When everyone was trying to choose between Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell for the 2026 WNBA MVP award, Indiana Fever guard Tyasha Harris came up with a much easier answer.

During Thursday's team practice, Harris was asked about the growing chatter over which of her two Fever backcourt mates deserves the 2026 WNBA MVP award more.

Instead of choosing Clark or Mitchell, she suggested an excellent solution.

"I think they deserve it, both of them," Harris said, per a video shared by SiriusXM host Robin Lundberg on X.

She then explained her idea.

"I mean, nobody wants to be co-[MVP], but I'm going to throw it out there. It's hard for them, so it would be amazing just to have them [both honored] because they definitely deserve it," she added, per the same video shared by Lundberg.

It is easy to view Harris's comment as just a teammate playing peacemaker. But look closely at the numbers, and choosing between them feels nearly impossible.

Start with Mitchell. The veteran guard is having the best scoring season of her career, averaging 24.8 points per game. It ranks second in the WNBA behind only Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson.

She is also doing it with incredible efficiency, shooting 51.0% from the field and a league-best 45.5% from three-point range.

Her recent run makes the case even stronger. Mitchell had scored at least 20 points in 23 straight games entering Indiana's Aug. 23 win over Chicago. She then added 30 more points against the Sky, including six 3-pointers

Then there is Clark. Her case is different, but it is just as strong, averaging a career-best 22.1 points, 8.3 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game. She is shooting 45.0% from the field and 36.8% from three, with a league-leading assist rate.

On Aug. 23, she scored a career-high 37 points and made 10 assists in Indiana's 113-90 win over Chicago. It was her fifth career game with at least 30 points and 10 assists. No other player in WNBA history has more than one such game.

Consider these numbers, and Harris' answer makes a lot more sense.

Ty Harris's Co-MVP idea puts Aliyah Boston's earlier comments in the spotlight

Harris' answer also landed at an interesting time. Just two weeks earlier, another Fever teammate, Aliyah Boston, was asked to weigh in on the MVP conversation.

"She's really just the MVP," Boston said, picking Mitchell, per a video shared by the Athletics James Boyd on X.

She then praised Mitchell's work ethic, scoring, and defense.

Some Fever fans felt at that time that Boston had left Clark out of a conversation she clearly belonged in.

So, when Harris championed both stars equally, fans quickly praised her view.

After Indiana's 109-102 loss against the New York Liberty on Aug. 23, Boston, however, updated her perspective.

When asked about the race again, Boston made sure to highlight both Clark and Mitchell this time.

And while Harris's idea sounds like a novelty, it's worth noting that it has never happened in WNBA history.

Since the league began in 1997, every regular-season MVP has been a single winner. A'ja Wilson won the 2025 award for a record fourth time after receiving 51 of 72 first-place votes.

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Md Saife Fida