Olivia Miles admits Caitlin Clark's right hand drives her crazy

Olivia Miles, the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year, has played against Caitlin Clark enough to know exactly what makes the Indiana Fever star so difficult to stop.

It is not the deep threes or the no-look passes, though those help.

It is the right hand.

"She's so good with her right hand attacking downhill and creating for others," Miles said on Thursday's episode of "The Old Man and Three" podcast.

Miles, who plays guard for the Minnesota Lynx, was asked to compare competing against Clark and other young stars like Paige Bueckers and Sonia Citron.

She did not hesitate.

"Obviously, Caitlin with the shooting and her playmaking ability," Miles said.

"She's so good with her right hand attacking downhill and creating for others."

"And obviously, in transition, she's deadly."

"So, it is annoying to play against."

"You got to guard her, and you got to make sure that you have bodies on her at all times, and making it hard."

Miles then turned to Bueckers, who plays for the Dallas Wings.

"Same for Paige," Miles said.

"Like Paige is (great) with her right hand and great (at) posting up in the short corner, and like, facilitating for her teammates as well."

She finished with Citron, a guard for the Chicago Sky.

"And then you have Sonia, who can do everything and can shoot, play at all three levels, and then play defense on the other end as well."

Miles and Clark both just finished standout 2026 WNBA seasons.

Miles averaged 19.8 points, 6.0 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game on 49.2% shooting, including 38.8% from three-point range.

She set several rookie records, earned an All-Star selection, and was named to both the All-WNBA First Team and All-Rookie Team.

She was the unanimous 2026 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year.

Clark, meanwhile, averaged a career-high 22.3 points, 8.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game on 44.5% shooting, including 36.1% from three-point range.

She received her third All-Star nod and her second All-WNBA First Team selection.

The two have met once so far in a WNBA game.

Miles scored 28 points with eight assists in that matchup.

Clark produced 19 points and 10 assists, but the Fever lost 108-100.

In the same podcast interview, Miles said the popularity of Clark, Bueckers and Citron makes the games against them enjoyable.

"The young guards, I think, they're really impressive and really hard to guard," Miles said.

"But they make the game exciting and fun to watch."

"Obviously, that's why people are watching all these Fever games, (our) games and Paige's games."

Bueckers is from Hopkins, Minnesota, so she plays in front of her hometown fans at Target Center in Minneapolis, the Lynx's home arena.

"We love when Paige comes here because all her family and friends come out and make it a good environment," Miles said.

"So, they're not only bringing the skills, but the traction in the audiences that have helped grow our game."

Clark, for her part, has her own way of dealing with the intensity of the game.

During a November 3 appearance on Kylie Kelce's "Not Gonna Lie" podcast, the 24-year-old Fever guard revealed her strategy for avoiding on-court drama.

"And I try to honestly, like, do my best, to like, just act like I can't hear," Clark said.

"I have really bad hearing to start with; I like ruptured my eardrums multiple times, so like, you get permanent hearing loss, but I just try to act like I can't hear."

"That makes them more mad."

Clark, known for her spirited, aggressive on-court demeanor, rejected being labeled a "trash talker."

She said she does not "really say anything to people."

"I don't even think I really am," she said.

"Like, I feel like I only get like really hype."

"Say I make like three 3s in a row, I'm like, 'Oh yeah, like you can't guard that,' or something like that but like, in a fun way."

Clark said she will not hesitate to defend herself if someone says something to her first.

"I mean, if somebody says something to me, I'll probably go back," Clark said.

"The people I talk to the most is the (referees), which I need to do better at."

"People don't really talk trash to me."

"I like that to be honest, like I want you to say something to me."