Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is always making headlines. She is one of the few fresh players the WNBA has. She is one of the few young players in the league who is loved by fans. Because of players like her, the WNBA is again reviving. The revival has already begun all along, with the WNBA bringing in three new teams by 2030.
Recently, a WNBA legend was asked a question: Whom would she want if she had a chance to run her own franchise? Hesitantly, she answered Clark.
The Iowa-born Indiana Fever star is one of the few helping to take the WNBA to a global stage and grow the league in every way possible.
Cheryl Miller Picks Caitlin Clark For Her Franchise
Miller is one of the greatest women ever to play basketball. So, her words might have some weight recently, when Miller was posed a hypothetical question.
Miller answered a question on the “All Fast No Brakes” podcast, which many WNBA fans would want an answer for. The question was simple: If she could establish her own WNBA team today and choose between Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, and Sabrina Ionescu as its foundation, who would she choose? Her answer was as simple.
“Ohh, that’s a good one! Wow. Since I had a very small window to coach this young lady, I’ve got to go with CC,” said Cheryl Miller.
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The three most prominent guards in the WNBA right now are definitely Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, and Sabrina Ionescu. With their boasting stats, these players are among the best in the league. With the WNBA expanding, the league could expect more young prospects with new teams coming in. However, the WNBA legend went with Clark even when she could have had WNBA champion Sabrina Ionescu. So, their relationship seems special.
Cheryl Miller Coached Caitlin Clark For 2024 WNBA All-Star Game
Few voices have more influence in women’s basketball. One of those names is Miller. She was one of the best college athletes of all time when playing for USC.
Miller suffered a knee injury in the late 1980s. After the injury, she sidelined herself from playing and started coaching as her injury didn’t allow her to play to her full potential. She coached at USC and even a WNBA team, the Phoenix Mercury, which she took to the WNBA finals in 1998. She didn’t win but did make a statement and showed her love for the sport.
Miller coached Caitlin Clark in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game, where she led Team WNBA to victory against Team USA in the Olympics. Many other wholesome moments between them were captured on tape. It might have been the place where both might have connected and built a strong bond.
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