WNBA - Part III

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Latest WNBA mock draft 2024: https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/39 ... ever-brink


1. Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark
Iowa | point guard | 6-foot-0 | senior

2. Los Angeles Sparks: Cameron Brink
Stanford | power forward | 6-foot-4 | senior

3. Chicago Sky: Rickea Jackson
Tennessee | power forward | 6-foot-2 | senior

4. Los Angeles Sparks: Kamilla Cardoso
South Carolina | center | 6-foot-7 | senior

5. Dallas Wings: Aaliyah Edwards
UConn | power forward | 6-foot-3 | senior

6. Washington Mystics: Nyadiew Puoch
Australia | small forward | 6-foot-3

7. Minnesota Lynx: Angel Reese
LSU | power forward | 6-foot-3 | senior

8. Chicago Sky: Alissa Pili
Utah Utes | power forward | 6-foot-2 | senior

9. Dallas Wings: Georgia Amoore
Virginia Tech | point guard | 5-foot-6 | senior

10. Connecticut Sun: Jacy Sheldon
Ohio State | shooting guard | 5-foot-10 | senior

11. New York Liberty: Charisma Osborne
UCLA Bruins | shooting guard | 5-foot-9 | senior

12. Atlanta Dream: Elizabeth Kitley
Virginia Tech | center | 6-foot-6 | senior

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Finally.

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And then the players will opt-out and re-negotiate a new CBA. Everyone gets PAID.

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FYI. The Sue Bird doc will be available at end of month:

The documentary "Sue Bird: In the Clutch," about the basketball legend's final WNBA season and her impact on sports, has been acquired following its buzzy Sundance debut.

Wolfe Releasing, the largest exclusive distributor of LGBTQ+ films, has picked up the North American distribution rights the feature documentary, which will become available for digital purchase and rental on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, VUDU and Wolfe On Demand beginning March 29.

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Jimmy Fallon is a horrible interviewer.

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Here's a gift link to a story in today's SF Chronicle about the new Golden State WNBA GM, etc:

Bay Area WNBA team president seizes the moment: ‘World’s going to be looking’

The first few weeks on the job have been a whirlwind for Jess Smith, the president — and so far lone employee — of the Bay Area’s expansion WNBA team.

But one moment in particular stands out. That came at the NBA All-Star Weekend when Smith sat courtside for the Stephen Curry-Sabrina Ionescu 3-point battle, a dramatic showcase for the synergy between the WNBA and the NBA.

“You can’t ask for a better example to educate people as to how we want this to feel,” Smith said. “They’re both powerful. They’re both stars on their own. Yet, there’s an alliance there, a respect. That’s how I want our fandom to feel. “We’re in position to harness the power of the Warriors, but also build something uniquely our own.”

That wildly successful All-Star event was one more signal that Smith has impeccable timing. Hired in late January by Golden State Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber and reporting to Warriors president and chief operating officer Brandon Schneider, Smith is tasked with building a new WNBA team, a new brand, a front office, business relationships, community presence and fan base.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annk ... t=Nw%3D%3D

[2024 Mock Draft]

CBS Sports' first WNBA mock draft
https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/202 ... fter-that/

1. Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark – G, Iowa
2. Los Angeles Sparks: Cameron Brink – C, Stanford
3. Chicago Sky: Rickea Jackson – F, Tennessee
4. Los Angeles Sparks: Kamilla Cardoso – C, South Carolina
5. Dallas Wings: Jacy Sheldon – G, Ohio State
6. Washington Mystics: Aaliyah Edwards – C, UConn
7. Minnesota Lynx: Angel Reese – C, LSU
8. Chicago Sky: Nyadiew Puoch – F, Australia
9. Dallas Wings: Charlisse Leger-Walker – G, Washington State
10. Connecticut Sun: Georgia Amoore – G, Virginia Tech
11. New York Liberty: Charisma Osborne – G, UCLA
12. Atlanta Dream: Elizabeth Kitley – C, Virginia Tech

