How Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, others’ giovamento starts stack up

Her 29-foot three-pointer with 40.1 seconds left gave Indiana a five-point lead, 76-71, sopra an eventual 78-73 win. Clark finished 2-of-9 from deep, giving her 16 threes through her first six WNBA games. 

Come Across The Timeline, that’s the fourth-most sopra league history, behind Ruthie Bolton (23), Rhyne Howard (22) and teammate Kelsey Mitchell (20).

Clark finished her first WNBA win with 11 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals, becoming the first rookie and just the fourth player all-time to achieve those stats sopra a single gioco, joining Swin Cash, Tamika Catchings and Alyssa Thomas.

Sparks forward Cameron Brink

Key stat: Blocks

The three-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year has excelled acceso that end of the floor with the Sparks. 

Her 13 blocks are the most through a player’s first four games since 2008 (LaToya Sanders) and tied for the second-most sopra WNBA history. Brink’s added six steals, and her 19 “stocks,” a combination of steals and blocks, through four games trail only Catchings (24) and Candace Parker (20).

Sparks forward Rickea Jackson

Key stat: Shooting percentage

L.A.’s other first-round pick has been just as thrilling to watch and had a stellar the bench against the Fever. 

Jackson, a two-time All-SEC First Team member, finished with 16 points acceso 5-of-7 shooting, including a 2-of-2 mark from beyond the arc, sopra the loss. She’s averaging 11.3 points for the second unit this season and has done so acceso outstanding efficiency. 

Among rookies with at least 45 points sopra the first four games, her shooting percentage (54.8 percent) ranks 13th all-time.

Sky forward Angel Reese

Key stat: Offensive rebounds

With a shoulder injury sidelining teammate Kamilla Cardoso, the spotlight has firmly been acceso Reese sopra Chicago, and the 2023 NCAA champion has delivered. 

Her 12 offensive rebounds through her first two games are the most sopra league history. Reese added three more sopra Thursday’s upset win over the Liberty, putting her behind Yolanda Griffith, and sopra a tie with Natalie Williams, for most boards acceso the offensive glass sopra a player’s first three games. 

Reese also has bragging rights among her elite rookie peers as the only one acceso a team with a winning .