Marina Mabrey’s clash with Caitlin Clark in the Fever vs Sun match quickly went viral, sparking debate about power, reputation and how rookies are received in today’s WNBA. The incident is now seen as a veteran’s bold statement, one with implications for rising players like Lexie Hull and future stars such as Paige Bueckers entering an increasingly intense and high-profile league.

Marina Mabrey has built a reputation for aggressive, high-energy basketball. Drafted in 2019 and now playing for the Connecticut Sun, she has spent time honing her skills overseas before returning to become one of the WNBA’s most outspoken figures.

Recently, she made headlines for requesting a trade and criticising the Sun’s front office when the move didn’t materialise. Whether it’s on the court or behind the scenes, Mabrey is not afraid to confront issues directly.

Her shove against Clark wasn’t an isolated incident; it was an extension of a mindset that values grit and accountability. According to IndyStar, the moment came after Jacy Sheldon was called for a flagrant foul on Clark, prompting Mabrey to immediately shove Clark to the ground in defence of her teammate.

Caitlin Clark got JUMPED 🤯 pic.twitter.com/oMj3a9wZiV — NBACentel (@TheNBACentel) June 18, 2025

Lexie Hull’s Test of Composure

Lexie Hull, still early in her WNBA career, found herself in the middle of the league’s most talked-about moment of the week. As Clark was fouled and tensions flared, Hull was seen nearby another young Fever player trying to adjust to the growing scrutiny.

The situation served as a harsh reminder that players like Hull are now competing in an emotionally charged environment where reputations are tested quickly. Playing alongside high-profile teammates and facing assertive veterans like Mabrey means Hull’s development depends not just on skill, but also on how she handles confrontational moments.

What Paige Bueckers Can Expect from the League

With Paige Bueckers recently joining the WNBA, Marina Mabrey’s actions send a clear warning. As reported by USA Today, Mabrey received a technical foul for her scuffle with Caitlin Clark, highlighting how veterans challenge high-profile newcomers. Like Clark, Bueckers will face intense scrutiny and physical tests from seasoned players. While Mabrey’s shove wasn’t directed at her, the message is clear: rising stars must prove themselves beyond hype and highlights.

A Changing Culture in the WNBA

The WNBA is undergoing a cultural shift. Players like Mabrey are reshaping its competitive landscape by challenging the next generation both physically and mentally. Gone are the days when rookies could enter without resistance. The modern league is driven by emotion, intensity and respect earned through battle.

This evolution is attracting a growing international audience. In the UK, fans have been especially tuned in to the ongoing drama and intensity of the 2025 WNBA season, with social media clips and commentary sparking wider interest.

A Defining Moment That Sets the Tone for the WNBA’s Next Generation

Marina Mabrey’s shove was not just a technical foul; it was a statement of identity. For young players like Lexie Hull and future faces of the league such as Paige Bueckers, it is a warning: in today’s WNBA, toughness matters just as much as talent. As the league continues to grow, moments like these will define how the next generation adapts to the spotlight.

Last week, we did a side-by-side comparison of three MVP frontrunners in the WNBA — Napheesa Collier, Caitlin Clark, and Allisha Gray. But a conversation and race that is maybe even closer than MVP this season is Rookie of the Year, where three candidates have separated themselves in the 2025 class. No. 1 pick Paige Bueckers in Dallas, as well as No. 3 pick Sonia Citron and No. 4 pick Kiki Iriafen, both in Washington.

All three are the current favorites for the award on Fanduel, with Bueckers leading the pack with the top odds (-1200), followed by Iriafen (+950) and Citron (+2500).

Similar to how we compared the MVP candidates, Bueckers, Citron and Iriafen’s statistics have been input into the chart below, side-by-side, sourced from Her Hoop Stats. And at least according to those stats, this is going to be an extremely close race between the three.