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CBS Sports' first WNBA mock draft
https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/202 ... fter-that/

1. Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark – G, Iowa
2. Los Angeles Sparks: Cameron Brink – C, Stanford
3. Chicago Sky: Rickea Jackson – F, Tennessee
4. Los Angeles Sparks: Kamilla Cardoso – C, South Carolina
5. Dallas Wings: Jacy Sheldon – G, Ohio State
6. Washington Mystics: Aaliyah Edwards – C, UConn
7. Minnesota Lynx: Angel Reese – C, LSU
8. Chicago Sky: Nyadiew Puoch – F, Australia
9. Dallas Wings: Charlisse Leger-Walker – G, Washington State
10. Connecticut Sun: Georgia Amoore – G, Virginia Tech
11. New York Liberty: Charisma Osborne – G, UCLA
12. Atlanta Dream: Elizabeth Kitley – C, Virginia Tech

Does it make any sense for LA to take both Brink and Cardoso?

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CBS Sports' first WNBA mock draft
https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/202 ... fter-that/

1. Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark – G, Iowa
2. Los Angeles Sparks: Cameron Brink – C, Stanford
3. Chicago Sky: Rickea Jackson – F, Tennessee
4. Los Angeles Sparks: Kamilla Cardoso – C, South Carolina
5. Dallas Wings: Jacy Sheldon – G, Ohio State
6. Washington Mystics: Aaliyah Edwards – C, UConn
7. Minnesota Lynx: Angel Reese – C, LSU
8. Chicago Sky: Nyadiew Puoch – F, Australia
9. Dallas Wings: Charlisse Leger-Walker – G, Washington State
10. Connecticut Sun: Georgia Amoore – G, Virginia Tech
11. New York Liberty: Charisma Osborne – G, UCLA
12. Atlanta Dream: Elizabeth Kitley – C, Virginia Tech

Does it make any sense for LA to take both Brink and Cardoso?

Yes, Brink plays power forward and Cardoso plays center. Stanford plays a version of that with Brink and Iriafen. Sort of like playing Nneka with Candace.

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1. Indiana Fever
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Caitlin Clark
Matt’s Pick: Caitlin Clark
Rachel’s Pick: Caitlin Clark

2. Los Angeles Sparks
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Paige Bueckers
Rachel’s Pick: Cameron Brink
Matt’s Pick: Cameron Brink

3. Chicago Sky (via PHX)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting, Backcourt Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Cameron Brink
Matt’s Pick: Rickea Jackson
Rachel’s Pick: Rickea Jackson

4. Los Angeles Sparks (via SEA)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Angel Reese
Rachel’s Pick: Kamilla Cardoso
Matt’s Pick: Alissa Pili

5. Dallas Wings (via CHI)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Defense, Fixing the Roster Crunch
Mock 1.0 Selection: Rickea Jackson
Matt’s Pick: Jacy Sheldon
Rachel’s Pick: Alissa Pili

6. Washington Mystics
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Facilitator, Wing Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Aaliyah Edwards
Rachel’s Pick: Georgia Amoore
Matt’s Pick: Aaliyah Edwards

7. Minnesota Lynx
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Size, Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Alissa Pili
Matt’s Pick: Taiyanna Jackson
Rachel’s Pick: Aaliyah Edwards

8. Chicago Sky (from ATL via LA)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting, Backcourt Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Taiyanna Jackson
Rachel’s Pick: Jacy Sheldon
Matt’s Pick: Kamilla Cardoso

9. Dallas Wings
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Defense, Fixing the Roster Crunch
Mock 1.0 Selection: Jacy Sheldon
Matt’s Pick: Georgia Amoore
Rachel’s Pick: Charisma Osborne

10. Connecticut Sun
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Size, Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Hailey Van Lith
Rachel’s Pick: Angel Reese
Matt’s Pick: Angel Reese

