Aces rookie Kate Martin prepares out of spotlight for Caitlin Clark reunion and meeting with Fever
Kate Martin was right there as her best friend and former Iowa teammate Caitlin Clark became the face of women’s college basketball the past two years
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Kate Martin was right there as her best friend, Caitlin Clark, became the face of women's college basketball the past two years and then was in the building when her Iowa teammate was selected first by Indiana in this year's WNBA draft.
Martin also was drafted that April night, going 18th to the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces.
Though she knows what the spotlight looks like up close, it's not nearly as intense for Martin as it is for Clark. That gives Martin the breathing room to adapt to professional basketball while not having every move scrutinized.
“We're not asking her to come and score 20 (points) and 10 (rebounds),” Aces two-time MVP A'ja Wilson said. “We don't need that from her. We just need her to bring the energy and the hard-working mentality that she had in college.”
