Was Olivia Miles a better rookie than Caitlin Clark? Comparing the WNBA’s two best rookie guard seasons ever

Back on June 4, in the 10th game of her WNBA career, Olivia Miles made eight 3-pointers to break Caitlin Clark's single-game rookie record. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft has never looked back.

Over the last three-plus months, Miles has become the fastest player ever to 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists (22 games) and smashed the Minnesota Lynx rookie records for points and assists. She was the 11th rookie ever to be named a starter for the All-Star Game, has won every single Rookie of the Month honor this season, and, earlier this month, sent Clark into second place in the record books again.

This time, Miles passed Clark for the most points ever scored by a rookie: 790 to Clark's 769 in 2024. That wound up being the final act of Miles' regular season. She was ruled out of Minnesota's final two games — against Clark and Indiana — due to a calf injury. In the end, she played 40 games, the same as Clark did in her rookie season.

Miles was named the unanimous 2026 WNBA Rookie of the Year on Monday. It's unlikely that she'll join Candace Parker as the…

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