11. New York Liberty
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Backcourt Defenders, Youthful Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Elizabeth Kitley
Matt’s Pick: Elizabeth Kitley
Rachel’s Pick: Elizabeth Kitley

12. Atlanta Dream (from LV via LA)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Facilitator, Size
Mock 1.0 Selection: Georgia Amoore
Rachel’s Pick: Taiyanna Jackson
Matt’s Pick: Charisma Osborne

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1. Indiana Fever
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Caitlin Clark
Matt’s Pick: Caitlin Clark
Rachel’s Pick: Caitlin Clark

2. Los Angeles Sparks
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Paige Bueckers
Rachel’s Pick: Cameron Brink
Matt’s Pick: Cameron Brink

3. Chicago Sky (via PHX)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting, Backcourt Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Cameron Brink
Matt’s Pick: Rickea Jackson
Rachel’s Pick: Rickea Jackson

4. Los Angeles Sparks (via SEA)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Angel Reese
Rachel’s Pick: Kamilla Cardoso
Matt’s Pick: Alissa Pili

5. Dallas Wings (via CHI)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Defense, Fixing the Roster Crunch
Mock 1.0 Selection: Rickea Jackson
Matt’s Pick: Jacy Sheldon
Rachel’s Pick: Alissa Pili

6. Washington Mystics
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Facilitator, Wing Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Aaliyah Edwards
Rachel’s Pick: Georgia Amoore
Matt’s Pick: Aaliyah Edwards

7. Minnesota Lynx
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Size, Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Alissa Pili
Matt’s Pick: Taiyanna Jackson
Rachel’s Pick: Aaliyah Edwards

8. Chicago Sky (from ATL via LA)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting, Backcourt Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Taiyanna Jackson
Rachel’s Pick: Jacy Sheldon
Matt’s Pick: Kamilla Cardoso

9. Dallas Wings
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Defense, Fixing the Roster Crunch
Mock 1.0 Selection: Jacy Sheldon
Matt’s Pick: Georgia Amoore
Rachel’s Pick: Charisma Osborne

10. Connecticut Sun
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Size, Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Hailey Van Lith
Rachel’s Pick: Angel Reese
Matt’s Pick: Angel Reese

11. New York Liberty
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Backcourt Defenders, Youthful Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Elizabeth Kitley
Matt’s Pick: Elizabeth Kitley
Rachel’s Pick: Elizabeth Kitley

12. Atlanta Dream (from LV via LA)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Facilitator, Size
Mock 1.0 Selection: Georgia Amoore
Rachel’s Pick: Taiyanna Jackson
Matt’s Pick: Charisma Osborne

I found this draft amusing. Listed out needs and then blatantly ignored with picks

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1. Indiana Fever
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Caitlin Clark
Matt’s Pick: Caitlin Clark
Rachel’s Pick: Caitlin Clark

2. Los Angeles Sparks
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Paige Bueckers
Rachel’s Pick: Cameron Brink
Matt’s Pick: Cameron Brink

3. Chicago Sky (via PHX)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting, Backcourt Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Cameron Brink
Matt’s Pick: Rickea Jackson
Rachel’s Pick: Rickea Jackson

4. Los Angeles Sparks (via SEA)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Angel Reese
Rachel’s Pick: Kamilla Cardoso
Matt’s Pick: Alissa Pili

5. Dallas Wings (via CHI)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Defense, Fixing the Roster Crunch
Mock 1.0 Selection: Rickea Jackson
Matt’s Pick: Jacy Sheldon
Rachel’s Pick: Alissa Pili

6. Washington Mystics
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Facilitator, Wing Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Aaliyah Edwards
Rachel’s Pick: Georgia Amoore
Matt’s Pick: Aaliyah Edwards

7. Minnesota Lynx
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Size, Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Alissa Pili
Matt’s Pick: Taiyanna Jackson
Rachel’s Pick: Aaliyah Edwards

