Caitlin Clark is already planning ahead — mentoring Iowa teammate Hannah Stuelke to become the Fever’s ideal power forward for the 2026 WNBA Draft.
Caitlin Clark Is Playing Chess While Everyone Else Plays Checkers
You know what’s wild? Caitlin Clark might already be shaping her future Indiana Fever roster — and the player she’s helping mold could end up being the exact piece the team needs: Hannah Stuelke.
Yeah, that Hannah Stuelke — the one who quietly dominated stretches at Iowa, ran the floor like a guard, and never really got the hype she deserved. We’re talking about a player Caitlin literally told, “Go watch Draymond Green and learn from him.”
That’s not just casual advice. That’s a blueprint.
“Caitlin Told Me To Watch Draymond Green”
In an interview, Stuelke confirmed it herself — Caitlin told her to study Draymond. The aggression, the playmaking, the passion. Everything Draymond brings that makes superstars thrive around him.
And let’s be real — that’s exactly what the Fever are missing.
Caitlin doesn’t need another high-usage scorer. She needs someone who sets smart screens, reads the floor, moves without the ball, and can run high-low actions with Aaliyah Boston. That’s Draymond stuff. That’s winning basketball stuff.
Hannah Stuelke’s USA AmeriCup Run Was Criminally Underrated
If you watched the 2025 Women’s AmeriCup, you probably noticed something. While everyone was gassing up names like Reagan Beers, Olivia Miles, and Fudd, Hannah Stuelke quietly put in real work.
She played 22 minutes against Brazil — a physical, gritty matchup — and looked like one of the most complete bigs out there. When the game slowed down and the stars struggled, Stuelke didn’t.
Reagan Beers? Unplayable against elite frontcourts. Stuelke? She stayed on the floor, held her own, and proved she could hang with pros like Damiris Dantas and even Camila Cardoso types.
Don’t Let the “No Jumper” Narrative Fool You
Yes, she’s not a shooter right now. Everyone loves to throw that out. But what people forget is that not every player has to be a sniper.
Caitlin’s system — the motion-heavy, read-and-react style she thrived in at Iowa — can still work in the WNBA if the pieces have IQ, speed, and passing feel.
You can survive without spacing if you’ve got elite cutting and decision-making.
That’s what Stuelke brings. She’s a cutter, a screener, a rim-runner, and a high-energy big who’s constantly making the right play.
And honestly, that’s the Fever’s biggest hole right now.
Caitlin Clark Is Trying to Build Her Draymond
Let’s call it what it is: Caitlin Clark is thinking long-term.
She knows she can’t keep running with two black-hole scorers in Kelsey Mitchell and Natasha Howard. Both can get buckets, sure — but neither can really thrive in a motion system.
Caitlin’s trying to build something more fluid. More unselfish. A team where playmakers feed off each other.
And if she can get Aaliyah Boston and Hannah Stuelke — two smart, versatile bigs — operating out of high-low sets, then suddenly you’ve got a Fever team that can actually think the game.
That’s how dynasties start.
Why Hannah Stuelke Fits the Fever PERFECTLY
The Fever have the No. 10 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Everyone’s talking about names like Garzón or Beers, but the truth is — Stuelke might be the smarter pick.
She’s not flashy. She’s not dropping 25 a night in college. But what she is doing is playing the kind of winning basketball that translates.
If you’re Caitlin Clark, that’s your dream teammate. Someone who’s not fighting you for touches, someone who understands how to get you open, someone who makes your job easier every possession.
The Draymond Comparison Isn’t Just Cute — It’s Real
People laughed when Caitlin made that Draymond comment. But if you really think about it, it’s kind of brilliant.
Draymond isn’t a shooter. Never was. But he turned himself into one of the most valuable players of the past decade because of his mind.
Hannah Stuelke has that same kind of basketball brain. She plays with pace, doesn’t force, reads the game, and has that natural chemistry with Caitlin.
You can’t teach that.
The Fever’s Motion Offense Problem
Let’s be blunt — the Fever’s offense often looks stuck.
Kelsey Mitchell? Stops the ball. Natasha Howard? Gets hers, doesn’t move it.
Outside of Aaliyah Boston and Sophie Cunningham, nobody really moves well in that offense. Nobody reads space, nobody sets good secondary actions.
That’s where Stuelke comes in. Plug her in as a high-IQ four who can run handoffs, cut, screen, and pass? Suddenly the floor opens up.
Now Caitlin’s motion sets actually mean something.
“At Worst, She’s a 7 Out of 10 Every Night”
That’s the beauty of a player like Stuelke — consistency. She’s not going to give you 30, but she’ll give you 7/10 energy and execution every game.
She’ll sprint the floor, box out, make the right rotation, and just do her job.
Every team with a superstar needs that kind of player.
The Warriors had Draymond. The Aces have Alysha Clark. The Fever might soon have Hannah Stuelke.
Caitlin Clark’s Vision Is Clear
If you look closely, you can see Caitlin Clark quietly building the kind of roster that maximizes her.
It’s not about another flashy scorer. It’s about putting the right basketball minds around her.
She’s planting seeds early — and if the Fever front office listens, they might just have the blueprint for a WNBA powerhouse by 2026.
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