Caitlin Clark Explains Impact of Working with Stephen Curry's Trainer During WNBA Offseason

Caitlin Clark discussed working with Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry's trainer, Brandon Payne, while preparing for her third season as a member of the Indiana Fever.

"Obviously I knew he worked with Steph and I love Steph's game," Clark told reporters Thursday (0:11 mark). "I'm just looking for some creative ways to make myself better and challenge myself and I feel like he's found a lot of ways to do that over the course of the offseason of us working together. I think really challenging my mind, it's not like we're just in there shooting shots. It's as game-like as we can make it and I think that was something that I was really looking for. Obviously coming off of injury it's really difficult to get those type of reps and things like that."

"That was really good for myself and then obviously what he's been able to do with Steph, that gives you a lot of confidence in things that he can maybe bring to me," she added. "I've learned a lot, I've watched a lot of film with him and just really thankful for his time. He's poured in a lot to me over the course of the offseason so I'm just really thankful for him. Gave me a different glimpse on a way to workout. You get in these patterns of doing things your own way for however long that is and obviously you have different coaches and different player development people. But to get as many different ways to workout and if it really works for you and you continue to do it, you kind of stick with it and I've loved it so far."

Before they worked together, Payne explained why he was impressed with Clark's shooting mechanics in 2024.

"Her compact shooting is up and out with a quick release. She has incredible distance," Payne told ESPN's Paul Biancardi at the time. "One reason is, she has tight, repeatable mechanics and shoots through her core and wrist. She lives in her work. It shows in her comfort and confidence level shooting the ball."

Clark and Curry are both known for their long-range accuracy, firing away triples from well beyond the three-point line.

While Clark only made 13 appearances during the 2025 season due to groin and quadriceps injuries, she's opened her 2026 campaign on a high note.

In five games this season, the two-time All-Star is averaging 23.8 points, 9.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game while shooting 43.2 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from behind the arc.