ESPN analyst makes strong case for Angel Reese as WNBA Rookie of the Year
CORRECTS TO CAITLIN CLARK NOT CAITLYN CLARK - LSU's Angel Reese, left, and Iowa's Caitlin Clark, right, pose for a photo before the WNBA basketball draft, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. The race for WNBA Rookie of the Year is heating up, and ESPN analyst Monica McNutt has the Chicago Sky’s“My Rookie of the Year is going to go based on the standings, because I think that is how you have the opportunity measure impact,” McNutton Friday.
In June, Reese also broke the league’s all-time single season record for consecutive double-doubles, previously held by two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker, recording 10 straight. She extended that streak to 11 double-doubles in a win against the Atlanta Dream on July 2. She is now one game away from tying Parker’s record for the longest double-double streak in WNBA history, which spanned two seasons .
Both Clark and Reese were named to the WNBA All-Star team that will face the USA women’s basketball team in the WNBA All-Star Game on July 20 in Phoenix, Ariz. It marks the first time two rookies have been WNBA All-Stars in the same season since 2014.“I gotta say of both of them, I have so much respect,” McNutt said. “The eye balls are as big as they have ever been and they are showing up and entertaining. Both have exceeded my expectations in their rookie season, for sure.
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