Caitlin Clark's WNBA career began in ignominious fashion back on May 14 when she turned the ball over 10 times in a blowout loss to the Connecticut Sun. Four months later, the No. 1 overall pick has the Indiana Fever back in the playoffs for the first time since 2016, and hopes her playoff debut against the same opponent will go a lot better.

The 30-year-old posted 20.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 2024 and will have a good chance at starting this run off hot. In the three-game opening round, the No. 1-seeded Liberty (32-8) will take on No. 8 Atlanta Dream (15-25), who don't pose much of a threat, averaging only 77.0 points per game, the worst in the WNBA.

The WNBA playoffs get underway Sunday with all four first-round series starting. This is the third straight postseason the league will use a best-of-three format in the first round, with the higher seed hosting the first two games.