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 Posted: 05/11/21 1:18 pm ::: WNBA Draft and International Players (FiveThirtyEight) |
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The WNBA Drafted The Most International Players In 20 Years. But Its Rosters Aren’t Big Enough For Everyone.
Marisa Ingemi (FiveThirtyEight)
May 7, 2021
The increase in international draftees is a credit to the globalization of the women’s game, of course. But it also has to do with the paucity of roster spots: International picks don’t have to be rostered right away and can keep playing overseas, while the teams keep the draft rights to those players. That can work out as an “extra player” for the long term for the teams that choose not to add the player immediately. (Most domestic players can’t be selected until the calendar year that they turn 22, but overseas players who don’t play collegiately in the U.S. are typically eligible the year that they turn 20.)
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-wnba-drafted-the-most-international-players-in-20-years-but-its-rosters-arent-big-enough-for-everyone/
(Apologies if this was previously posted.)
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