Caitlin Clark to start pro career with Fever; Curry set for Olympics

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, the superstar who shattered collegiate scoring records this past season — was selected No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever in the WNBA draft Monday in New York.

With the Fever, Clark will be paired with last year’s No. 1 overall pick, 6-foot-5 Aliyah Boston.

Stanford’s Cameron Brink — the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year — was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks with the second overall pick. The Sparks then drafted Tennessee’s

Rickea Jackson with the fourth pick.

The Chicago Sky took 6-foot-7 Kamilla Cardoso of South Carolina with the third pick. In Chicago, Cardoso will team up with former LSU star Angel Reese, whom the Sky selected at No. 7.

South Florida in the mix for expansion? The WNBA plans to add three additional expansion teams in the next four years, commissioner

Cathy Engelbert said. The league previously announced that a 13th team will begin play in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2025. Engelbert stated a desire to have a 14th team in place a year after that, with the goal of reaching 16 teams in 2028.

South Florida, Philadelphia, Toronto, Denver and Nashville are in discussions with the WNBA regarding franchises, according to Engelbert.

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Olympic roster: USA Basketball has settled on

Atlanta at Chicago, 9:30

L.A. Lakers at New Orleans

Golden State at Sacramento most of its roster for the Paris Olympics, which will include Bam Adebayo of the Heat and

Stephen Curry making his first trip to the Games, The Athletic reported.

The team, led by managing director Grant Hill, has cemented 11 of 12 roster spots while leaving one vacancy to be filled after a training camp this July.

Others expected on the roster are LeBron James and Anthony Davis of the L.A. Lakers, Kevin Durant and Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns, Jayson Tatum and

Jrue Holiday of the Boston Celtics, Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers.

Curry was not selected for the team that participated in the 2012 London Games, which took place after his third year in the NBA and before his rise to stardom. He withdrew from consideration for the roster in 2016 due to nagging injuries and turned down the 2021 Tokyo Games.