I find it funny how they say the WNBA is a brighter stage than college when in reality it’s the exact opposite.

WNBA needs a better TV Deal

This WNBA draft is equivalent to what the 96 NBA draft was. A lot of star power and big names were in that draft.

THE FUTURE OF THE WNBA IS BRIGHT 🌞

Clark and Reese have the personality and charisma to impact the WNBA the same way Larry Bird and Magic did. Yes they are all incredible on the court, but Clark and Reese walk into the league with a ready made fanbase and marketability. The thing the WNBA has failed miserably at is marketing the personalities of the players. Clark and Reese is their opportunity to show they can market this league. Better marketing = larger casual fanbase = more ticket sales/viewership = more ad revenue which leads to bigger contracts for the women.

That Chicago vs Indiana game is gonna be 🔥

They already are 😂😂😂 this is all we talk about ..whether haters hating on Clark or haters hating on Reese or showing love

It’s funny how WNBA players are acting like their league had this much attention before 😂 CC is bigger than any WNBA player right now

That 1st game will be must watch TV

There is Caitlan Clark, and then there is everyone else.

these ladies kinda sound like they are lowering the bar for Caitlin Clark. It seems to me like they don't want to add any pressure to her but so many female rookies have averaged way more numbers than what they wouldn't be surprised of averaging,12-17 pts.

Yep people hate on angel but she can ball and a great rebounder

“This game was, is, and always will be about buckets” -Bill Russell

People really didn’t start talking much about women’s college basketball until last year when Reese did the ring on her finger gesture to Clark. The WNBA will need some level of controversies amongst the players to really make people care to watch.

Of course SAS find a flaw on Angel Reese, but are you going to tell me since you didn't mentioned it Caitlin Clark has no flaw. SAS for you

I started watching Clark, and ended up a fan of many teams and players. Even went to a play-off game in my town, first ever college basketball game, men’s or women’s, I’ve attended. I look forward to seeing WNBA games while also cheering on the college players I’ve grown to love.

The white panel basketball in the WNBA is more difficult to visually follow than the traditional orange ball. Give it the eye test. Watch a WNBA game highlight or two on youtube and then watch an Iowa women's game highlight and you'll see clearly the orange ball is easier to follow. It is one of the easiest changes the WNBA could make to improve their broadcast product.

I think this has been the best college basketball season for women and Caitlin Clark, Cordosa , Angel Reese and so many more who have truly elevated the game for women!

I’m glad to see Shannon completely comfortable on First Take now, Shannon mimicking Caitlin putting that 3 ball on Diana was great!

I’m glad they recognize the impact of both young ladies. I started to pay more attention as a result of Angel Reese.

If everything breaks right, this draft can possibly change the W forever. After the star power that is CC and Angel, theres like 3-4 other players that would likely be the first pick in other drafts. Brinks, Cardosa, Jackson and Edwards are all absolute difference makers.

Love that entire discussion!! Those are some intelligent people on the panel. They are on point about everything. Now I'm anticipating the draft and upcoming season even more.

Why STEPHAN A TALKING ABOUT ANGEL REESE WENT 1-17. Clark scored 18 points 5 of those from free throw line in the first quarter and then the last 30 min 3 quarters score only 12 points and only 7 from the field to end up losing. If RAVEN JOHNSON RAN HER RAGGED WHAT U THINK THE PLAYERS IN THE WNBA GONNA DO. STOP 🛑 IT.

More than anything it's the media coverage that's different. I understand the Clark phenomena but there's always been great players. When I think back to the inaugural season the league didn't get this type of press, of course there was no social media which adds fuel to the fire.

CC is already a bigger star than the entire wnba

My family will watch our first WNBA game which will also be CCs first WNBA game. We will watch them all to follow her. Her popularity with young people means kids will be joining mom and dad to watch and dream. WNBA needs to take this opportunity to drop the salary cap, add a few teams and develop more of the great talent coming out of NCAAW instead of releasing them.

What song is that for the intro?

HOPE THEY BOTH SHINE IN THE LEAGUE

Respectfully, I don't think either of them will be "immediate" stars. They will going up against the best of the best, many of whom who have been playing professionally for many years. WNBA players are taller, faster, stronger, and well coached. It will take at least a couple of years for them to transition.

Perfect fit! A girl from Des Moines, Iowa has become a GOT of the college basketball and created unprecedented excitements for women's sports. This may be a historic moment we have seen in our life time. Indiana is the best place for the girl from Iowa to show the "Old American Value" that has been lost sometime.

I’m rooting for Caitlin, Angel, & the growth of the WNBA!

Im excited for all of them❤b

Caitlin is used to not playing with 5 star athletes and has had to help carry her team. She will translate great to the WNBA because she will have comparable players on her team to share the load. The tallest player on Iowa’s team was 6ft 2 that is about amazing to compete at the highest level. Those veterans were playing with Stacked All Star Teams UCONN Tennessee South Carolina . Iowa only competed in 1 final 4 before Caitlin Clark. She is different

Reese did her part in that elite 8 game seemed like the only one that studied for that game intercepting her passes, her teammates wasn't hitting threes and cost them that game

She's already the biggest star in the WNBA.