8. Chicago Sky (from ATL via LA)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Shooting, Backcourt Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Taiyanna Jackson
Rachel’s Pick: Jacy Sheldon
Matt’s Pick: Kamilla Cardoso

9. Dallas Wings
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Defense, Fixing the Roster Crunch
Mock 1.0 Selection: Jacy Sheldon
Matt’s Pick: Georgia Amoore
Rachel’s Pick: Charisma Osborne

10. Connecticut Sun
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Size, Shooting
Mock 1.0 Selection: Hailey Van Lith
Rachel’s Pick: Angel Reese
Matt’s Pick: Angel Reese

11. New York Liberty
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Backcourt Defenders, Youthful Depth
Mock 1.0 Selection: Elizabeth Kitley
Matt’s Pick: Elizabeth Kitley
Rachel’s Pick: Elizabeth Kitley

12. Atlanta Dream (from LV via LA)
Post-Free Agency Team Needs: Facilitator, Size
Mock 1.0 Selection: Georgia Amoore
Rachel’s Pick: Taiyanna Jackson
Matt’s Pick: Charisma Osborne

I found this draft amusing. Listed out needs and then blatantly ignored with picks

I think it's a mistake to draft based on immediate need. It's better to go with best available talent.

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[Anonymous WNBA GMs]

Georgia Amoore, 5-foot-6 guard
Virginia Tech: 18.8 ppg, 6.8 apg, 33.5 3-pt fg%, 85.9 ft%

• “I think most people will be willing to take on Amoore because she has a clear position of a one. Worst-case scenario, they may be able to turn her into a backup one, and being able to cement that position isn’t anything small in this league. A backup one who can stretch the floor is a nice piece to add to your team. She may be the safest pick of all of (Jacy Sheldon, Jaylyn Sherrod and Hailey Van Lith).”
• “Amoore’s question is size. The question is can she do some of the same things offensively in college that she would need to do in the pros? Because length bothers her on some of her pick-and-rolls. I think she knows how to run a team extremely well.”
• “She’s got that ability that I think the highest-level point guards have, where they know not just who needs the ball, it’s how to manipulate the defense to get them the ball in their best situations to be successful, and the best timing.”

Isobel Borlase, 5-11 guard
WNBL: 15.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.8 spg

• “Borlase has a game that’s suited for Australia. I don’t know if it translates to our game.”
• “I think she does a really good job creating for herself. She can score in some ways that show that she has what I call the international maturity. You can tell that she’s been playing professional basketball. … From what I’ve seen, I think that she could easily be in the first round.”

Caitlin Clark, 6-0 guard
Iowa: 31.8 ppg, 8.8 apg, 7.3 rpg, 37.9 3-pt fg%

• “I think the same as the rest of my colleagues: A generational talent that can be the backbone of a franchise. A clear No. 1 pick.”
• “Phenomenal player. Probably one of the most offensively ready guards coming into the draft we’ve seen in quite some time.”
• “I think where she’s gonna be most beneficial for her team, which we all know which team that will be, is her ability to pass and spread the ball and spread the love to some incredible players on her team. I think she will struggle more offensively just because of the strength of the guards that will be defending her, and the speed of those guards is something that she’s not used to seeing in college. But I think where she’ll make the biggest impact is her ability to pass.”

Leila Lacan, 5-11 guard
France: 11.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.1 apg, 3.3 spg

• “Not sure about her speed, quickness, toughness at this level, but I think she’s probably first round.”
• “I really like Leila’s size. She has a pretty complete package. I think she’s really good at pick-and-roll. I think her vision is really good, but she can also create for herself. She’s an attractive prospect. It’s just a little difficult when you don’t quite know about overseas obligations and the national team and all of those kinds of things.”

