In addition to her great rookie campaign, WNBA player Caitlin Clark has become a significant figure in women’s basketball because of her efforts to raise awareness of the sport.
However, when NCAA players like JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers are ready to enter the league, the WNBA’s landscape is expected to change even more. In an upcoming episode of Throwbacks with Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara, NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley provided his thoughts on this dynamic.
Barkley didn’t hold back his admiration for the USC phenom, even though JuJu Watkins still has some time until she can join the WNBA because of the league’s minimum age limit of 22. He talked about how Watkins and Clark will both have a significant impact on the WNBA’s future and made predictions about how their rivalry will develop.
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Barkley was quick to acknowledge Caitlin Clark’s tremendous accomplishments to women’s basketball, but he also made a suggestion that Watkins would soon challenge her dominance. He emphasized the extraordinary talent Watkins brings to the table and asked current WNBA players to recognize the game-changing impact Clark has had.
Barkley said : “I tell all those girls in the WNBA who are upset about Caitlin Clark to move over more because JuJu is special,” . “Caitlin has done so much for women’s basketball over the last few years, and it’s been incredible. But JuJu, she’s the real deal.”
“Caitlin is a superstar, but JuJu might be the better player. Those two women are going to dominate the WNBA for the next 10 to 20 years,”
