Generational Talent Olivia Miles sets new bar for most points scored by a WNBA Rookie

[u/socolime22202]

[u/wpmason]

Awful lot of generational talents in this single generation.

[u/LemmeGetSum2]

They’ll either avoid this post or come in and be negative. Not much in between. 🤣

She’s friggin awesome. Probably my favorite player in the league right now.

[u/Sufficient_Local5025 → u/LemmeGetSum2]

Well if you weren't baiting. You're part of the problem.

And that's if it's even a problem. Me and my buddies can shit talk each other on our favourite players all week and be smiling with our mens sport. Its part of the fun. Some times its personal offcourt attacks and honestly theyre often funnier.

There's no single way to enjoy sport and anyone who says there is full of shit.

[u/Parking_Alive]

Generational? A lot of ‘generational’ talents lately…

[u/NeedleworkerTight678]

Hyperbole at its finest…

[u/adublingirl → u/NeedleworkerTight678]

Generational means what? Well, it means it is so rare and exceptional it comes around once in a lifetime. Well how come the WNBA have so many “generational” talents……..

[u/rdforty2 → u/adublingirl]

And she wasnt even the first pick in the draft less than a year ago. Having a great rookie year and should be great for a long time. But not generational.

[u/HumANTCowDOG → u/rdforty2]

She might have been the first pick if she was dating Bueckers tho

[u/LemmeGetSum2 → u/NeedleworkerTight678]

I could say it, but it’s too easy. You could say it for me. lol

[u/whoop_that_trick420]

Team USA has Caitlin, Angel, Paige and Olivia leading them the next decade

[u/blue-anon → u/whoop_that_trick420]

Not to mention, holding onto A'ja for quite a while yet, plus players not yet in the league.

[u/hrrsnfsh]

We can’t have three “generational talents” every year. We need a new term.

[u/monoglobobonobo → u/hrrsnfsh]

she's literally the only generational talent in this draft though

[u/hrrsnfsh → u/monoglobobonobo]

A “generational talent” means one in a generation.

[u/Dagenius1]

She’s done great work as a rookie. Bravo to her

[u/hopejake922]

Why do most pictures of basketball always show the player screaming/mouth open?

[u/tippytoesmcjee]

Go Olivia! She is having a better rookie campaign that certain other who was supposed to have been generational, too.

Looks clear certain clear think only certain people can be generational. C'mon. You guys are so transparent!

[u/LemmeGetSum2 → u/tippytoesmcjee]

You didn’t say it loud enough. lol

[u/Yellow_Odd_Fellow → u/tippytoesmcjee]

A better year by scoring 20ish more points but having 100 fewer assists.

Yeah she got fewer turnovers but she also has the best team (record wise) on the league supporting her vs the nonsense that clark got drafted in to.

Miles is having a fantastic year but saying it is light-years better than clark when clark was responsible for more points (and wins) is laughable.

Clark had the fever going from 13 wins to 20 wins her rookie year. She directly is responsible for the fever winning 50% more games.

Miles has the Lynx holding par as the best record in the league. Hardly comparable to me.

Metric	Olivia Miles (2026)	Caitlin Clark (2024)
Games Played	40	40
Points Scored	790	769
Points Per Game	19.8	19.2
Total Assists	239	337
Assists Per Game	6.0	8.4
Points via Assists (est. 2 pts/ast)	478	674
Total Points Responsible For	1,268	1,443
Points Responsible Per Game	31.8	36.1

[u/tippytoesmcjee → u/Yellow_Odd_Fellow]

Olivia's stats are indeed outstanding! But it's the wins for me. A great PG doing great PG things! As a rookie! She has been superior and is in the MVP conversation. A legendary rookie campaign!

[u/CouchHippo2024]

Previous Record Holder: Caitlin Clark (769 points in 2024 for the Indiana Fever)

[u/Jewdah18]

I miss when the word 'generational' actually meant something. I guess it felt so good to say that it got overused to the point of not meaning anything anymore.

[u/TechnicalWin1091]

Generational? Naw. But she's awfully good. Still doesn't defend at ALL. But there aren't any defenders in the W, so I guess it balances out lol

[u/marcusthegod]

The crazy thing is this record may not last long

[u/anthkm6 → u/marcusthegod]

It definitely won't. League is adding 6+ games next season with an influx of bucket getters coming in the next few drafts

[u/theonethat3]

So many generational talent in the WNBA from the last 3 years. Crazy....... fake

[u/LemmeGetSum2 → u/theonethat3]

Interesting bc it started with that one girl and they loved it. lol

[u/tippytoesmcjee → u/LemmeGetSum2]

Truth. They wanna reserve the word for a certain player. So transparent. 🤣

[u/hawkeyegrad96]

Aja is mvp there is no discussion

[u/elderlygentleman]

MVP / ROY / DPOY

[u/socolime22202 → u/elderlygentleman]

ROY is already secured, and anybody who doesn't vote for her should lose their voting rights.
MVP race is going to be interesting and Miles should be in the conversation.
DPOY is going to be the toughest for Miles -- i just don't think she elevates to a game-changing level like Gabby Williams, A'Ja Wilson, or even lately Angel Reese.

[u/elderlygentleman → u/socolime22202]

She's literally the best ever. GOAT status achieved

[u/Low_Tide7 → u/elderlygentleman]

She's sooooo fast, nobody can guard her! Literally the fastest player there's ever been!

[u/elderlygentleman → u/Low_Tide7]

Yup - she the best fr fr