Now that the Valkyries are champions, is Veronica Burton the point guard to beat?

After the Valkyries took a 3-2 lead in the WNBA Finals, coach Natalie Nakase called Veronica Burton the best point guard in the league.Given that the Valkyries went on to win the championship, Nakase had earned some bragging rights.And her point guard absolutely came through, hitting huge shots and steadying her team through a marathon Finals.Still, giving Burton the crown made me think about the players who might take offense to it, like first-team All-WNBA guards Caitlin Clark and Olivia Miles.Though their teams lost in the first round of the playoffs, they seem to represent the future of the superstar point guard, one that can lead the team in scoring in addition to setting up their teammates.Burton is a very different kind of player.Her numbers aren’t usually gaudy — she averaged nine points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in the Finals. But she’s always been one of the best defenders in the country. As a junior at Northwestern, she became the only player to hold Clark to fewer than