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- 0:00SPEAKER_00: Kaitlyn Clark is in the race to win rookie of the year and MVP.
- 0:04SPEAKER_00: The last player to do so was Candice Parker in 2008.
- 0:07SPEAKER_00: But let's take a look at Candice Parker year in 2008.
- 0:10SPEAKER_00: She led the league in win shares.
- 0:11SPEAKER_00: Her team was well over 500 with a 20 and 14 record.
- 0:15SPEAKER_00: Her team got to the conference finals.
- 0:17SPEAKER_00: She also was second in the league in blocks,
- 0:19SPEAKER_00: first in rebounds,
- 0:20SPEAKER_00: fifth in points per game,
- 0:21SPEAKER_00: and third in total points.
- 0:23SPEAKER_00: And lastly, she was top 10 in field goal percentage.
- 0:27SPEAKER_00: Caitlyn is great,
- 0:28SPEAKER_00: and she would win a few MVPs in her career,
- 0:31SPEAKER_00: but Candice was on another level that year,
- 0:34SPEAKER_00: which earned her both of those records.
- 0:37SPEAKER_00: Plus, Aja Wilson is putting up historic numbers.
- 0:41SPEAKER_00: She is leading the league in scoring.
- 0:43SPEAKER_00: She has the highest points per game in a season ever.
- 0:47SPEAKER_00: So Aja will be the unanimous MVP.
- 0:51SPEAKER_00: Kaitlyn will be an MVP one year, but this year is Asia.