Months later, the 2021 ACC Defensive Player of . There is a general consensus among multiple WNBA talent evaluators that the 2022 draft will be a lot deeper than it has in years. Phoenix finally got back to the Finals last season, but came up short against Chicago. Questions the prospect raises: Throughout her college career, Wells was both turnover and foul prone. Meanwhile, Chennedy Carter was suspended for most of the season due to conduct detrimental to the team, while multiple players, including Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford, were involved in a brawl outside a club. That trio was joined by Iowa States Ashley Joens and Florida Gulf Coasts Kierstan Bell as the only players to appear in the first round on all six mock drafts. While scoring most likely won't be what she hangs her hat on at the next level, she can be relied upon to set a solid screen, roll and find the best look. During her senior season, she shot 39.3 percent from three on 4.3 attempts per game. Following is an initial list of players who have filed for consideration as candidates for the 2022 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm. ESPN: NaLyssa Smith (Baylor, Forward, 6-4), Bleacher Report: Rhyne Howard (Kentucky, Guard, 6-2), Winsidr: Rhyne Howard (Kentucky, Guard, 6-2), Her Hoops Stats: Rhyne Howard (Kentucky, Guard, 6-2), W Basketball Blog: Rhyne Howard (Kentucky, Guard, 6-2), Beyond Womens Sports: Rhyne Howard (Kentucky, Guard, 6-2), ESPN: Rhyne Howard (Kentucky, Guard, 6-2), Bleacher Report: NaLyssa Smith (Baylor, Forward, 6-4), Winsidr: NaLyssa Smith (Baylor, Forward, 6-4), Her Hoops Stats: NaLyssa Smith (Baylor, Forward, 6-4), W Basketball Blog: NaLyssa Smith (Baylor, Forward, 6-4), Beyond Womens Sports: NaLyssa Smith (Baylor, Forward, 6-4), ESPN: Shakira Austin (Ole Miss, Center, 6-5), Bleacher Report: Shakira Austin (Ole Miss, Center, 6-5), Winsidr: Shakira Austin (Ole Miss, Center, 6-5), Her Hoops Stats: Shakira Austin (Ole Miss, Center, 6-5), W Basketball Blog: Ashley Joens (Iowa State, Guard/Forward, 6-1), Beyond Womens Sports: Shakira Austin (Ole Miss, Center, 6-5), ESPN: Nyara Sabally (Oregon, Forward, 6-5), Bleacher Report: Nyara Sabally (Oregon, Forward, 6-5), Winsidr: Ashley Joens (Iowa State, Guard/Forward, 6-1), Her Hoops Stats: Nia Clouden (Michigan State, Guard, 5-8), W Basketball Blog: Sika Kone (Mali, Forward, 6-3), Beyond Womens Sports: Kierstan Bell (Florida Gulf Coast, Guard, 6-1), ESPN: Elissa Cunane (North Carolina State, Center, 6-5), Bleacher Report: Emily Engstler (Louisville, Forward, 6-1), Winsidr: Naz Hillmon (Michigan, Forward, 6-2), Her Hoops Stats: Nyara Sabally (Oregon, Forward, 6-5), W Basketball Blog: Shakira Austin (Ole Miss, Center, 6-5), Beyond Womens Sports: Naz Hillmon (Michigan, Forward, 6-2), ESPN: Emily Engstler (Louisville, Forward, 6-1), Bleacher Report: Ashley Joens (Iowa State, Guard/Forward, 6-1), Winsidr: Elissa Cunane (North Carolina State, Center, 6-5), Her Hoops Stats: Naz Hillmon (Michigan, Forward, 6-2), W Basketball Blog: Destanni Henderson (South Carolina, Guard, 5-7), Beyond Womens Sports: Nia Clouden (Michigan State, Guard, 5-8), ESPN: Rae Burrell (Tennessee, Guard, 6-1), Bleacher Report: Kierstan Bell (Florida Gulf Coast, Guard, 6-1), Her Hoops Stats: Kierstan Bell (Florida Gulf Coast, Guard, 6-1), W Basketball Blog: Veronica Burton (Northwestern, Guard, 5-9), Beyond Womens Sports: Ashley Joens (Iowa State, Guard/Forward, 6-1), ESPN: Queen Egbo, Baylor University, Center, 6-3, Bleacher Report: Elissa Cunane (North Carolina State, Center, 6-5), Winsidr: Destanni Henderson (South Carolina, Guard, 5-7), Her Hoops Stats: Sika Kone (Mali, Forward, 6-3), W Basketball Blog: Lorela Cubaj (Georgia Tech, Forward, 6-4), Beyond Womens Sports: Sika Kone (Mali, Forward, 6-3), ESPN: Kierstan Bell (Florida Gulf Coast, Guard, 6-1), Bleacher Report: Rae Burrell (Tennessee, Guard, 6-1), Winsidr: Kierstan Bell (Florida Gulf Coast, Guard, 6-1), Her Hoops Stats: Evina Westbrook (Connecticut, Guard, 6-0), W Basketball Blog: Rae Burrell (Tennessee, Guard, 6-1), Beyond Womens Sports: Rae Burrell (Tennessee, Guard, 6-1), ESPN: Ashley Joens (Iowa State, Guard/Forward, 6-1), Bleacher Report: Christyn Williams (Connecticut, Guard, 5-11), Winsidr: Lorela Cubaj (Georgia Tech, Forward, 6-4), Her Hoops Stats: Elissa Cunane (North Carolina