Caitlin Clark's start in WNBA will act as her tryout for a spot on the US women's Olympic basketball team

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Caitlin Clark’s early play in WNBA will serve as her tryout for a spot on the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team.

The women's roster for the Paris Games won't be determined before June 1. Unable to attend the U.S. training camp this month, Clark will have the start of her WNBA career to show the U.S. women’s basketball selection committee whether she deserves a spot on the team.

Selection committee chair Jennifer Rizzotti said she'll be watching.

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"You always want to introduce new players into the pool whether it’s for now or the future," Rizzotti told The Associated Press. "We stick to our principles of talent, obviously, positional fit, loyalty and experience. It’s got to be a combination of an entire body of work. It’s still not going to be fair to some people."

Caitlin Clark was invited to the U.S. training camp for the U.S. women's basketball Olympic team, but due to her appearance in the NCAA national championship she was unable to attend, so the U.S. women’s basketball selection committee will watch her start in the WNBA to see if she will be a good fit for the Paris Olympic team. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Clark was invited to attend the U.S. training camp in Cleveland, but it was held during the Final Four when she was still competing for a national championship with Iowa. Attending the camp wasn't mandatory to make the team, but it certainly would have helped the NCAA Division I all-time scoring leader show the selection committee she could hold her own