Rachel DeMita says Caitlin Clark’s gravity numbers highlight why the Indiana Fever star’s Stephen Curry comparisons need more context.
The point is not that Clark lacks shooting pressure. She clearly bends defenses, especially when she has the ball and can threaten from deep.
But Curry’s off-ball movement is its own weapon, and that is where DeMita sees a major difference between the two shooters.
Rachel DeMita explains where Caitlin Clark and Stephen Curry’s gravity comparisons break apart
In a recent Rachel DeMita breakdown on YouTube, DeMita pointed to the off-ball split that makes Clark’s gravity profile more complicated than the Curry label suggests.
“So, her perimeter off-ball gravity is high. But when you look at her interior off-ball gravity, that’s when it starts getting lower,” DeMita said. “I think that’s just so interesting when we’re talking about some of the biggest topics of conversation: Is Caitlin Clark playing off the ball?”
She added, “And I do think there’s something to Steph Curry’s game that Caitlin Clark doesn’t have.”
The WNBA’s gravity metric separates defensive attention by role and location, including perimeter off-ball gravity and interior off-ball gravity.
That helps explain the debate. Clark can still stretch defenses outside, but that does not automatically mean her off-ball profile mirrors Curry’s full movement impact.
Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever role still does not mirror Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors chaos
Curry is not just feared because he can shoot from anywhere. His real separator is how he keeps defenses panicked after giving up the ball.
One NBA gravity analysis listed Curry with a 29.6 perimeter off-ball gravity score, the highest mark across its four on-ball and off-ball categories.
That is the part of the comparison Clark has not fully matched yet. Curry relocates, cuts, screens and runs defenders through constant motion inside Golden State’s offense. Clark can grow there, but the Fever still rely on her most as the creator who bends defenses with the ball in her hands.
That makes the Curry comparison useful only to a point. Clark has the range and star attention to justify the conversation, but Curry’s off-ball gravity is a different skill built through years of movement and system reps.
DeMita’s point is not a knock on Clark. It is a reminder that being compared to Curry should include the hardest part of his game, not just the logo-range threes.
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