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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 18: Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark 22 reaches out to her team mates in the second half of play during a WNBA, Basketball Damen, USA game between the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever on July 18, 2026 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire WNBA: JUL 18 New York Liberty at Indiana Fever EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon071826035
Although the subject should’ve been the Indiana Fever’s latest 98-87 win over the Dallas Wings, Fever coach Stephanie White had a candid take on this latest Caitlin Clark-Olivia Miles scene.
“They know how to play,” White said during the postgame conference. “You have certain players who can run plays, are really good in drills. You can tell they did a lot of personal and professional development. While their skill set is elite, they also know how to play the game.”
White’s “they” included Clark, Miles and also Paige Bueckers, all in for an amazing season. Clark is leading the league in assists and is third in scoring, averaging 21.9 PPG, 8.3 AST and 3.9 REB. Miles has a 19.8 PPG, 6.1 AST, and 4.7 REB stat line, while Bueckers is on 20.5 PPG, 5.8 AST and 4.1 REB.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 28: Head coach Stephanie White and Caitlin Clark 22 of the Indiana Fever watch on during a game against the Golden State Valkyries on May 28, 2026 at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA. Photo by Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire WNBA, Basketball Damen, USA MAY 28 Indiana Fever at Golden State Valkyries EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon260528205
And per White, these young guards understand the game, can adjust their pace accordingly, can gel with anyone on the floor, and impact the overall game with their elite court vision. Something that means more than having incredible stats.
“They don't have to be told everything,” White added further. “They don't have to be hand-held. At the end of the day in this league, it comes down to players making plays, and all of them can do that. I think all of them have a great feel and understanding of situational basketball.”
So, whatever these comparison debates are about, certainly all of them have “maturity beyond their years.” And White wasn’t the only coach to have said it.
Minnesota Lynx HC Echoed the Same Sentiment
Before Miles’ entry, Clark and Bueckers dominated the league as young floor generals, playing both entertaining and elite basketball. The Lynx rookie has broken CC (29 games) and PB’s (28 games) records for being the fastest players to reach 500 points and 150 assists (26 games).
And Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve could clearly envision a great WNBA history repeating through Miles and Clark.
“We knew a time when we had (Sue Bird) and Diana (Taurasi) and that sort of thing,” Reeve said during the 2026 All-Star Weekend, per The Minnesota Star Tribune’s Cassidy Hettesheimer. “This next era of guard play, Caitlin Clark will be a big part of that. Olivia Miles will be a big part of that.”
Though Reeve skipped Bueckers, the Wings star is still very much a part of it. Rather than seeing it as a “this vs that,” the coaches are crowning the rising trio who’ll surely take the league to bigger heights.
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Deblina Roy