Angel Reese getting a vote over Caitlin Clark for Rookie of the Year isn’t that outlandish

This whole narrative of Angel Reese vs. Caitlin Clark is so over, but of course it pops up when the Indiana Fever guard was one vote away from a unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year award.  And it’s silly. Because Reese had an unbelievable rookie year and deserves some flowers. This is a player who exploded on a worse Chicago Sky team and broke the WNBA single-season rebounding record and didn’t even finish out the season. She broke the rookie record for double-doubles.

There are a lot of questions flying around about who among WNBA reporters voted for Reese. That is moot (and also, if you’re hunting around for the reporter who did it to shame them, that’s horrible and you should stop it immediately).  It’s not that hot of a take. Does Clark deserve the award? Without a doubt! Maybe it’s more surprising that there weren’t a few more votes for Reese.

Shoutout to the voter who voted for Angel Reese and didn’t let Caitlin Clark be the unanimous Rookie of the Year…because that race was closer than some of y’all think. Bye pic.twitter.com/Cv5L0XYMAr

— The Hoop Kitchen (@TheHoopKitchen) October 3, 2024