It is fair to say Caitlin Clark lived up to the expectations after she was drafted as the No.1 pick. Helping the Indiana Fever to the playoffs, selling out arenas, breaking league records, and claiming the ROTY, the 22-year-old ticked the right boxes. But one not much on the surface was her impact on the squad and Lexie Hull is here to offer a glimpse.

On Sunday on The Young Man and The Three, Hull came to the fore to share what she loves about the changes Clark brought in the gameplay and how she handled that.

“I definitely got passes and I tried to finish, but I wasn’t expecting to get all,” Hull begins. “Now it’s like, ‘okay every cut I have, every cut I make, every fast break I run, like I have a real opportunity to get the ball’ which definitely like took me a second.”

Entering the W holding the record for third-most all-time assists, Clark was aware of her strength and she did not let it dwindle. During the game against the Dallas Wings, Clark finished with 19 assists, having the highest W record for a single game ever. She then broke the record for most assists in a single season (337). At the receiving end of this was Hull for a large part, who built on the 22-year-old’s passes, though new, after noting the potential they held.

“And I really just took one of those to get my head around like Oh, she’s all the way down to the other end of the floor. And she could still make the pass to me down at the block at the cent. So I mean it’s been awesome and I think it’s so fun to be able to know that you’re not just cutting to cut. You’re cutting with the possibility of actually making a really cool play. So that makes it that much more worthwhile,” Hull stated.

Hull had a career high of 22 points this season during a game against the Seattle Storm. The assist for the first 2-pointer came for Caitlin Clark and then about 2 more. The 22-year-old finished the night with game-high 9 assists. “Honestly, I was more excited about her passing ability than her scoring,” Hull had admitted previously, while revealing “there is a lot of confidence from her,” and she capitalized on it.

So the Fever rookies’ unexpected passes did prepare Hull to be more focused. Meanwhile, Clark also has been appreciative of Hull’s game.

Caitlin Clark showers praise on Lexie Hull

When Hull hit her career-high 22 points against the Seattle Storm this season, the logo-three Queen was floored by her abilities. In the game, the 25-year-old hit 6 out of 7 threes. So when the game ended in their favor and the Fever won by a 92-75 margin, Clark took X to share her happiness for Hull.

“This is now a Lexie Hull fan account,” Clark tweeted. That was the first time when Christie Sides had given a chance to Hull during the opening quarter itself and she along with Clark combined for 48.91 % of the team’s total points. To top that, they had 9 out of the 15 three-pointers. Indeed, a special coordination between them on the court.

Hull ended up being a regular on the Fever roster with the team going 6-3 with her in the starting lineup. She also peaked with 63.2% from beyond the arc post-Olympic break.  Clark was aware of the efforts, commending her for covering the court, chasing the best players, and being the defensive anchor for the team. “I think it’s added a whole other dynamic for us,” she said, speaking of her growth in 3-pointers as well.