Rookie of the Year Leaders Statistic Paige Bueckers Sonia Citron Kiki Iriafen Statistic Paige Bueckers Sonia Citron Kiki Iriafen Team Record 4-12 7-8 7-8 Games Played 12 15 15 Points per game 17.7 14.2 13.3 Assists per game 5.8 2.1 1.5 Rebounds per game 4.7 4.9 8.8 Total Points 212 213 199 Field Goal % 45.70% 47.10% 49.70% Field Goals Made 6.7 4.9 5.2 Field Goals Attempted 14.6 10.3 10.5 Three Point % 30.80% 35.90% 0% Three Pointers Made 1 1.5 0 Three Pointers Attempted 3.3 4.3 0.1 Free Throw % 85.10% 84.60% 75.40% True Shooting % 54% 60% 54.00% Turnovers 2.7 2.1 1.8 Steals per game 1.8 1.1 0.7 Blocks per game 0.8 0.3 0.1 Usage rate 22.60% 18.80% 23.20% Assist:Turnover Ratio 2.38 1.03 0.81 Win Share 1.5 1.6 1.5 Offensive Rating 111.6 109.3 107.9 Defensive Rating 103.9 99.7 98

Before even getting into the stats themselves, it’s important to note that while Citron and Iriafen have both played 15 games each this season, Bueckers only has 12 games under her belt. Washington has a 7-8 record, and Dallas is at 4-12, but for an award that is usually has candidates from lottery teams, the team record isn’t as much of a factor as it would be for other awards. Now: To the numbers!

When it comes to points per game, Paige is currently averaging 17.7, with a total of 212 points in 12 games. Citron comes in second here with 14.2 points per game, just beating Bueckers for total points at 213. Slightly behind is Iriafen with 13.3 points per game and 199 points total. Bueckers takes the top spot in assists while Iriafen leads in rebounds, both not shocking given their positions at point guard and forward. Iriafen is shooting 49.7% from the field right now, the highest percentage among the three, yet Bueckers not only takes more field goals per game, but makes more per game than Iriafen and Citron. While Bueckers’s percentage is the lowest, she makes 6.7 field goals per game as opposed to Citron’s 4.9 and Iriafen’s 5.2.

The three-point comparison is only between Citron and Bueckers, given that Iriafen does not shoot the three-ball. Citron has the edge currently from distance, shooting 35.9% from three-point range compared to Bueckers’s 30.8%. Citron attempts 4.3 shots from distance per game, making 1.5, while Bueckers attempts 3.3 and makes 1.0 per game. Bueckers takes the lead in free-throw shooting, making 85.1% of her foul shots.

Citron is also leading the trio in True Shooting percentage, an advanced stat that considers the extra point value of three-point shots. Citron has a true shooting percentage of 60%, while Bueckers and Iriafen tie in that category at 54%.

Iriafen commits the fewest turnovers per game at 1.8, which makes sense given the fact that she doesn’t handle the basketball as much as Citron and Bueckers do as guards. Citron is committing 2.1 turnovers per game, while Bueckers is at 2.7.

Bueckers leads in both steals per game (1.8) and blocks per game (0.8), showing her versatility on the defensive end of the ball, yet Iriafen has the best defensive rating of the three, with the Mystics allowing just 98 points per 100 possessions in her minutes. Citron is right behind her at 99.7 points per 100 possessions, and Bueckers has a defensive rating of 103.9.

Bueckers then reverses the order in offensive rating, leading with Dallas scoring 111.6 points per 100 possessions while she is on the court, with Citron in the middle again with 109.3 and Iriafen with 107.9. Bueckers also leads in assist-to-turnover ratio by a wide margin at 2.38. Iriafen leads the pack for usage rate, at 23.8%, while Bueckers is just behind her at 22.6% and Citron sits at 18.8%.

In maybe the most telling category of all, Win Shares. Simply put, WS calculates the share of wins a player is contributing to their team, and it’s here that the margin between the rookies is smallest. Citron leads with 1.6, but Bueckers and Iriafen tie just below her at 1.5. These three are going to make it hard for voters in a few months, provided they play a similar number of games.

In the featured categories, Bueckers leads in 9 of them, while Citron leads in 6, and Iriafen leads in 5. They are all getting enough minutes (and will continue to play this much) to give voters a full set of data to base their vote upon. All three have a chance to get into the WNBA All-Star game as rookies, and all three seem to be a lock for the WNBA’s All-Rookie team at the end of the year.

While this award in particular is fun to debate about, the more important piece is knowing these three players are going to be excellent WNBA stars for years. They are future Team USA standouts, future MVPs, future No. 1 options. The future is so bright for the WNBA, and this draft class is such an example of that. Not only that, but in a landscape where there will be a lot of change to rosters next season, Dallas and Washington fans can rest assured knowing that their rookie stars are under contract long-term, and aren’t going anywhere.

The best team in the WNBA isn’t a simple question—it’s a debate. As the two juggernauts separate from the pack, we asked our experts: Who’s actually better?