Carla Leite, 5-9 guard
France: 15.9 ppg, 5.8 apg, 1.4 spg, 87.4 ft%

• “Just 19 years old but demonstrates court awareness to become an elite professional point guard. Tremendous ability to get to the rim, great change of tempo, great ability with the ball in her hands, sees the floor exceptionally well. Decent size, gets to the line a lot for a PG and converts a high percentage of free throws. Needs to continue to improve 3-point shooting.”

Charisma Osborne, 5-9 guard
UCLA: 14.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.0 apg, 89.2 ft%

• “She’s a combo guard. I think she’s more two-one than one-two. She’s shown she’s good at a lot of things. Can shoot the 3, midrange? She can get to the rim. Physical defender. But I would say of those three, I would probably give the slight edge to Amoore, and then (Jacy) Sheldon right behind her.”
• “Charisma is just a steady, great leader, high basketball IQ, willing to do whatever it takes for the team to be successful. … I think her midrange game is one of the best in the league. Great at the pull-up in the midrange. Needs to consistently shoot 3s, but a great defender.”
• “Charisma has worked really hard on her shot, and there was a lot of growth in that in the first two-thirds of the season. She struggled on it this back third. She’s gonna need to find some consistency. I think she’s gonna have to take the Jackie Young growth step in her shot. She has a nice pull-up, a really nice pull-up, like a second-layer feed off a ball-screen action. She actually can elevate and time her release really well to a contest. That 3-point ability has to become really consistent the way Jackie grew hers.”

Jacy Sheldon, 5-10 guard
Ohio State: 17.8 ppg, 3.8 apg, 1.9 spg, 37.3 3-pt fg%

• “The ceiling may be higher than Amoore, but there’s also a chance the physicality of our league may be too much for her.”
• “Tremendous athlete. My concern for her is the physicality of the game. Ohio State is a very physical team, but when you look at her body frame, I worry a little bit about her ability to handle the physicality on it. But great vision, passer, shooter.”
• “Could she develop a bit of an Allie Quigley type of game? She has a quick release. She plays in an up-tempo system really well. I think she shows great IQ in the half court off the ball, on the ball. I do find her to be an elite communicator. Her ability to vacillate from the one through three positions so smoothly is special.”
• “She has great discretion in selecting her shots, and then she can really get her whole team involved. And I think they go as she goes. Obviously, one of the most impactful parts of her game is the defensive end. She’s super athletic, and she just has great recognition of when she should go for a risky thing in their press especially, but she’s a really disciplined defender, and I think that that’s gonna be her biggest impact at the next level, at least in the immediate.”

Jaylyn Sherrod, 5-7 guard
Colorado: 12.9 ppg, 4.9 apg, 2.2 spg, 49.8 2-pt fg%

• “Tremendous defender. She catches my attention every time I watch them with her toughness on defense, her ability to intimidate whoever she’s guarding. Plays hard. She seems to be really smart, and of course, she’s added some offensive skill to her game. I like her toughness.”
• “She’s just not a pro shooter right now. She may be one of those ones that needs to go overseas and work on her offensive game and get a consistent jump shot, because nowadays you can’t be a guard in our league and not be a good shooter. She can attack the basket and do all that, but people learn to cheat off of you if you can’t shoot.”

Hailey Van Lith, 5-7 guard
LSU: 11.8 ppg, 3.6 apg, 35.5 3-pt fg%, 82.7 ft%

• “Good outside shooter, decent at getting to the rim, but midrange game is a question. Plays hard — scrappy, competitor, love the fire. Reminds me a little bit of Dana Evans. Probably a more natural two than a one, but her size will require her to mostly play at the one. Still, questions about whether she can be as effective as a one.”
• “She hasn’t shot the ball like people thought she would. I don’t know if it’s good or bad for her that she went to LSU and was forced to play point guard. But she’s had to work on some ballhandling and some passing skills because of what their team needed.”

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Did plum and her husband divorce?

