Al Harrington tells TMZ Sports Indiana is a great market for Caitlin Clark to kickstart her WNBA career.
Clark -- who just capped off her historic college career at Iowa -- will undoubtedly be the first overall pick at this month's pro draft ... meaning she'll be the newest member of the Fever.Al was a first-round pick to Indiana in 1998 ... so naturally, we asked him what it'd be like for Caitlin at the next level.
"The fact that she's coming from Iowa to that market is obviously a great market," Al said."I'm sure the WNBA would love for her to be in a bigger market than that, but I think she's gonna thrive."That's a big compliment from Al -- Miller played all 19 years of his Hall of Fame career with the Pacers ... and is widely regarded as the greatest player in franchise history.
Al knows Caitlin is gonna crush it in the pros ... but admits there will be vets ready to welcome her to the league the hard way. "She's gonna be cold, but I know all the girls in the league are licking their chops to get their hands on her, too. They build you up sometimes to tear you down."glued to the TVDon't dub Indy a Fever town over the Pacers just yet, though -- Al said the NBA still reigns supreme ... but he said the whole city is gonna embrace Caitlin.
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