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After the busiest offseason in league history, the WNBA regular season is now three weeks deep. But instead of new faces in new places dominating, it’s two very familiar ones leading the way. The Minnesota Lynx (8-0) and New York Liberty (7-0), the two teams who met in last year’s Finals, are both off to undefeated starts and look like they’re on a collision course for another title showdown.

To assess the WNBA’s two biggest forces, we brought in two of our own. The Ringer’s Seerat Sohi and Kellen Becoats got together to debate which unbeaten team has the advantage in the season-long marathon. Can the Liberty run it back? Or is it the Lynx’s time?

Kellen Becoats: When the Lynx and Liberty gave us the best WNBA Finals in recent memory last fall, it felt all but inevitable that they’d meet there again in 2025. The opening salvo of the regular season has only reinforced that sentiment. After three weeks, New York and Minnesota are the only undefeated teams remaining, with a collective 15-0 record. Starting a season on a winning streak is old hat for Minnesota, whose dynastic aspirations mean it seeks more than just a perfect start to reach its ultimate goal. But this is the Liberty’s best start to a season since 1997, and they’re enjoying being the hunted once again, wasting no time showing the league why they’re the reigning champs. So in the interest of making far-too-early predictions about a season that’s less than a month old, I’d like to go ahead and declare the New York Liberty the best team in the W.

New York has the best offense in the league, the best defense in the league, and a mascot that is more famous than most of the Golden State Valkyries’ roster. Look at the silly shit the Liberty were doing during Sunday’s 100-52 thrashing of the Connecticut Sun. (No, you didn’t read that final score wrong.) New York won by 48 points, and none of its starters played more than 24 minutes and the team made 19 of its 32 3s. And the only thing that’s been more compelling than Natasha Cloud’s seamless fit with her new team is her content partnership with Breanna Stewart. So with all that in New York’s corner, do you really think the Lynx are the better team?

Seerat Sohi: This question feels like a trap. For what it’s worth, the anthropomorphic elephant is also more famous than over half the roster she purports to uplift, but I digress. More to the point, like Marine Johannes in the pick-and-roll, I’m going to patiently dribble out the pressure while the play develops—or, in this case, the Lynx put together a complete game—and throw a crosscourt curveball.

grateful that CT is hedging these Marine screens so she can clip farm: pic.twitter.com/WKGWQ9t4ms — Lucas Kaplan (@LucasKaplan_) June 1, 2025

I need to talk this one out, if only to get it out of my system. I’ll start by indulging you with my worst fears about how dominant this Liberty offense could be. New York’s volume and accuracy beyond the arc early this season is truly without precedent. If it holds, the Liberty’s 12.3 3-point makes per game will shatter records previously set in 2021, 2023, and 2024 by … the New York Liberty. Their 38.6 percent shooting clip is currently 11th all time, and first among teams to average more than 22 attempts per game—oh, and they’re averaging just under 32.

Last year’s Liberty squad overwhelmed opponents with talent, but they became beatable when they lost their flow. Now, the core has another year of familiarity, and they’ve added the perfect short-roll connector in Cloud, whose drive-and-kick escapades can inject life into an offense that occasionally got too jump shot happy last season. Like Leonie Fiebich, Tash can also guard bigs when Jonquel Jones gets dragged out of the paint. Even if the shooting comes down to earth, their success is a result of an unavoidable truth: This group is hitting new peaks in sustainable ways.

Then again, should anyone really be surprised that the big-market team that was gifted last year’s championship by the refs has taken so well to being front-runners? Just kidding. I troll, I promise, with a purpose. After last year’s result, so much of the narrative energy immediately jumped to what was presumably stolen from Minnesota that it gave the Liberty a rare motivator for a reigning champ: something to prove. It’s a fire reminiscent of the one that—as The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant pointed out this week—Las Vegas rode to a back-to-back championship in 2023.

I will, however, see your T-Cloud and Stewie mash-up and raise you an incomparable duo: the StudBudz. Natisha Hiedeman and Courtney Williams are a must-see. Also, there’s a chance there’s something in Stewart’s many designer bags that’s holding her down? Stewie, once a 37 percent shooter on high-volume, high-difficulty shots, has shot just 26.7 percent on 333 attempts since August 17, 2023. At 30, she’s also averaging a career low in minutes, points, rebounds and 2-point attempts. It’s something to monitor, but not that big of a deal when you’re undefeated.

