UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Erica Wheeler always knew that Caitlin Clark joining the Indiana Fever would change things up in the franchise, even if she wasn’t sure what that would entail or what the end result would be. She just knew the young superstar would make whatever they set out to do better.

“But did I think it would be like this? No,” Wheeler said. “I think we’re all just silent and thinking, ‘No, we shouldn’t be here.’ But we are here.”

“Here” is Mohegan Sun, where the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2016 begins against the No. 3 Connecticut Sun on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC). The Fever are considered underdogs and have a chance to pull off an upset in the best-of-three first-round format, although they began the season with a crushing loss here that kicked off a 1-9 start.

The two timeline entries for Clark, Wheeler, and the fever couldn’t be further apart.

“Honestly, it feels like a completely different season since we first played here,” Clark said.

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