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Washington Mystics are not moving, after their billionaire owners extorted $500 million from the city to renovate his NBA/NHL arena.
https://theathletic.com/5373771/2024/03 ... s-potomac/

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No new ownership for the Lynx.

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Which 12 would make the roster if you picked? Which 2 would you cut?



All things being equal, I'd cut the shorties...sorry Plumdawg and Ariel, see you next Olympics?

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Which 12 would make the roster if you picked? Which 2 would you cut?



All things being equal, I'd cut the shorties...sorry Plumdawg and Ariel, see you next Olympics?

Da The pool is bigger than this. Players like Napheesa Collier are overseas.

If Plumdawg and Ariel don’t make this squad, they will be replaced by JuJu, Bueckers, or Hidalgo for the next Olympics.

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Any appetite for moving women's basketball to the Winter Olympics?

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Cameron Brink | 6-4 forward | Stanford
17.5 ppg, 11.9 rpg, 3.6 bpg, 51.2 fg%

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• “A high-ceiling player. One of the better frontcourt prospects we’ve seen, especially at that size, in the last decade or so.”
• “Very talented. Her toughness is underrated. She’s got a lot of fight, a lot of toughness, a lot of skills. Can block shots, can shoot 3s. I think she’ll be a very, very good pro in the W.”
• “Just had a tremendous career. Versatile. I’m real curious about what her position is going to be at the next level. Is she going to be a four-five or is she going to be a four-three? Her rebounding, her scoring. I think the challenge for her may be her physical strength, getting hit by 30-year-olds.”

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Kamilla Cardoso | 6-7 center | South Carolina
13.9 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.6 bpg, 58.4 fg%

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• “Has the most size in this draft and size is always coveted by teams in our league. Question will be, as the WNBA evolves, where is Cardoso’s fit?”
• “She’s 6-7. There’s not a lot of 6-7 going around. … I think her best days are ahead of her as a pro.”
• “She may be the best true five in the draft. Cardoso seems to be the most mobile for her size, around the rim. If I had to rank the top bigs in the draft, she’d probably be one.”
• “Clearly, she has what you can’t teach, but I think she’s also been taught really well. She needs to continue to learn how to leverage her strength so that it becomes a little bit easier to get some just higher quality shots when she’s back to the basket and there’s a defender behind her. But she’s smart in when she lets the ball work for her and she’s also smart when she needs to work for the ball.”

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Aaliyah Edwards | 6-3 forward | UConn
17.6 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 59.3 fg%

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• “May have one of the highest floors in the draft but an unclear ceiling. Fundamentally sound but what is her position in the WNBA?”
• “Great skill in the paint, plays bigger than her 6-3 frame. Quintessential UConn player, smart well-prepared, competitive; needs to show more consistency shooting from beyond 15 feet. Some question about what her position in the W will be.”
• “Really, really solid. She’s good at a lot of things. She can facilitate on offense, she has a good midrange. She can rebound. She has toughness. She has durability. Just glue, one of those blue-collar workers. I think her best offensive days are ahead of her in terms of extending her game out and really just showing what she can do offensively.”

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Rickea Jackson | 6-2 forward | Tennessee
20.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.3 apg, 48.5 fg%

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• “She has, probably, the most pro-ready build and physically is pro-ready at this point. It’s just understanding if she’s gonna come night in, night out, ready to win”
• “She’s like a microwave. She can put them up in bunches. She can score in different ways. Driving midrange. Shooting 3s. Somebody in that three-four position, I think she’s probably one of the best out there.”
• “I think Rickea Jackson is the number two player in the country right now. Her staying an extra year, she’s gotten stronger. She’s improved her skill set. She’s able to come off of the dribble and knock down shots. She has great post moves. She can knock down 3s, she can battle inside with her size. To me, Rickea Jackson is someone who can play the one through four. I think she’s the No. 2 pick in the country for me personally.”
• “I would love to learn if another gear for her makes her play better or starts to expose her. She has one gear, one tempo she plays at. And if she played faster, whether a defender got into her and pressured her consistently, or even the 94-feet up-and-down, does she make more mistakes or does she get even better?”

