ESPN Ranks Angel Reese Over Caitlin Clark For Rookie Of The Year Award

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ESPN is giving Angel Reese the edge over Caitlin Clark for the WNBA Rookie Of The Year award.

For the past month, Reese and Clark have gone back and forth in an epic battle as the top rookie in the WNBA.

In the past week, Reese broke the WNBA’s double-double record, while Clark became the first rookie in WNBA history to pick up a triple-double in a game.

In their latest rankings, ESPN gave Reese because she’s added many more wins to the Sky this season based on several different stats.

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For the most part, Reese has been a stat-stuffing dynamo in her debut campaign. She is a close second (behind Clark) in points per 100 possessions among rookies, leads by a mile in rebound rate and has been the best active defensive rookie following Brink’s injury

aside from teammate Lindsay Allen, no member of the Sky has been associated with more of an uptick in the team’s performance while on the court than Reese, who has overseen a 16.6-point improvement in Chicago’s net rating when she’s in the game.

Despite ESPN’s rankings, Clark still remains the overwhelming favorite to win Rookie of the Year.