Paige Bueckers Makes Honest Caitlin Clark Admission Before WNBA Season

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark is no longer the new kid on the block for the upcoming WNBA season. Her time as a rookie is done, and this title now belongs to former UConn superstar Paige Bueckers, who was selected first overall by the Dallas Wings in this year's draft. 

The comparisons between Bueckers and Clark have been inevitable--not only heading into the former's debut season in the WNBA, but also throughout their time in college. 

Bueckers recently sat down with Joey Mistretta of ClutchPoints for an exclusive interview, and one of the questions she was asked centered around the unending Caitlin Clark comparisons. 

This prompted an honest admission from the new Wings star.   

"Yeah, I think, running my own race, not running a race in comparison," Bueckers started. "Because in all honesty, I don't think me and Caitlin play at all alike. 

"But I understand growing up in the same class, the same generation, both guards… I don't know, but I don't think we play alike." 

While there's no denying that both Clark and Bueckers made a significant impact on women's basketball at the college level -- albeit in varying degrees -- Bueckers believes that there really aren't too many similarities to the way they play. 

Nevertheless, she is not shying away from the comparisons, as the 23-year-old remains completely confident in her own abilities. 

"It's just not worrying about that and like I said, running my own race and staying present every single day," Bueckers continued. "Those comparisons are just media driven, narrative driven. And they're good for the game in terms of getting people to talk about it and it being a talking point. So I'm sure we both have gotten used to it.