Fever's predicted WNBA draft pick makes 'too much sense' as Caitlin Clark help

Fever's predicted WNBA draft pick makes 'too much sense' as Caitlin Clark help originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Indiana Fever 's outlook for the 2026 WNBA season already looks fairly rosy.

Their first-round pick in next week's rookie draft could prove to be the missing ingredient to a championship-caliber stew. MORE: Chicago Sky predicted to begin post-Angel Reese era by drafting 'explosive' UCLA star Gabriela Jaquez on Sunday made NCAA history as the fifth player to score 20 points, grab 10 rebounds and dish out five assists in a national championship game. That all-around value may be too much for the Indiana Fever to pass up if the UCLA guard Jaquez is on the board at 10th overall next Monday.

Cori Close told me that all of her former players now in the WNBA tell her they hope their teams draft Gabriela Jaquez. You can see why already in this title game — she fights for every loose ball, she's fearless out there. — Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) April 5, 2026 Bleacher Report's Hunter Cruse writes that Jaquez "never stops moving on both ends" and "just makes too much sense" as a fit for the Fever.

That would especially be the case if her jump shot translates to the WNBA; her 3-point accuracy dropped to 30 percent in Big Ten Conference play after she shot it at 54 percent outside of the conference. Jaquez's intelligence and movement as a cutter is exactly what Indiana will look for in any complement for a now-healthy Caitlin Clark. If Jaquez is on the board at 10th overall in six days' time, you can bet the Fever will think about it.