Caitlin Clark called Kelsey Mitchell the best scorer in the WNBA today after Mitchell poured in 28 points in the Indiana Fever’s win over the New York Liberty. The praise landed after a result that meant more than one regular-season victory: Indiana beat the defending champion New York Liberty, and Mitchell was the player who kept the offense moving when the game tightened.
That is why the post shared by the Indiana Fever on Instagram drew so much attention. Clark’s words were not generic team talk. She pointed directly to Mitchell’s scoring touch, the kind that has made the two of them one of the WNBA’s most dangerous backcourts during the 2024-2025 season. Clark’s passing and court vision created the shots; Mitchell’s ability to convert them opened space for Clark to run the offense. The sequence works because each player forces a defense to choose wrong.
Mitchell’s 28 points also sharpened a larger point about where Indiana is now. The Fever are not being framed only as a team with a rising star in Clark. They are being described as a side in championship contention because the offense now has two players who can tilt a game in different ways. Clark has already produced historic moments of her own, but in this win the spotlight shifted to Mitchell, whose scoring was the loudest thing on the floor.
That is the friction inside the praise: Clark is the name that has driven much of the attention around the Fever, yet she was quick to say Mitchell is the best scorer in the league today. It is a reminder that Indiana’s rise is not built on one player carrying everything. Mitchell’s shot-making gives Clark more room, and Clark’s playmaking gives Mitchell cleaner looks. Together, they are making the Fever harder to guard and harder to dismiss.
The next question is not whether Mitchell can score in big games. She just did that against the New York Liberty. The question now is how far this pairing can take Indiana as the Fever push toward the postseason.
