Olivia Miles is showcasing arguably the greatest rookie season in WNBA history. During the Minnesota Lynx’s 94-84 win over the Washington Mystics on Friday, the 23-year-old guard made WNBA history by becoming the fastest player to reach 700-plus points and 200-plus assists. Miles is having one of the greatest rookie seasons everGettyThe No. 2 overall pick out of TCU notched 24 points, seven assists, three rebounds and three steals in 29 minutes of action, surpassing the 20-plus point mark for the 19th time this season. This milestone ties Caitlin Clark for the second-most all-time by a rookie and is only one behind the record set by Seimone Augustus – for the Lynx – in 2006.Over the course of her debut season in The W, Miles has continued to impress not just those outside of the Lynx organization, but also those within, including head coach Cheryl Reeve. The Lynx have the best record in the WNBA sitting five games ahead of second-placed Golden State Valkyries – and they have done so without their superstar veteran Napheesa Collier on the court for a large part of that due to injury.With a playoff berth already cemented, Reeve has made a case for Miles to be seriously considered as a contender for the coveted Most Valuable Player award.“You have a 31-7 team … If Olivia Miles doesn’t play, we’re not 31-7, and so, to me, I think MVP awards should go to teams that are at the top, especially if that player, if she’s not out there,” Reeve said.“She’s got curiosity to her. She doesn’t have the answers. She’s got curiosity, and she leans on people to tell her what she should expect, and that’s really special.”After the game, Miles was made aware that she had been name dropped by Reeve into the MVP conversations, but shrugged it off. “I really just don’t care,” she said, via Lynx beat reporter Andrew Dukowitz. “I love my teammates first and I love winning.”Miles is a serious contender for the WNBA MVP awardGettyLynx head coach Reeve has stated her case for her rookie to be named MVPGettyAs it stands, though, Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson looks to be the runaway favorite to claim her fifth MVP award – a feat no player in WNBA history has ever achieved – and her third in a row. Does Miles have a higher ceiling than Clark?In 36 outings this season, Miles has averaged 20 points per contest, shooting at 50.1 percent from the field and 40.4 percent from beyond the three-point line. She is also averaging 6.2 assists, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.3 steals, having earned an All-Star nod at the first time of asking. Her scoring output far outweighs Clark, who in her historic rookie season for the Indiana Fever in 2024 posted 19.2 points per game, while shooting at a 41.7 percent clip and just 34.4 percent from deep. It has prompted the debate of whether Miles has a higher ceiling than one of her league rivals, with question marks over Clark this season and whether she has really developed since her arrival into the WNBA as the No. 1 overall pick.But the former Iowa Hawkeyes star has done her best to silence her critics in Year 3.Comparisons between Clark and Miles have already been madeGettyShe has averaged a career-high 21.7 points whilst shooting an improved 44.4 percent from the field to lift the Fever to top spot in the Eastern Conference (24-13).However, a case could be made that Miles is only just scratching the surface on the impact she will have on the WNBA for years to come.There are not many players in the WNBA with her handles and ability to manoeuvre through set defenses.Having found her way to Minnesota under a championship-winning head coach, in an organization renowned for nurturing Hall of Fame-caliber talent – think Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles – the sky’s the limit for how far Miles could go.