Basketball legend Lisa Leslie praises Caitlin Clark, effect she's had on WNBA

WNBA legend Lisa Leslie praised Caitlin Clark s impact on the league as the sharpshooter readies for her second season with the Indiana Fever The former Los Angeles Sparks superstar talked to Sports Illustrated about Clark and the chances of the Fever winning the WNBA championship thanks to a new head coach and veteran pieces the organization added in the offseason CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Let me just say Caitlin Clark has had an amazing impact on the WNBA Leslie reported the outlet Her ability to come out and play especially after her college season And then to come into the WNBA and just really have the effect that she did it was really outstanding I was so proud of Caitlin Leslie explained that on paper the Fever s roster looks amazing Indiana added Sydney Colson Sophie Cunningham and DeWanna Bonner to the roster and re-hired Stephanie White as their new head coach The Basketball Hall of Famer noted with the buildup of the roster and the heightened expectations there also comes added pressure So when you talk about Caitlin in her sophomore year she's more seasoned she has had time to rest She's had time to really regroup and see exactly where she wants to go Leslie mentioned Obviously the Fever have a ton of new players a new coach And that also builds a lot of pressure It is so hard to win It's not easy to win the first year that you get a new coach new teammates and you're trying to build this chemistry I don't want to put too much pressure I think the Indiana Fever as far as on paper looks amazing Now they've got to put it all together CAITLIN CLARK FEVER DEMOLISH SQUAD BRAZIL IN WNBA PRESEASON BATTLE And they can possibly I'm not saying they can't The All-Star Encounter is there in Indiana Everything is laid out Caitlin has had time to really process what the WNBA looks like what it feels like And it's going to be exciting so I'm sure fans will tune in Everything's already sold out And specific teams when Caitlin comes to town they've already had to get into larger arenas So all of those things about the Caitlin Clark effect are true Clark did not make the U S women s national basketball organization for the Paris Olympics However it appeared to be a blessing in disguise as she appeared to be more in sync with her Fever teammates after the Olympics break than she was at the beginning of the regular season Indiana made the playoffs in for the first time since when White was still the head coach The Fever finished - in and have brought back key players like Kelsey Mitchell Aliyah Boston Natasha Howard and Lexie Hull The Fever s season begins on May against the Chicago Sky Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter