In a world where ESPN’s midseason WNBA top 25 rankings can spark Twitter wars faster than a Caitlin Clark fast break, Chennedy Carter is calling foul. The Chicago Sky’s dynamo wasn’t exactly thrilled when she found herself nine spots below Iowa’s darling, Caitlin Clark, on this illustrious list. I mean, who wouldn’t be a little miffed to see Clark at 15th while you’re chilling way down at 24th?
“Does anyone have a calculator?” Carter might as well have asked in her Instagram story, where she vented with the kind of sass that only a player averaging 17.2 points per game can pull off. “How I average less minutes and my stats top in the league? But I am at the bottom,” she ranted, probably with a side-eye emoji. “This isn’t adding up. The hate be so obvious, F/G percentage as well.”
And let’s be honest, she’s got a point. Carter has been nothing short of sensational for the Sky this season. After a year off from the WNBA, she returned like a storm, blowing away the competition and the critics alike. She didn’t just come back—she came back and made Chicago her playground. She’s leading her team in scoring with a blistering 51.8% shooting from the field, which is a career best. Someone needs to tell ESPN that numbers don’t lie, but apparently, rankings do.
Carter’s numbers have her in the WNBA’s VIP lounge, sipping stats like it’s happy hour. With 17.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in just 25.1 minutes per game, she’s been slicing through defenses like a hot knife through butter. Meanwhile, Clark’s been getting all the love for her rookie shine. No disrespect, but Carter’s been lighting up the court since Clark was probably still asking her AAU coach for extra juice boxes.
Sure, Clark’s emergence as a top player is undeniable—girl’s got game, and she’s here to stay. But Carter’s been putting in the work, quietly stacking up stats like a WNBA accountant. If ESPN were a little more awake, they might have realized that Carter’s been putting on a clinic in Chicago all season long. But hey, sometimes the squeaky wheel gets the grease—or in this case, the higher ranking.
So, while the sports world debates who really deserves that 15th spot, Carter will be out on the court, doing what she does best—proving the doubters wrong, one crossover at a time. And who knows? Maybe by the end of the season, it’ll be Carter who’s laughing last—and loudest.
