Caitlin Clark excels and sets herself out in a special way from the WNBA rookie class.

Basketball players who have made the most 3-pointers have altered the game’s regulations and ushered in a new age of play. The 3-point shot is an art. The NBA adopted a new approach in the 1990s when sharpshooters Ray Allen and Reggie Miller rose to prominence. In the following decades, record-breakers Stephen Curry and, Klay Thompson would alter the course of basketball history by making the 3-pointer far more popular than the slam dunk.However, in the WNBA’s 27-year existence, none of the 12 clubs had ever faced a player quite like Caitlin Clark. Of course, Diana Taurasi, the all-time leader in points, is capable of making accurate long-range shots, and Sabrina Ionescu and Kelsey Plum are equally potent behind the arc. Though her Indiana Fever are getting closer to the playoffs, Clark is already making a name for herself as a different kind of shooter.Given that Clark’s play deserved comparisons to Curry during her stellar four years at the University of Iowa, this may not come as a total surprise. However, Clark’s collegiate style has nearly perfectly transitioned to the professional levels despite a few early stumbles in May and June. With the Fever at 16-16, they are on the verge of their first winning season since 2015 (the last time Indiana made the WNBA Finals).Clark seems more than capable of upending the current power structure in the WNBA after creating history at Iowa and leading the Hawkeyes to the national championship game in 2023 and 2024. In her rookie season, the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader is averaging over 18 points per game and leads all WNBA players with 8.3 assists per game.