Reputed as WNBA?s Stephen Curry, Sabrina Ionescu Might Find Her ?Match? in Caitlin Clark

Comparisons between the New York Liberty?s Sabrina Ionescu and Iowa Hawkeyes? Caitlin Clark are quite intriguing. Both are known for their aggressive play and are called Stephen Curry’s of their respective leagues.

While Sabrina Ionescu plied her trade as a point guard for the Oregon Ducks women?s basketball team, Clark plays for the Iowa Hawkeyes in the same position. Though Sabrina was drafted into the WNBA in 2020, Clark still remains at the college level.

How’s Caitlin Clark’s game similar to that of Sabrina Ionescu?

Clark?s play is characterized by excellent shooting range and creating scoring opportunities out of thin air. Her three-pointers are quite popular among basketball fans. In the same way, fans have a deep regard for Ionescu as she is also famous for her beautiful three-pointers so much so that she even went on to break Steph Curry’s record by pocketing 37 out of the 40 three-pointer chances she got in the same competition.

Another interesting commonality between the two is that both have been winners of Naismith Player of the Year in the years 2020 and 2023 respectively. Clark became the eighth player to take home the AAU Sullivan Award award in September 2023, whereas Ionescu bagged the same award in 2019.

Clark previously broke the internet when she outdid Ionescu by a huge margin in the player having most 25+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ assists. While Caitlin has 33 instances of the above stats in a game, Sabrina only had 17 instances as per ESPNW.

How similar is Clark?s game to that of Ionescu?s can be gauged by the fact that Clark is only behind Sabrina Ionescu in having the most triple-doubles in NCAA women?s college basketball. While Clark has 11 triple-doubles, Sabrina tops the list with 26. This definitely proves that both of them assumed the role of the alpha during their college basketball years.

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In addition to that, while Ionescu has been applauded in the past by Steph Curry for breaking his record of maximum three-pointers during the three-pointer contest, Clark has been heaped praise by Steph Curry for her playmaking and ball handling skills as per ESPN.

How’s Clark following in the footsteps of Ionescu?

Ionescu had signed a deal with Nike worth 24 million dollars to have a shoe by the name of Nike Sabrina 1s. This took her to the league of greats such as the NBA legend Michael Jordan who also had a shoe series by his name – Nike Air Jordan. Meanwhile, Caitlin though a college basketball player is not far behind as one of the earliest deals of the 21-year-old was with Nike. She had signed alongside youngsters – Haley Jones and Bronny James in 2022.

Two other similar deals signed by both Ionescu and Clark are the deals with Statefarm and their colleges. Clark became the first college athlete to join hands with the insurance company as she became a spokesperson for Statefarm alongside NBA stars Patrick Mahomes and Chris Paul. Similarly, Ionescu has also signalled her collaboration with State Farm when she appeared in one of the advertisements along Chris Paul.

The New York Liberty star and the Iowa Hawkeyes prodigy have also signed deals with colleges. While Ionescu is the chief athlete officer for a company launched by Oregon alumni and donors – Division Street, Clark also penned a summer deal with Iowa Cubs. She also had a bobblehead designed around her personality as a theme.

Thus, Clark is definitely following in the footsteps of Ionescu, and as per the ESPN mock draft the Indiana Fevers have the top possibility of picking the Caitlin Clark as the no.1 pick in draft.

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Thus as seen from playing styles and deals, the two are quite similar. Meanwhile, will Caitlin Clark be available for the WNBA 2024 draft? And if yes, then which team will she sign? Do let us know your thoughts in the comments below.