Dawn Staley Makes Major Caitlin Clark Prediction

On Thursday, Staley joined Sports Illustrated's podcast "Around the W," where she discussed WNBA fashion and her new book. She also talked about Clark's success as a professional, making a big prediction about the All-WNBA guard.

I would say Caitlin will go down as probably one of the best players to ever grace the league, and she's going to probably do it in half of the time than any other great player," Staley said. 

Staley went on to reveal what she thinks makes Clark such a special basketball player.

"When you're able to shoot the ball as well as she does, I think her passing ability, her court vision is second to none," Staley added. "Her ability to deliver the basketball makes her a triple threat. She rebounds the basketball. She's a big guard... She's legitimately six feet, so she sees over you. She's able to get her shot off on anyone, and I think the fact that they surrounded her with just such great talent, a triple-double is going to be a normal thing for Caitlin." 

Clark got off to a solid start during her second WNBA season (2025), but suffered a quad strain four games in. The injury has kept her out for the past three games, with a potential return date of June 10.