“But ain’t nobody in front of her” 🤣 Shannon funny

“Why we don’t even have to put those two on the screen”tsk tsk😂🤣

"Wouldnt be surprised if she averaged 12 points to 17 points" LOL WHAT? These women trying to downplay her make absolutely no sense.

I'm sorry shes prolly going to get attacked every game shes plays in because they are overhyping here thats why diana said what she said

I WANNA SEE WHAT CAITLIN AND PAIGE BEUCKER DOES.

Could be the magic and bird of women’s basketball

What is the name of this song

Excellent question as always Ms Mollly

I think the key here is coming together with her(Caitlin) teammates, they are going to have roughly 2 weeks to prepare for preseason games. 3 1/2 weeks total until the first regular season game. I’m going to put a lot of this on the Coach. how effectively can she get vets/ rookies to buy into a plan, turn that plan into a winning concept of play, then get all players to accept roles and gel moving forward as one with the goal being to learn and WIN!!!!

Happy for these young ladies continue to be great ❤

Tim Martin is Angel Reese and Wemby's personal trainer.

Calling the WNBA the most competitive league in the world is literally hilarious. Nobody is trying to play in the WNBA

Great conversation. Will Caitlin be a superstar from day 1 in the WNBA. Most likely not. Too many good players. She will get humbled on numerous occasions for sure. But I also think she will be very good. The entire draft class for the WNBA is a really good one and the league is trending in part due to this entire class and the popularity of Women's College Basketball these last few years. The more important thing the WNBA needs to do is to figure out how to showcase and market the league. This feels very similar to the NBA in the late 70s going into the early 80s. There were fabulous players in the 60s and 70s. Bill and Wilt, Oscar, Dr. J and on and on...but the league was not popular on TV. Heck even when Magic and Bird come into the league in 1979 and Magic's Lakers make the Finals, some of those games were pre-recorded and televised late at night. That was the NBA Finals. But then you had a guy like David Stern, who was not yet commissioner, who knew the league needed to be marketed differently than the NFL or MLB. He managed to get more advertising around the unique skills of the players...and then Michael Jordan came along and the world changed. David knew that MJ needed to be the signature piece of the marketing, even if Magic and Bird were on better teams. Kareem, Dr J, and other greats were amazing players but he knew that the marketing would be more effective when pushing the new up-and-coming talent. That was Bird, Magic, Isaiah, Charles, Patrick, The Dream, and mostly MJ. Think about the brilliance of Spike Lee and the Mars Blackman commercials. The McDonald's commercials featuring Bird and Jordan making astonishing shots for a free lunch. Think about Nike literally betting the future of their company around MJ and the Air Jordan sneaker, and so many more. This is what the WNBA needs and they will have to figure out a unique way of doing this that makes sense, enhances the popularity of their game, shines a light on these women, and ultimately brings fans and revenue to their arenas (and on TV). The cities that have WNBA teams need to think about this as an economic growth center that helps to bring more businesses, jobs, and fun to their cities. I hope it happens.

Caitlin Clark will be an immediate star for sure. I think it's going to take some time for Angel Reese to be a star. She's too similar to a lot of other players that are already in the WNBA. Caitlin Clark is a very rare type of player. No one's ever done the things that she's done before. She's captured the attention of the entire nation.

Think about this

If Clark turns out bad would it be the biggest bust in sports history?

Excited for the draft and seeing how all these young ladies do in the WNBA. Caitlin put such a spotlight on the women’s game, and it’s cool that, for the first time, a huge portion of the country knows most of these ladies going into the W. Good luck to all! 🎉

Well judging by all the coverage actoss all social media platforms & mainstream media networks, both of them are already icons wiithin the sport & outside the sport. How they progress in the WNBA for thier teams will also be a huge factor in wheather that 'star quality' they have will be enough to keep all the 'fairweather' sports fans & media interested🤔👩🏀

This was the first time I ever watched The WNBA Draft... I didn't even know they had Drafts. I thought players just some how end up on a team.... 😂

Reese is the most responsible for the impact, y’all need to acknowledge that immediately

Sky need to get Reese and Cardoso, win the chip, and shut SAS up and all the Reese haters up forever. She is a winner. Cardoso is a winner. That translates to any level.

Love to see these lady commenters. They know what they’re talking about.

I love how people scream Caitlin Clark, Caitlin Clark, Caitlin Clark, Caitlin Clark.. and only if she doesn't produce in making sure the WNBA has a successful year.. now they finally want to scream Angel Reese, and other superstars.. they should stick with only mentioning Caitlin Clark all the time.. since that is there go to girl in the first place..

It’ll be a great season for a year, imo, but we’ll see what happens the 2nd year with the new rookies. Good Luck WNBA. Steven A had great points especially regarding CC & Reese

Wish we had a team in Miami 😞

One of the top three picks will set some kind of record in rookie season I am sure.