Do we have any more common ground to cover before I try to make my case for the Lynx, starting with the fact that Napheesa Collier might be the best player in the world?

Becoats: I couldn’t agree more with the “stolen championship” narrative giving the Libs something to chew on. Sabrina Ionescu has also said that winning a championship for the new members of the team is a big motivating factor for New York. Of the new players, only Tash has a ring, and I’m sure she’s hungry for another one anyway.

Speaking to your point about the differences between last year and this year, it’s honestly just so fun watching New York run its offense. I love Courtney Vandersloot dearly and Leo is a great option to have, but nothing compares to Tash surveying the court and getting to choose between passing to two ultra-versatile former MVPs and one of the best shooters in the league. And the shooting numbers the Liberty are posting would make Mazzulla Ball truthers blush. There’s just no easy way to beat them on either end and that should terrify the rest of the W.

As for Stewie, I really want to believe that the shooting will recover, but I thought the same thing last year before she finished at a tick below 30 percent from 3 for the regular season and got worse in the playoffs. Her current mark of 18.2 percent definitely concerns me, but she’s the only rotation player shooting below 35 percent. Even Satou Sabally’s 35.7 percent mark should be taken with a grain of salt since she’s taking over half her shots from beyond the arc and is fifth in the league in 3-point attempts. So it’s not a major worry yet, but I assure you all of New York is talking about it in hushed tones. That’s enough Libs talk, though, let’s get to your squad. (Also let it be known that we could write a whole other blog about StudBudz, because every new clip I see becomes my favorite.)

Sohi: Let’s start with the fact that Collier, who’s leading the W in scoring (25.1 points) with shooting splits (53/41/91) that would make Karl Smesko swoon, is just impossible to guard. Last year’s Lynx, at times, passed without a purpose and didn’t always get the ball into the hands of their best players. This year, Phee is taking the reins and maximizing her all-world talent.

There’s no one defender or scouting report that can account for a player who is lethal from everywhere on the court. Handoffs, slips, drives, post-ups—she throws the kitchen sink at you. Deny the pass, and she’ll back-cut you to smithereens. Trap her, and there’s no one who’s more pliable or patient under duress. She’s either breaking through or making the right pass. Everything she does, on and off the ball, is unpredictable. Pair her with Courtney Williams, the best midrange practitioner in the game, and you’ve got the league’s most efficient high-volume pick-and-roll duo. Phee, whose game has grown incrementally over the years, is just a little tighter with her handle this year, a little more accurate inside the arc, a lot more accurate outside it, and more importantly, a lot more aggressive, ranking fourth in the W in field goal attempts.

For a player that’s often been accused of being deferential, the last stat sticks out the most. She simply won’t allow herself to be denied, and at this point, there’s no scenario her game can’t adapt to. She’s a walking in-game adjustment, and she’s at the height of her powers, as a player and a leader. I imagine we’ll remember her resolve through Minnesota’s minor hiccups as nothing more than MVP-farming. Besides, the fact that the Lynx are 8-0 despite their inconsistency should terrify the rest of the league.

There are also subtle compositional differences within both squads this year. In the Finals, which were decided by a total of 18 points over five games, the Liberty scored exactly 18 more second-chance points than Minnesota. But the absence of Kayla Thornton (now on the Valkyries) and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (who suffered a season-ending injury), as well as a more spaced-out system, has resulted in New York generating a league low offensive rebounding rate and a near league low in second-chance points early this season. The Lynx, who struggled to collect their own misses and were last in the WNBA in paint points last year, have been aided on both fronts by the return of Jessica Shepard, whose physicality inside gives them a counter to their free-flowing, jumper-heavy style.

Becoats: You’re making a lot of good points. The second Phee walks on court, she just feels inevitable. Similar to how ridiculous it felt to consider anyone for MVP other than A’ja Wilson last year, the former UConn great is starting to leave the rest of the league in the dust. It’s absurd that the reigning Defensive Player of the Year has also made 41 (!!) percent of her 3s and has increased her points average by nearly six this season. She’s putting it all together like Voltron.

