WNBA Voter Rules Caitlin Clark Doesn't Deserve First or Second Team Honors

On Wednesday, Caitlin Clark was announced as one of five players to earn All-WNBA First Team honors for the 2024 season.

Clark, the league's 2024 Rookie of the Year, is among elite company — joining A'ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart and Alyssa Thomas.

Wilson and Collier were both unanimous picks. Stewart received all but two First Team votes. Clark finished fourth in First Team voting, receiving 52 out of a possible 67 votes. She also received 14 Second Team votes.

Clark's First and Second Team votes combine for 66, meaning one of the WNBA sportswriters and broadcasters responsible for voting left her off the ballot for both honors.

This result is very similar to Clark's near-unanimous Rookie of the Year win that saw her receive 66 of 67 total votes.  Voting is anonymous, so it's unclear if the same voter is responsible for both of these snubs.

But based on this pattern of voting, that's likely the case.

Clark finished her first professional season averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and a league-leading 8.4 assists per game. The Indiana Fever's No. 1 overall pick shattered several all-time WNBA records en route to her team's first playoff appearance since 2016.

The All-WNBA Second Team features Sabrina Ionescu, Kahleah Copper, Nneka Ogwumike, Arike Ogunbowale and Jonquel Jones.

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