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Elizabeth Kitley | 6-6 center | Virginia Tech
22.8 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 2.1 bpg, 55.6 fg%
(Conversations involving Kitley came both before and after her season-ending ACL tear versus Virginia on March 3. All conversations, however, came prior to her official diagnosis being shared publicly.)

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• “Question her ability to take the hits at the next level. No doubt she’s skilled and she’s got a little bit more range than some of the other bigs. She potentially could be a four, maybe with her face-up game. I just don’t know if she can take the physicality of this league.”
• “Liz has really good footwork. She also has a great motor. I think she’s definitely benefited playing with a point guard like Georgia Amoore and some shooters around her because she needs space. She’s a nice passer out of double-teams.”

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Ayoka Lee | 6-6 center | Kansas State
19.7 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.8 bpg, 61.9 fg%

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• “Banger, but I don’t know if she can run like we’re playing the game now. I guess you could compare her to Teaira McCowan. Can McCowan run? Yeah, she’s gotten where she can. So Lee might kind of end up being kind of like her. You’re seeing more and more people also want their five player to be able to go out on the perimeter, where everybody is inside and everybody is outside.”
• “I think her size helps, obviously her length and her ability to block shots or alter shots. She definitely is another one that’s gotta get physically stronger, and she’s got to come up with a few more moves. But I think definitely she has a spot in this league.

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Alissa Pili | 6-2 forward | Utah
21.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, 55.0 fg%

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• “I think it will be interesting for Pili because she certainly has the skill set that is unmatched in terms of the way she shoots the ball from the post position. She’s used to playing against bigger players, so her craftiness around the rim, being able to use the goal, being able to use her footwork and her body to her advantage.”
• “The bigger question I have on Alissa, because she’s so without a position on the offensive end, it begs the question, who is she gonna guard on the defensive end? And there’s so much switching that happens in the W — is that to her advantage or is it to her detriment? And again, I just think she’s super unique. You have to account for her the same way you’d have to account for a really small point guard. So I think it’s gonna be about the players that get built around her, as much as it is about her in isolation.”
• “I think she’s a pro-ready offensive player. My question is what do you do with her defensively? She’s 6 feet and she’s a center at 6 feet. Can she defend at our level? Can she make her body more prepared? Offensively, she can play in our league. It’s the other end of the floor that’s the question mark.

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Nyadiew Puoch | 6-3 forward | Southside Flyers (WNBL)
6.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.0 apg, 18.3 mpg

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• “She’s probably a year away from really having an impact in the W, but obviously she’s a talent teams are going to be looking to grab depending on how their roster looks now, and what it looks like in the future. I think she’s more of a four-three at her size, her length, her skill set, she can kind of do a little bit of everything. Her thing is going to be getting experience and getting stronger.
• “I like her athleticism. I look at her sometimes and think about Natasha Howard or Ezi Magbegor and think about her potential.”

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Angel Reese | 6-3 forward | LSU
18.7 ppg, 13.2 rpg, 1.8 spg, 47.9 fg%

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• “Angel is a bit of an enigma. Obviously she produces. No matter what people say she can’t do, she produces. Her production speaks for itself. To be one of the top players in the country in scoring and rebounding, her team wins and she’s a competitor. At our level, there will be a transition, but I think she’ll figure it out and find a way, have an impact. But there will be a transition period and how quickly it will be will depend on her, the work she puts in and her ability to continue to develop.”
• “She’s got super long arms, go-go gadget arms. I watch her rebound and she’s matched up against taller players, but a lot of times she gets it because of her ability. Her length is crazy. She’s just a competitor. I like her fight. I don’t know if she’ll be talking as much as she does in college. But I think she’ll be just fine.”
• “I think she has a couple pro skills right now. But Angel has to expand her offensive game to play in our league. She’s not going to be able to do some of the things she does in college as efficiently in our league because you have to expand your offensive game. She’s not a perimeter shooter. She may eventually be there. It’s gonna take her time to have a good pro game. The problem for her is expectations versus what she’ll have to go through these next couple of years.”

