WNBA Hall of Famer predicts 33% GMs to lose jobs after terrible Caitlin Clark answer

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Lisa Leslie did not hold back after WNBA general managers picked Paige Bueckers over Caitlin Clark as the player they would rather build around.

The survey result created a debate because it split basketball value from business value. Bueckers may have impressed executives on the court, but Clark remains the league’s biggest commercial force.

That is where Leslie pushed back hard. To her, any front office ignoring Clark’s ability to move money, tickets, and attention is missing the job completely.

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Caitlin Clark’s snub gets a brutal Lisa Leslie warning

As Sporting News shared, Lisa Leslie reacted sharply to the WNBA GM survey that placed Paige Bueckers ahead of Caitlin Clark as a franchise-building pick.

“All those GMs [are] probably going to get fired,” Leslie said.

The survey asked general managers which player they would choose to start a franchise. Bueckers led the category with 33% of the vote, while Clark received 20%.

That result was a major shift from the previous year, when Clark was the clear choice for many executives.

Part of the change came from Bueckers’ rise with the Dallas Wings and Clark’s injury-limited 2025 season. But Leslie clearly believed the voting ignored the bigger picture.