Angel Reese gets one vote over Caitlin Clark for WNBA Rookie of the Year

Nick Wright explains why Caitlin Clark is the clear Rookie of the Year at this point in the WNBA season over Angel Reese, then dives into the social media talk among both players across W coverage.

The WNBA named Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark the league's Rookie of the Year for 2024, but it wasn't a unanimous decision. 

Despite the fact that Clark broke the WNBA's single-season assist record and rookie scoring record and became the first rookie in history to record a triple-double, only 66 of the 67 voters chose her to win the award. The other voter chose Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, Clark's longtime rival. 

Reese was a dark horse contender for the honor behind Clark for the first few months of the season. However, her rookie campaign was cut short after having season-ending surgery on her wrist after suffering an injury on Sept. 6. 

Clark widened her lead in nearly every statistical category in the weeks prior to and after Reese's season ended. On top of that, she led the Fever to the playoffs for the first time in eight years as the team's leading scorer. 

Reese was only the third-leading scorer on a Chicago team that finished the season with a 13-27 record, the third-worst in the league, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2018. 

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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever, left, and Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky look on during the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on June 1.  (Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images)

The one statistic where Reese held an edge over Clark was in terms of rebounds, with more than twice as many rebounds per game at 13.1, compared to Clark's 5.7. Reese has a natural height advantage at 6-foot-3, compared to Clark at