The presence of Caitlin Clark makes the Indiana Fever think of two Birds as they consider a postseason push.

General manager Lin Dunn was asked to compare Caitlin Clark to two Birds shortly into the Indiana Fever’s media day.

Sue was the player Dunn selected first overall in 2002, and Larry was the player who made the Boston Celtics an immediate contender in the NBA in 1979.

It remains to be seen if Clark’s career takes off like theirs did.

Dunn wants the 22-year-old star rookie for the Fever to concentrate on adjusting to the professional level, settling in with her new teammates, and concentrating on making the playoffs for the time being. We can discuss the rest later.

“After 20 years, I see a lot of similarities between Sue Bird and Caitlin Clark,” Dunn remarked on Wednesday. “Caitlin has promise, based on the excellent guards I’ve watched over the course of how many years—28 years—to date. She might have that kind of career if she maintains her health and rapidly adjusts to the toughness of this league.
Clark’s arrival has already caused a stir for a team hoping to snap a seven-year postseason skid.

Thirty-six of the Fever’s forty regular-season games are slated for national television, ticket sales are soaring in Indiana and throughout the league, and the excitement in the community is unlike anything witnessed since Tamika Catchings’ retirement after the 2016 season.