But I honestly think the secret sauce in Minny, outside of having one of the greatest coaches of all time, is continuity and depth. Just about the entire rotation that made the Finals run last year is back and ready to contribute. Alanna Smith’s inside-outside game is exceptional for a big, and her sharpshooting spreads the floor to let Courtney, Phee, or Natisha Hiedeman slide into the open paint for better shots. It’s also worth mentioning that Alanna and Kayla McBride are scorching the shit out of the net, with the latter splashing over 52 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

Where New York seems to overwhelm teams with an abundance of talent at nearly every position, it feels like the Lynx want to kill you with a thousand cuts. Sure, you might blow up the Phee-Court handoff, but maybe the latter senses that and slides into her middy with all the space her shooters are providing. Maybe you chase Alanna off the perimeter, but you don’t see Shepard creeping toward the basket for an uncontested layup. Or maybe you’re so focused on stopping everyone else that Hiedeman lights you up for 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting. The attack is so varied and beautiful to watch, and it’s been fun to see the team’s chemistry continue to grow after last year’s playoffs.

But we could talk in circles about how good these teams are for days! Do you have any parting thoughts on these juggernauts?

Sohi: In lieu of an upcoming matchup (the Lynx and Liberty don’t play until July 30, unless they match up again in the Commissioner’s Cup), I wonder who’s going to lose first. The answer, for both teams, might come on June 17, as the Lynx take on the Aces and the Liberty take on the upstart Atlanta Dream, whose giant frontcourt of Brittney Griner and Bri Jones could cause problems on the boards.

On a larger level, I keep thinking about how both teams have harmonized their talent and found a perfect balance between star dominance and egalitarian flow. After a frenzied offseason, the Lynx were the only team in the WNBA to return the same starting lineup, and the Liberty retained most of their core. While teams like the Fever, Aces, and Dream struggle to put their new puzzle pieces together, the two teams at the top of the league are comfortably humming above the fray, as paragons for virtues of continuity.

Becoats: What a poetic note to go out on. For now let’s enjoy getting to witness pure dominance—and this is goodforthe sport, no matter what people think of “superteams”—and hope we get a full series of Lynx-Liberty 2.0 in the playoffs. Will the Lynx enact their revenge or will the Libs become the next great WNBA dynasty? I guess we’ll (probably) have to wait until October to find out.

Robert Griffin III is trending all over the place, on every single social media platform. Some fans don’t like him, other support him. While social media battles it out, he and wife Grete are cashing out.

“Robert Griffin III becoming an engagement farmer who gives voice and credence to the worst sports fans is just sad. He’s been on this for a good while now, so his recent tweets do not surprise me at all. It’s just disappointing to see,” said one fan who doesn’t agree with the way Griffin responded to ESPN analyst Ryan Clark or handled the Angel Reese vs Caitlin Clark drama.

Robert Griffin III vs. Ryan Clark:

RG3’s battle with Ryan Clark that started out as an Angel Reese vs. Caitlin Clark debate turned a bit ugly when Clark used Griffin’s interracial marriage as the reason why he is choosing Caitlin Clark’s side in the rivalry. The discourse between the former ESPN colleagues started over the Fever-Sky game and what transpired after Clark was hit with a flagrant foul on an aggressive defensive play on Reese that sent Chi Barbie sprawling to the floor, nearly leading to a fight.

RG3 Says Angel Reese’s ‘Hate’ For Caitlin Clark Deeper Than Just Basketball

Griffin, who reacted in a video on X with his wife, Grete Griffin, sitting in the background, said that he believed Reese “hated” Caitlin Clark.

In a fierce rebuttal, Clark responded by bringing up Griffin’s wife and their home life.

“The one thing we know about RG3 is he’s not having conversations at his home about what black women have to endure in this country, about what young, black women and athletes like Angel Reese have had to deal with being on the opposite side of Caitlin Clark’s rise and ascension into stardom,” Ryan Clark said in a clip from his podcast. “If you’re RG3, when’s the last time within your household you’ve had a conversation about what she’s dealing with? You haven’t been able to do that because in both of your marriages, you’ve been married to white women,” he added. “You haven’t had opportunities to have those conversations to educate you on what they’re feeling, what black women deal with, what they’re seeing when they think of a young Angel Reese.”

Robert Griffin clapped back by posting another video response insisting that Ryan Clark crossed the line by bringing his family into it, saying, “Ryan Clark personally attacking me and my family personally over a sports opinion is cowardly, spineless, and weak,”

RG3 Is Rising Again In Sports Media World

The engagement that both RG3 and Ryan Clark got from this social media battle that has engulfed athletes, WNBA fans, activists, racists and mainstream media types, is priceless. Not too long ago, RG3 was a media member without a home as he was fired from ESPN in a round of sweeping layoffs. Then in August he got hired by FOX sports as its No. 2 college football analyst and with this latest social media explosion, it’s clear he is milking this situation for everything. His faithful wife, Grete is also all in on the money-making moves. She often sits behind him, sometimes commenting and engaging in his podcast takes.

