“She is my choice for the 2025 WNBA MVP!” analyst Rachel DeMita said. And that has been the center of debate for quite a few weeks now. Like, be honest..have we not run out of ways to describe just how incredible Caitlin Clark’s rookie year was? Now, as she gears up for Year 2, the Fever front office has done its thing. They’ve stacked the roster with key additions. And CC herself didn’t even let the offseason breathe. No days off. 

So, when Rachel said this season could belong to Clark more than the last one ever did, she had reasons. Let’s rewind a bit. The Fever ended their season on a bittersweet note last year. They made their first playoffs since 2016, which, huge deal, but sadly couldn’t push past that first round. 

Then came the offseason. Remember that whole will-she-won’t-she with the Unrivaled League? In the end, Caitlin decided to skip it. And while she missed out on that ‘Messi-like’ offer, she locked into her own game. As DeMita broke it down, “She has had an entire offseason to train, to get into the gym, to work on things she struggled with during her rookie season.” 

We all saw it. Those work out videos were everywhere. It felt like she was in the gym every single day. She even celebrated her birthday shooting threes. Who does that? But that’s not all. She’s been working on her body too. You remember that viral “muscle picture,” right?  

Also, Rachel shared how even her coaches are locked in. “I did an interview with coach Keith Porter (Fever’s player development coach) and he talked about some of the things he was working on with Caitlin,” she said. And then you have head coach Stephanie White who talked about how she and CC are dialed in. White has cracked what exactly went wrong last season. She touched on Clark’s techs from last season. Now, she’s helping Clark channel that fire a little smarter this time around. Keep the edge, but the 2024 ROTY can’t afford any ‘momentum-changing techs.’ 

Also, let’s not forget, Clark wrapped up her iconic college career on April 7, 2024, in the NCAA championship against South Carolina. Fast forward just 37 days, and she was making her pro debut with the Fever on May 14 against the Connecticut Sun. That’s barely a break. From college to WNBA in a month is wild. 

And if you ask DeMita, that transition wasn’t easy. “She was getting face-guarded, she was getting double-teamed… the physicality was like nothing she saw in college.” No doubt. There were headlines about CC getting the ‘rookie treatment.’ Still, even through that insane shift and the rookie exhaustion, she dropped a season for the ages. Now, she’s rested. She’s stronger. She’s smarter. So, in Rachel’s words, “This second year for Caitlin Clark is going to be like nothing we’ve ever seen.”

And you know what else makes it exciting? The Fever’s offseason moves. This team is not messing around.  They scooped up names like Sophie Cunningham, DeWanna Bonner, Sydney Colson and more. This isn’t just about making the playoffs anymore, this is about going deep. The analyst called it the perfect storm. “A better system, a better scheme to break some of these defenses,” she said on her YouTube channel. 

Put all this together and you’ve got the perfect recipe for Caitlin Clark to go full MVP mode. And speaking of MVPs, before the 2025 season kicks off, Clark’s already got the second-best odds to win the MVP at +240. Just behind A’ja Wilson, who’s sitting at +200. Does this make you wonder where Caitlin finished last season? 

Where did Caitlin Clark end up in the MVP race?

The No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft played all 40 games for the Fever, averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 8.4 assists on 41.7% shooting. The expectations were sky-high, but she practically rewrote them. She dragged the Fever into the postseason and was set to make her playoff debut… all as a 23-year-old rookie.

The whole grind did win her Rookie of the year but she couldn’t replicate Candace Parker’s legendary rookie season run (winning ROTY and MVP). The WNBA announced A’ja Wilson as the unanimous 2024 MVP, earning all 687 first-place votes. Well deserved, no doubt. The rest of the field wasn’t far behind. Napheesa Collier came in second with 467 points, Breanna Stewart grabbed third with 295, and right behind them was Caitlin Clark with 130 points, already making waves in her very first season. Alyssa Thomas rounded out the top five with 83 points. 

For a rookie who barely had a month between her last college game and her WNBA debut, placing fourth is not just promising, it’s a warning shot to the rest of the league. She earned her spot among the elite in just her first season. It’s a huge honor.

And nobody, literally nobody, would be surprised if she ends up taking that MVP trophy home real soon. Maybe even this year. Maybe even while bringing Indy their first championship since 2012. We’re all watching.