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Women’s basketball is Having A Moment, and there’s a second moment to come on Monday, April 10, when some of the college game’s biggest stars are drafted to the pros!
Gaming Society is going ALL IN on the WNBA Draft, with the first-ever live draft game where you can make predictions and answer trivia questions live during the event for a chance to win WNBA merch!
Here are today’s must-reads:
✨ WNBA mock draft ✨
Let’s get right to it!
1. Indiana Fever — Aliyah Boston, center, South Carolina
It would be an utter shock if the WNBA's perennially rebuilding Fever whiffed on a pick this obvious.
The 6-foot-5 center was last year's National Player of the Year and averaged 14.1 points on 54.6% shooting with 10.8 rebounds across her four years at South Carolina, winning a championship as a junior.
Aliyah Boston's WNBA ceiling: The league's best low-post center
2. Minnesota Lynx — Diamond Miller, guard/forward, Maryland
The Lynx have a few options here. They could look off Haley Jones' lackluster senior season and see a versatile forward. They could try Tennessee guard Jordan Horston.
But I think they'll select Diamond Miller because no other player remaining in the draft has as many pro tools in their bag. The 6-foot-3 guard can defend multiple positions, and has made strides as a ball-handler and passer.
Diamond Miller's ceiling: Franchise cornerstone, especially if her shooting improves
3. Dallas Wings — Jordan Horston, guard, Tennessee
Tennessee's 6-foot-2 guard is one of the draft's most interesting defensive prospects. She has great instincts and skill (1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per game this year), and her size should allow her to defend multiple guard types.
She's a tad turnover prone and hasn't developed an outside shot to date, but is a solid play-maker and looks the part of a quality starting guard already.
Jordan Horston's WNBA ceiling: All-Star
4. Washington Mystics — Haley Jones, guard/forward, Stanford
There are a lot of areas Jones came up short on this season, namely her inability to develop a three-point shot, which is becoming more and more necessary in women's hoops by the minute.
But she's also a high-motor, incredibly talented rebounding guard, grabbing nine per game this year at just 6-foot-1. Don't let what she doesn't do overshadow what she does, and she can contribute for a title-hungry team today.
Haley Jones' ceiling: All-Star
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