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No. 1 overall draft picks have lost six games in their first professional season .
Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd both experienced a 10 -24 rookie season.
Only nine of the 25 teams in the WNBA have finished above500 in their rookie seasons .
Tina Thompson was the first to win on an big draft pick in 1997 , Tina Thompson .
Candace Parker was the only WNBA rookie to be named league MVP .
Caitlin Clark ranks fourth in assists per game behind Natasha Cloud ( 8.8 ) and Alyssa Thomas ( 7.8 ), and sixth in assist percentage ( 34.4 ) She ranks second in points generated by assists ( 95 ) and 16th in usage percentage ( 27.9 ).
Clark broke the previous record of eight turnovers set by Cynthia Cooper-Dyke as a 34-year-old in the league’s inaugural season.
Nikki McCray-Penson turned over the ball 38 times in her first seven games with Washington in 1998 .
Teresa Weatherspoon ( 32 turnovers in seven games), Ticha Penicheiro ( 32 ), Lisa Leslie ( 31 ), Sue Bird ( 31 ) and Penny Toler ( 28 ) all went on to win WNBA titles.
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