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Caitlin Clark Maybe only be in her second season in WNBA, but what she has already done for women’s basketball is enough for Cooper Flagg to place her on her Mount Rushmore.
During its initial press conference after that Dallas Mavericks On Wednesday night, the Duchy product was asked what players were on his NBA and Wnba Mount Rushmore.
Dallas Mavericks first collected Pick Cooper Flagg speaks to the media during a press conference at Dallas Maverick’s Practice Facility on June 27, 2025. (Jerome Miron-Preferred Pictures)
Flagg rattled by Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant as his top election in the NBA. For the women’s games, he appointed Candace Parker, Brittney laughs and a’ja Wilson.
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For his last election in WNBA called flagg Indiana Fever Star and qualified his choice and said he thinks she has earned that place because of her influence on women’s basketball.
“I might put Caitlin Clark in there just because she has changed the game so much, and that’s heading in the right direction,” he told journalists on Friday. “I just love what she’s been able to do.”
Clark was the first total choice in 2024 Wnba Draft after a prominent career in Iowa. She had an immediate influence on the pros and helped the fever of getting a playoff performance for the first time since 2016. She was named Wnba Rookie of the Year in a season that saw record viewership and participation.
Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after a three-point basket against Connecticut Sun in the second half of a WNBA basketball match in Indianapolis, Tuesday 17 June 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Wings Rookie Paige Bueckers say the expectations of Caitlin Clark in the middle of shooting are ‘inhuman’
Webenership boost includes fans like flagg.
“Honestly, it means a lot to me to see how far they have come and I will continue to see,” the flagg said while attending Dallas Wings Home match against the fever Friday night.
“I’m a big fan, so it’s really cool to just be here and be in this environment and get to see a great game.”
Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark (22) in the second half against Chicago Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 17, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Published Pictures)
Clark was sidelined from Friday’s Matchup and missed his other straight game due to a groin injury. The fever still surpassed the wings of the 94-86 victory, when Paige Bueckers, the first overall election in the 2025 WNBA draft, fell 27 points.
