNBA Standings.

Wilson has averaged 27.3 points and 11.9 rebounds this season, leading her team in offense and defense. She leads the league in points average and blocks average (2.7 blocks per game) and ranks second in rebounding to Chicago's Angel Reese.

A recent injury to her ankle has given her MVP hopes a slight wobble, but if she is to win her third MVP award, she will join Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, and Lauren Jackson as the only players in WNBA history to win three MVPs.

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