One has got to respect the 97-year-old Cousy's blunt verdict on Clark's value to the WNBA. And while perhaps many people wouldn't be willing to be so direct with their words at the Celtics icon, most would share his sentiment.

One of those instances being the superstardom of Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, and how the popularity for women's basketball has seen a drastic increase since her collegiate days with the Iowa Hawkeyes, a phenomenon commonly called the "Caitlin Clark effect."

Cousy, a six-time NBA champion and 13-time All-Star in the 1950s and 1960s, is widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards in history. For him to single out a modern player in another league speaks to the scale of Clark’s impact.