“Hell no!” was Courtney Williams’ response when she was asked whether Caitlin Clark is overrated as a player. The Indiana Fever Guard emerged as a breakout WNBA superstar in her rookie season in 2024, shattering multiple all-time records. But as the hype rose, stadiums sold out, and viewership rose, so did criticism, and the balancing act led many people to label Clark ‘overrated.’
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Clearly, Williams disagrees with critics who say Clark’s gameplay is not worth the praise or limelight it deserves.
“And it’s like this girl (Caitlin Clark) coming in as a rookie and going, like, she broke the record for assists. I don’t think people really understand how crazy that is to do as a rookie in your first year doing this, but that’s epic. Shout-out to Caitlin Clark,” Courtney Williams said in an interview with his father, Don Williams, on September 3.
“Caitlin Clark got problems. Yeah, I just think about my rookie year, and I think about how I came into the league, and I’m like, bro, it was such a crazy, like, transition for me to just understand what it’s like to play at the pro level.”
The Williams father and daughter agreed in unison that there is no chance that Clark is overrated.
“Talking about Caitlin Clark, that girl ain’t overrated. That girl, what she’s bringing. You know she’s bringing the heat, boy, because she’s crossing them up, then pulling up. You know what I mean,” Don Williams added during the discussion with his daughter, Courtney Williams, as shared by X user Jason on September 3.
It’s very easy to see the point the Williams duo is trying to make, as very few players dominate the stat line the way Caitlin Clark has done ever since coming on as the number one pick in the 2024 draft.
She is the fastest player this century in WNBA or NBA history to reach 700 career assists, doing so in just 83 games. The guard out of Iowa has reached 20 career games with a 20-point, 10-assist double-double, extending her lead over any player in league history.
Clark became the first player in WNBA history to record 40+ points and 10+ assists in a single game when she dropped 45 points and 10 assists against the Seattle Storm on July 17.
Clark also holds the record with 6 career games featuring at least 30 points and 10 assists. Shockingly, the rest of WNBA history combined has produced only 4 such games, per the Indiana Fever.
Before heading to the FIBA World Cup in Germany, August saw Clark put up a historic display. According to an Indiana Fever release, Clark shattered league records by generating an unprecedented 44.7 points per game through her scoring and assists combined. She also averaged 24.4 points per contest, marking the highest single-month scoring average ever recorded by a WNBA point guard.
However, there is no consensus in the basketball community when it comes to Caitlin Clark, either for her on-court exploits or her off-court developments.
Earlier in the season, WNBA analyst David Dennis Jr. criticized Clark’s gameplay, highlighting that she ought not be as highly rated as she is.
“I don’t think you can make a compelling argument that Caitlin Clark is a top four guard in the WNBA,” Dennis Jr. said.
At the same time, WNBA analyst Robin Lundberg made a provocative claim: Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark might actually be underrated now.
“Sometimes I feel like Caitlin Clark has weirdly become underrated,” Lundberg said, per an X post on September 3.
Also, in ESPN’s recent rankings of the 50 best players in the W, Clark was edged out for the top spot by Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson. Currently leading the WNBA in scoring, Wilson is widely viewed by ESPN as a frontrunner for the 2026 MVP award, with the network noting that she has checked every box to secure what would be her fifth MVP trophy. Following Clark in second, the rest of the top five is rounded out by Breanna Stewart, Olivia Miles, and Paige Bueckers.
So while the debate rages on whether Clark is overrated, underrated, or fairly rated, fans will hope that Clark and Co. are at their best. USA is gunning for a fifth straight title at the FIBA World Cup, and anything less than a podium finish would be viewed as a miss, given the talent the current team has at its disposal, including Caitlin Clark.