{"id":892935,"date":"2026-09-12T11:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/892935\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T11:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:20:11","slug":"sophie-cunningham-breaks-down-luka-doncic-comparison-for-wnba-rookie-star-olivia-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/892935\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham breaks down Luka Doncic comparison for WNBA rookie star Olivia Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Olivia Miles has been a revelation in her rookie WNBA season and Sophie Cunningham has compared her to Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic.<\/p>\n<p>Big things were expected from Olivia Miles when she was drafted No. 2 overall in the 2026 WNBA Draft. As a rookie, she has surpassed all those expectations and then some. <\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Lynx point guard was named an All-Star in her first year in the league. She has played a key role in making the Lynx the best WNBA team so far this season. <\/p>\n<p>And now, Sophie Cunningham has given her some high praise, comparing her to an NBA superstar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2242492485-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives the ball against Jonathan Kuminga #1 of the Golden State Warriors in the first quarter of the game at Crypto.com Arena on October 21, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-2610262\" \/>Photo by Harry How\/Getty ImagesSophie Cunningham gives \u2018body control\u2019 reason for Olivia Miles and Luka Doncic comparison<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham has become one of the faces of the W this season. When she was asked about Miles, she was quite complimentary. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on a podcast, the Indiana Fever star revealed what she sees in the young star\u2019s game that reminds her of Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand she\u2019s fast, like she truly is fast, but in those clips right there, it reminds me a lot of Luka,\u201d Cunningham said on the No Hesitation Podcast. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis body control is so good that he can just make the right read because he\u2019s in full control of his defender, the defender in front of him, and he knows exactly how to use his body to get the best shot or to give the best assist. So, that reminded me a lot of Luka.<\/p>\n<p>MORE SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM STORIES<\/p>\n<p>  <a class=\"grv-tpwp-permalink-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/talkingpoints\/talk-wnba\/795421eb-fans-think-caitlin-clark-was-robbed-of-pl\/\" aria-label=\"Fans think Caitlin Clark was robbed of Player of the Week - tell us what you think \ud83d\udc47\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">        Fans think Caitlin Clark was robbed of Player of the Week \u2013 tell us what you think \ud83d\udc47 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Angel Reese: 14ppg, 3.7apg, 17.7rpg<br \/>\nCaitlin Clark: 35.5ppg, 11apg, 4rpg<\/p>\n<p>That is high praise for the rookie, Doncic is a perennial MVP candidate and the NBA\u2019s most complete offensive engine. Miles has a chance to emulate him further by balling out in the playoffs, too. <\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=hitc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add to Preferred Sources <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Olivia Miles has been a revelation in her rookie WNBA season and Sophie&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":892936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,12887,123521,10879,82,630],"class_list":["post-892935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-luka-doncic","tag-olivia-miles","tag-sophie-cunningham","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=892935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/892936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}