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Don't eff this up Cathy!

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A lot of people want Angel cuz she's a local kid. Do they need am undersized big and rebounding help?

[2024 Mock Draft]

WNBA mock draft 2024: https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/39 ... final-four

1. Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark, Iowa | PG | 6-foot-0 | senior

2. Los Angeles Sparks: Cameron Brink, Stanford | PF | 6-foot-4 | senior

3. Chicago Sky: Rickea Jackson, Tennessee | SF | 6-foot-2 | senior

4. Los Angeles Sparks: Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina | C | 6-foot-7 | senior

5. Dallas Wings: Aaliyah Edwards, UConn | PF | 6-foot-3 | senior

6. Washington Mystics: Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State | SG | 5-foot-10 | senior

7. Minnesota Lynx: Angel Reese, LSU | PF | 6-foot-3 | senior

8. Chicago Sky: Isobel Borlase, Australia | PG | 5-foot-11

9. Dallas Wings: Alissa Pili, Utah | SF | 6-foot-2 | senior

10. Connecticut Sun: Dyaisha Fair, Syracuse | PG | 5-foot-5 | senior

11. New York Liberty: Charisma Osborne, UCLA | SG | 5-foot-9 | senior

12. Atlanta Dream: Nyadiew Puoch, Australia | PF | 6-foot-3

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Welcome to the league...maybe.

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I wonder how Aces players feel about having to move home court to accommodate a rookie's star power.

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Interesting discussion about TV ratings and women's sports rights with former ESPN exec.
https://youtu.be/Nu4XuqmTL58?t=853

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Is the draft the next big event for the WNBA?

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Did the tournament boost Cardoso above Brink in the draft rankings?
Will Nika Muhl be a first rounder?

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Did the tournament boost Cardoso above Brink in the draft rankings?
Will Nika Muhl be a first rounder?

Consensus seems to be that Brink’s game is much more pro suited than Cardoso’s. I’m not sure there was anything Cardoso could’ve done that would bump her higher than Brink.

Muhl’s draft stock skyrocketed for sure. Her performances against Fair and Clark were defensive masterclasses. I could absolutely see her being a late first rounder.

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Hello, I am gonna watch wnba because of Caitlin Clark

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Hello, I am gonna watch wnba because of Caitlin Clark

Welcome.
Maybe the reg in here can give the link to how to watch WNBA?

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Hello, I am gonna watch wnba because of Caitlin Clark

Welcome.
Maybe the reg in here can give the link to how to watch WNBA?

Caitlin Clark will be maybe the new player 2.0 of Marine Johannès the most spectacular who play for NYLiberty . you can see the videos on youTube , the assists and 3p are really crazy. She is similar.DA

[Mock Draft]

CBS 2024 WNBA Mock Draft 4.0:

1. Indiana Fever: Caitlin Clark – G Iowa
2. Los Angeles Sparks: Cameron Brink – C, Stanford
3. Chicago Sky: Kamilla Cardoso – C, South Carolina
4. Los Angeles Sparks: Rickea Jackson – F, Tennessee
5. Dallas Wings: Jacy Sheldon – G, Ohio State
6. Washington Mystics: Aaliyah Edwards – F, UConn
7. Minnesota Lynx: Angel Reese – C, LSU
8. Chicago Sky: Nyadiew Puoch – F, Australia
9. Dallas Wings: Isobel Borlase – G, Australia
10. Connecticut Sun: Alissa Pili – F, Utah
11. New York Liberty: Charisma Osborne – G, UCLA
12. Atlanta Dream: Nika Muhl – G, UConn