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basketballologist
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 Posted: 05/20/18 8:40 am ::: Way too Early 2019 WNBA Mock Draft |
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Round 1
1: Las Vegas - Arike Ogunbowale (5'8, G, Notre Dame)
2: Indiana - Teaira McCowan (6'7, C, Mississippi State)
3: Atlanta - Kalani Brown (6'5, C, Baylor)
4: Chicago - Asia Durr (G, 5'10, Louisville)
5: Washington - Katie Lou Samuelson (G, 6'3, Connecticut)
6: New York - Sophie Cunningham (G, 6'1, Missouri)
7: Minnesota - Sabrina Ionescu (G, 5'10, Oregon)
8: Dallas - Marina Mabrey (G, 5'11, Notre Dame)
9: Phoenix - Napheesa Collier (F, 6'1, Connecticut)
10: Connecticut - Kitija Laska (F, 6'0, South Florida)
11: Seattle - Eziyoda Magbegor (F, 6'4, Australia)
12: Los Angeles - Jessica Shepard (C, 6'4, Notre Dame)
Round 2
13: Phoenix - Mariya Moore (F 6'0, Southern California)
14: Minnesota - Megan Gustafson (C, 6'3, Iowa)
15: Atlanta - Brianna Turner (F, 6'3, Notre Dame)
16: Chicago - Alexis Jennings (F, 6'3, South Carolina)
17: Washington - Paris Kea (G, 5'9, North Carolina)
18: New York - Maci Morris (G, 6'0, Kentucky)
19: Seattle - Kristine Anigwe (C, 6'4, California)
20: Dallas - Cierra Dillard (G, 5'9, Buffalo)
21: Minnesota - Alex Johnson (F, 6'0, Middle Tennessee State)
22: Atlanta - Mikayla Ferenz (G, 5'10, Idaho)
23: Minnesota - Kenisha Bell (G, 5'9, Minnesota)
24: Los Angeles - Hallie Thome (C, 6'5, Michigan)
Round 3
25: Indiana - Sam Fuehring (C, 6'3, Louisville)
26: Indiana - Jessica Kovatch (G, 5'9, Saint Francis PA)
27: Atlanta - Teniya Page (G, 5'7, Penn State)
28: Chicago - Bianca Cuevas Moore (G, 5'6, South Carolina)
29: Washington - Jaisa Nunn (C, 6'3, New Mexico)
30: New York - Caliya Robinson (F, 6'3, Georgia)
31: Seattle - Anriel Howard (F, 5'11, Texas A&M)
32: Dallas - Reyna Frost (F, 6'0, Central Michigan)
33: Phoenix - Chastadie Barrs (G, 5'8, Lamar)
34: Connecticut - Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (F, 6'2, Nothwestern)
35: Minnesota - Lexi Klabo (F, 6'2, North Dakota)
36: Los Angeles - Nicole Enabosi (F, 6'0, Delaware)
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| Posted: 05/21/18 8:27 am ::: |
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| Wow, this draft is much deeper than I anticipated. Hard to imagine Kristine Anigwe falling to the second round but in a draft of this quality, I suppose it's not completely out of the realm of possibilities. Will be interesting to see how next season goes. A lot of seniors could play their ways up (or down) the draft. Megan Gustafson will be the "Steal" of this draft, IMO.
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| Posted: 05/21/18 9:34 am ::: |
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| This does look like a deep draft, which might keep Ionescu from coming out. Who are the top players for 2020?
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| Posted: 05/21/18 9:37 am ::: |
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| That looks like the Dancing with the Stars draft. Doubt any GM would take a small guard who doesn't play any D at #1.
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| Posted: 05/21/18 9:40 am ::: |
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| ClayK wrote: |
| This does look like a deep draft, which might keep Ionescu from coming out. Who are the top players for 2020? |
There is no indication that Ionescu might come out early, right?