Now you can give me a break on that comment too. Guaranteed Diana taurasi was singling out Caitlin Clark. Did you not watch the clip? She said there's levels to this thing. Hilarious. She's so jealous it's nauseating. And then she goes "I'll take Paige Buecker next question"! Diana taurasi comes across so much like a hater.

This is exciting for the WNBA. Can’t wait to tune in and see how this unfolds

“The WNBA is the most competitive league in the world” 🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀. It might be the most exclusive but it’s nowhere near the most competitive.

I know Clark for sure

Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark have the charisma to make WBB great again 🎉🎉

WNBA gonna have to market the rivals for the game to really really grow... Catlin will definitely grow the game but to sustain the growth rivalries have to be made and marketed...

Usually one does not take a pay cut to play professionally.

She’s gonna be the first wnba player ever to have a million dollar a year salary

Caitlyn. Caitlyn. Caitlyn. Is there Any Other Players We Can Talk About 😂❤😂❤😂❤😂❤😂❤😂❤😂

SHE'S THE ONE, I CAN FEEL IT, AND EVERYBODY ELSE FEELS IT 🙏 🙏 🙏I'VE NEVER WATCHED A FEMALE BASKETBALL GAME UNTIL SHE STARTED PLAYING AND SHE DELIVERED

Yo, he likened Angel Reese to Dennis Rodman as I was thinking she's number 10 and going to Chicago!

Love these girls, but maya Moore changed women’s basketball forever.

Aja was just like that before going into wnba now she a beast in the paint

Short answer to question in title... "No". Just gave you back 13 minutes of your life. You're welcome.

I would bring in the toughest, most intimidating player to protect her.

If nothing else, they will bring the crowd and the viewers.

The biggest impact individually wise will be for Ailyah Boston as teams will be focusing more on Caitlyn than her.

The biggest PROBLEM is that the WNBA draft won't be on FREE TV. It's ESPN only according to my quick TV search. If the league wants to grow, put the WNBA DRAFT on FREE TV. Not going to buy ESPN package nor go to some bar just to watch any DRAFT. By the way, the NFL draft will be on FREE TV, ABC. So I don't get not having this WNBA DRAFT on FREE TV. Also, both Stars underperformed in their last game. How well either star will perform, well that might be more dependent on how the REFs make or don't make calls for them. Bad Refs can turn a good player into a GREAT player.

Smartest thing Reese ever did was wave bye to Reese cause she keeps arbitrarily getting included in things Caitlin accomplish's.

5 mil Ms Clark or a few hundred thousand in the wnba? Hmm 🤔

They’re gonna be forgotten and things will go back to normal.

what attracts viewers now are long range 3 point shooters like Steph curry. caitin clark. no windmill. reverse or alley-oop dunks yet in wnba

SUPER COOL!!! A GAME CHANGER HERE!!!🙏🙏🙏

I don't think this will matter much at all. I do hope the WNBA gets more viewership. But March Madness is not the same as a regular season. People will watch the first game (maybe) but will they watch all season? This is during the NBA playoffs too, good luck.

Why both laddies failing to mention Reese it’s because of angle Reese & Clark on why ppl are going to watch the draft. Give Reese her props a lot of ppl started to watch women’s college ball last year & this year because of both laddies

|Post wnba draft remark|👼🏽 Reese to the WNBA sky association along with cardosa!! Caitlin Clark joining Aaliyah Boston & Cameron brink to the Los Angeles wnba team is getting my money betz for the next decade🥂

Ain’t nobody watching the WNBA lmfao I rather watch lacrosse woman then basketball 😂

Yes. Cc can do it all and brings ot every game.

What did Angel Resse do to Stephen A? Was ready to point out her flaws and didn't even know she was working on her flaws.

I'll be going to aee Caitlin Clark play this year. Indiana is about to make a lot of money. The downside is that Caitlin Clark isn't playing on every WNBA team. The rest of the league will still struggle to sell tickets

Good point on Angel, Stephen A. Yes she's a great rebounder, but half her offensive rebounds are her own missed bunnies and mid-range shots. She's rough at the foul line too. She'll have great coaching though in the league and I'm sure they'll help her get that great shooting muscle memory down.

This draft in wnba is like 2003 draft with LeBron melo dwade it stacked ,but w is step down from ncaa women players they been live for 2yrs better nil better rating and bigger spot light ,this want the w needs rating ,then you don't have too worry about salary

Everyone knows when MLB starts. Everyone knows when the nba starts. Same for the nfl, college football, college basketball, etc. NO ONE knows when the WNBA starts.

CC gonna pull a Michael carter Williams debut almost putting up a quadruple Double

If she come in averaging 25 to 30 I wonder what they would say. Lebron and Melo hit the ground running soon as they got in the NBA they just not use to someone being so hyped coming in. I would love to go back and see what they were saying about C.Parker pre draft

Why not..All Women Night? #ESPN #ESPNDEPORTES

Angel is going to keep making a name for herself. I just her jersey and tickets for the Sky v Sparks game in California 🏆🏀👸🏽

Time to pick on the seniors

Being a nice person doesn't win games, but without doubt, one of the attractions of Caitlin Clark is the person she is on and off the the court. I hope the WNBA doesn’t change that.