RELATED: “That’s Not Something To Make Light Of” | Why Robert Griffin’s Connection To And Defense Of FSU Played A Role In Shocking Firing At ESPN

Grete Griffin’s Glow Fitness Booty Bands Sell Out In Hours

While the beef was cooking and everybody on social media was taking sides and expending emotional energy on boosting Clark, or diminishing Reese, or protecting Reese and blasting RG3 and Clark, Griffin decided to repost a video of his wife, a former Florida State Track & Field star from Estonia, promoting her “Booty Band 3-Pack.”

BOOTY BANDS SOLD OUT!!! Wow.

Thank you guys for supporting my Wife’s business. Restock coming soon, so keep ordering and we will get them to you. You guys are the absolute best 🙏🏾https://t.co/U88BSZNsPa https://t.co/3EzLfKZ4T8 pic.twitter.com/Reg61Klg5R — Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) May 21, 2025

The website describes the Glow Fitness Booty Band as a “great way to give your glutes a hard workout, whether you’re at home, at the gym, or on the go.” RG3 was in the background clowning, making his wife laugh and hyping up the situation, with support for the product. The video has gone viral with over 1.1M views. The product also sold out in hours.

It’s a commercial but a sentimental and revealing moment in the lives of the Griffin’s whose relationship has exploded into the forefront, which ultimately benefits both of their careers.

Griffin III captioned the video:

“My wife is lifting up women of all backgrounds. LITERALLY. If you stand against discrimination and tearing down love, go support my wife’s business and get your booty right with booty bands at (the link to purchase).”

While all of this social media drama is transpiring, that “corny guy,” the artist formerly known as one of the NFL’s most lethal QB weapons, who allegedly made milk jokes on the job about his white wife, according to Clark, is taking this entire situation right to the bank and positioning himself (and his wife) to be powerbrokers in the podcast and sports media space. Robert and Grete Griffin are laughing all the way to the bank, in the midst of what others are making a life-or-death situation.

WNBA Fans Pick Side In Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers Debate originally appeared on The Spun.

Caitlin Clark may not have taken the floor in last night’s game between the Dallas Wings and Indiana Fever but that didn’t stop basketball fans from taking a side in the debate between her and Paige Bueckers.

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Both highly-touted No. 1 picks coming out of college, Bueckers scored 27 points in her team’s 94-86 defeat with six assists, two blocks and two steals. And it had people wondering whether or not the ex-UConn star is actually better than the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year.

“Paige Bueckers is an all-round better basketball player than Caitlin Clark but some of you aren’t ready for that conversation 🤫” a user said.

“Paige Bueckers is a better overall basketball player than Caitlin Clark and will be a better WNBA player,” another predicted.

“Paige Bueckers might be better than Caitlin Clark bro lol..” a fan laughed. “she can score in so many different ways it’s crazy.”

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“Paige Bueckers even beat Caitlin Clark to 200+ points and 50+ assists 👀” DraftKings Sportsbook shared.

“Paige Bueckers is so much better than Caitlin Clark. Just wait for her to get better teammates!!” another person exclaimed.

“Folks forget Paige Bueckers was Caitlin Clark before Caitlin Clark before injuries.”

“they want Caitlin Clark & Paige Bueckers to be opps so bad,” another user posted. “Just enjoy watching both of them hoop and STFU sometimes.”

Apr 14, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Paige Bueckers is interviewed by ESPN after being selected with the number one overall pick to the Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images.Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images.

It’s hard to argue with Paige’s talent as a former three-time All-American and national champion. But Caitlin’s skillset is also enormous and she has the type of showmanship and following that can single-handedly change economies.

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Like many sports arguments it all comes down to taste; however it’s almost impossible to imagine that these two won’t be among the W’s best when we look back on this argument 5-10 years from now.

Related: ESPN Breaks Silence On Stephen A. Smith’s Absence From ‘First Take’

WNBA Fans Pick Side In Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers Debate first appeared on The Spun on Jun 28, 2025

This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 28, 2025, where it first appeared.