The debate is over: Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark wins WNBA Rookie of the Year

Let the debate end. Caitlin Clark is the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, according to a report by Shams Charania.

She is the second straight Fever player to win ROTY, as Aliyah Boston unanimously took home the award in 2023.

The rookie Fever star, picked No. 1 in the 2024 Draft, lived up to sky-high expectations this season. After a 1-8 start, she helped turn Indiana around to a 20-20 regular season and its first playoff berth in eight years.

On top of that, the Indiana Fever star broke too many rookie records to reel off. But here are the headliners:

∎ She broke the rookie scoring record (769), setting a Fever franchise single-season points record in the process

∎ She broke the rookie and league-wide single-season assists record (337).

∎ She broke the rookie 3-pointers made record (122).

∎ She became the first WNBA rookie to record a triple-double. And did it twice.

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In addition to rookie records, she also broke WNBA single-season and single-game assists (19) records. Her franchise-record 769 points barely edged out teammate Kelsey Mitchell, who had 767 this season.

On Sunday. the Fever rookie star was named first-team All-WNBA and was unanimously named the WNBA Rookie of the Year by a 15-person panel by the Associated Press. It marked the second year in a row for a Fever AP Rookie of the Year winner, joining 2023 No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston. Clark also finished fourth in the MVP voting, behind only A’Ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.

Clark averaged 19.2 points (seventh in the league), 8.4 assists (first) and 5.7 rebounds. She is the first player in league history to lead the league in assists and be top-10 in scoring in the same season.

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