ESPN analyst makes strong statement on Caitlyn Clark versus ya Wilson WNBA MVP debate an ESPN analyst reacted to the WNBA MVP debate between Indiana Fever guard Caitlyn Clark and Las Vegas Aces forward a Wilson the WNBA Rookie of the Year debate between Indiana Fever guard Caitlyn Clark and Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese has been ongoing for most of the Season while both players have been historic manyfield Clark has now graduated to the WNBA MVP conversation after running away with Rookie of the Year this discussion really began heating up after Clark finished with 31 points and 12 assists to defeat reys and the sky on Friday averaging 24.6 points 9.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds since the Olympic break Clark has led Indiana to a 6 to1 record during the stretch now 17 to6 on the season Indiana has clinched a spot in the WNBA play playoffs for the first time since 2016 during a recent episode of The L Duncan show ESPN analyst L Duncan pushed back against the idea that Clark could be League MVP Over Las Vegas Aces forward a Wilson on the topic of Clark's MVP candidacy Duncan said does she belong in the MVP conversation for our purposes absolutely it's fun but the idea that in the 11th hour we would try to act like ya Wilson did not wrap this thing up and continues to wrap it up up and separate herself from the pack is egregious Clark and Wilson were each named player of the week for their respective conferences on Tuesday for comparison here are the season averages for Clark and Wilson Clark 18.7 PPG 8.4 APG 5.6 RPG 1.4 SPG 0.8 BPG 42/34 sl90 shooting splits 17 to 16 team record Wilson 27 .5 PPG 2.4 APG 12.0 RPG 1.9 SPG 2.7 BPG 53/35 sl82 shooting splits 21 to2 team record