State, Center, 6-5), W Basketball Blog: Naz Hillmon (Michigan, Forward, 6-2), Beyond Womens Sports: Nyara Sabally (Oregon, Forward, 6-5), ESPN: Christyn Williams (Connecticut, Guard, 5-11), Bleacher Report: Evina Westbrook (Connecticut, Guard, 6-0), Winsidr: Nia Clouden (Michigan State, Guard, 5-8), Her Hoops Stats: Ashley Joens (Iowa State, Guard/Forward, 6-1), W Basketball Blog: Elissa Cunane (North Carolina State, Center, 6-5), Beyond Womens Sports: Lorela Cubaj (Georgia Tech, Forward, 6-4), Bleacher Report: Veronica Burton (Northwestern, Guard, 5-9), Winsidr: Rae Burrell (Tennessee, Guard, 6-1), Her Hoops Stats: Lorela Cubaj (Georgia Tech, Forward, 6-4), W Basketball Blog: Kierstan Bell (Florida Gulf Coast, Guard, 6-1), Beyond Womens Sports: Jade Melbourne (Australia, Guard, 5-10), ESPN: WNBA mock draft 2022, version 4.0: Did March Madness performances help or hurt draft prospects? Pro-ready skill: Sabally is a center with a pro-ready body who is more equipped to handle the physicality of W than some of her peers. . The 2022 WNBA draft will be held in New York City Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m. While she's an effective playmaker, her scoring ability has been inconsistent. A Sun-Aces WNBA Finals Feels Fated. Offensively, Engstler's versatility is what makes her so valuable. There are some good players on this team, but whether they can put it all together remains to be seen. Wells can score at all three levels, especially succeeding when she creates in space. 3. 1. Even when Smith has a defender with similar size guarding her, what makes her unique is her ability to elevate above the defense and score at 6'4". Pro-ready skill: Smith's ceiling is so high because of the amount of athleticism she possesses in conjunction with her competitive spirit. A'ja Wilson And The Aces Finally Fulfilled Their Championship Potential. Top prospects will take part live as the WNBA Draft presented by State Farm returns to an in-person event for the first time since 2019, with the acclaimed Spring Studios, located in the Tribeca section of New York and the home to such iconic events as Fashion Week and The Tribeca Film Festival, serving as the venue for the evenings events. While Nelson-Ododa stands at 6'5" and has long arms, she has struggled with physicality and strong finishes. Questions the prospect raises: While Nelson-Ododa stands at 6'5" and has long arms, she has struggled with physicality and strong finishes. Howard Megdal is editor-in-chief of The Next, a womens basketball site, and founder of the womens sports newsletter The IX. 2022 WNBA Draft Watch: Lorela Cubaj. She's slow to change angles to get better positioning. Home; WNBA Drafts; Player Rankings; About us; Longtime WNBA reporter Brian Martin writes articles on WNBA.com throughout the season. These include her basketball IQ, her consistent motor and competitive toughness and her selflessness as a basketball player. Their luck turned around in the lottery, though, as they won the No. 7 pick and a future first. Questions the prospect raises: In college, she struggled to defend larger power forwards because of their size and strength, as The Next's Em Adler noted. 3 and 14 picks and a future pick swap. During her senior season, Boston hit 58.7 percent of her twos. Moving to Serbian club Mega Basket last summer, Petrusev was named ABA League Most Valuable Player averaging 23 points and 7.6 rebounds. She grabbed 115 offensive rebounds last season. There was plenty of big news, however, as Napheesa Collier announced she is pregnant and will miss at least part of the season with her baby due in May. After league talent evaluators have watched some of these prospects on film and in person for months upon months, all the hard work comes to a head. Perhaps a scorer who could help take some of the offensive burden off of Arike Ogunbowale, but defense could also be a focus given their poor play on that side of the ball last season. Pro-ready skill: When Williams is on, her athleticism, strength and speed can be difficult to stop. She also struggles to adapt to the physicality needed when she's faced with a double-team. In four of her five collegiate years, Sjerven finished in the 93rd percentile or higher in total field-goal percentage. Official Release 5 min read. 12, the Lynx added 19-year-old Maa Hirsch, a 6-foot-5 center