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| Posted: 05/21/18 9:42 am ::: |
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| PUmatty wrote: |
| ClayK wrote: |
| This does look like a deep draft, which might keep Ionescu from coming out. Who are the top players for 2020? |
There is no indication that Ionescu might come out early, right? |
We probably won't know until next April what her plans are.
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ClayK
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| Posted: 05/21/18 10:27 am ::: |
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| toad455 wrote: |
| PUmatty wrote: |
| ClayK wrote: |
| This does look like a deep draft, which might keep Ionescu from coming out. Who are the top players for 2020? |
There is no indication that Ionescu might come out early, right? |
We probably won't know until next April what her plans are. |
I think a lot depends on the draft classes ... as I recall, there's a significant contract advantage to being one of the top four picks.
Also, a question arises for her if she's viewed as a two guard (thus competing directly with Durr and Ogunbowale) or as a point. If she's the top point guard in the class, maybe she goes higher -- which would also impact her income in Europe, I would suspect.
She will have Romanian citizenship, I believe, but since she's played for USA Basketball, I'm not sure if she will qualify as a European, which is another complexity. If she's a top four pick in the WNBA and counts as a European, she might be leaving $250,000 on the table if she stays for her senior year.
And of course, injuries and performance will have a huge impact ...
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| Posted: 05/21/18 10:32 am ::: |
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| ClayK wrote: |
| toad455 wrote: |
| PUmatty wrote: |
| ClayK wrote: |
| This does look like a deep draft, which might keep Ionescu from coming out. Who are the top players for 2020? |
There is no indication that Ionescu might come out early, right? |
We probably won't know until next April what her plans are. |
I think a lot depends on the draft classes ... as I recall, there's a significant contract advantage to being one of the top four picks.
Also, a question arises for her if she's viewed as a two guard (thus competing directly with Durr and Ogunbowale) or as a point. If she's the top point guard in the class, maybe she goes higher -- which would also impact her income in Europe, I would suspect.
She will have Romanian citizenship, I believe, but since she's played for USA Basketball, I'm not sure if she will qualify as a European, which is another complexity. If she's a top four pick in the WNBA and counts as a European, she might be leaving $250,000 on the table if she stays for her senior year.
And of course, injuries and performance will have a huge impact ... |
But there is no way she isn't a lottery pick, regardless of when she comes out. I find it hard to believe she isn't the No. 1 pick either this year or next.
It is still rare for a player to leave early, especially one without extenuating circumstances.
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| Posted: 05/21/18 11:04 am ::: |
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| PUmatty wrote: |
| ClayK wrote: |
| toad455 wrote: |
| PUmatty wrote: |
| ClayK wrote: |
| This does look like a deep draft, which might keep Ionescu from coming out. Who are the top players for 2020? |
There is no indication that Ionescu might come out early, right? |
We probably won't know until next April what her plans are. |
I think a lot depends on the draft classes ... as I recall, there's a significant contract advantage to being one of the top four picks.
Also, a question arises for her if she's viewed as a two guard (thus competing directly with Durr and Ogunbowale) or as a point. If she's the top point guard in the class, maybe she goes higher -- which would also impact her income in Europe, I would suspect.
She will have Romanian citizenship, I believe, but since she's played for USA Basketball, I'm not sure if she will qualify as a European, which is another complexity. If she's a top four pick in the WNBA and counts as a European, she might be leaving $250,000 on the table if she stays for her senior year.
And of course, injuries and performance will have a huge impact ... |
But there is no way she isn't a lottery pick, regardless of when she comes out. I find it hard to believe she isn't the No. 1 pick either this year or next.
It is still rare for a player to leave early, especially one without extenuating circumstances. |
True. I would never bank on a player leaving college early unless I knew for certain that she is on schedule to graduate that year.
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| Posted: 05/21/18 11:07 am ::: |
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| Remember all the discussion we had about Mitchell leaving early, and as it turned out, she didn't seem to even know she was eligible to leave early.
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