from France who was a highly coveted prospect in many WNBA war rooms, and at No. Projected draft position: Draft lottery pick to mid-first round. @howardmegdal, Basketball (353 posts) Pro-ready skill: Cunane is a solid post scorer who thrives with her back to the basket. This winter, that finally led to some big changes, as Tamika Catchings stepped down from the front office and Lin Dunn was hired as interim general manager. Questions the prospect raises: Dickey has fine size as a guard but might be a bit undersized as a wing. 2022 NFL Mock Draft: Rounds 2 and 3. Defensively, she's used her length and quickness to force turnovers and score off them in transition. She was a. for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award alongside South Carolina's Aliyah Boston, Stanford's Cameron Brink and Northwestern's Veronica Burton. In her four years at Georgia, she didn't finish below the 97th percentile in blocks per game. While South Carolina came out victorious in the national championship game against UConn, the concerns were mainly about the Gamecocks' spacing, which was an issue during the regular season and the SEC tournament. So how will they approach the draft? For a big, the 6'2" Bibby can stretch the floor and hit three-point shots at a clip above 30 percent on around four to five attempts per game. On the floor, it's Hull's ability from beyond the arc that should make her a shoo-in for a spot in a WNBA training camp. 8 and 13 picks to the Aces for Las Vegas' first and second-round picks in 2023. Questions the prospect raises: While she's an effective playmaker, her scoring ability has been inconsistent. While steals shouldn't wholly define what a player is or isn't defensively, Burton has still picked pockets at an impressive rate, racking up 117 of her. . How These WNBA Prospects Can Improve Their 2022 Draft Stock. Pro-ready skill: While Paige Bueckers was out for a couple of months, Nelson-Ododa proved how versatile she can be as a point-post player. She can move well off the ball, making all sorts of cuts, and can slip quickly through ball screens toward the basket. Then at No. Projected draft position: Early third round, 10. Last years worst teams just got a lot better. "We are very comfortable with all three players . Hannah Sjerven (South Dakota, Center, Redshirt Senior). Kierstan Bell (Florida Gulf Coast University, Guard, Junior). ET). Questions the prospect raises: She began the season with a leg injury, which she might not be completely healed from. In exchange, the Mystics received the No 3. overall pick, No. Amber Ramirez (Arkansas, Guard, Redshirt Senior). Through a series of previous trades they do not have a lottery pick, but they do have No. She can guard multiple positions, play both on and off the ball, distribute as a ball-handler and score at all three levels. At 6'1", she's a post player who can facilitate, move well off the ball and score fluidly in transition, and she's proved she can make a catch-and-shoot jump shot from beyond the arc. Tennessee guard Rae Burrell, NC State center Elissa Cunane and Mali forward Sika Kone each appeared on five of the six mocks. In the middle . Atlanta . Indiana Fever interim general manager Lin Dunn believes this might be the best class she's seen since A'ja Wilson went No. Cubaj's most transferable pro skill set is on the defensive end. NEW YORK, March 29, 2022 The WNBA announced today the initial list of 88 players from colleges and universities who have formally filed for inclusion as candidates for the 2022 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm, scheduled for April 11 at Spring Studios in New York (ESPN, 7 p.m. What set her apart during her collegiate career was her ability to create off the dribble along with her exceptional footwork and a laundry list of pro-ready moves, such as her hesi and crossover. Aisha Sheppard (Virginia Tech, Guard, Graduate Student). She immediately made some notable moves to the roster, including trading Teaira McCowan, another former lottery pick, to the Wings. Last month, they tried to accelerate the rebuild a bit by sending the Nos. Accordingly, the WNBA and the WNBPA previously agreed on an opt-in process for NCAA players who are otherwise eligible for the 2022 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm. Dickey has fine size as a guard but might be a bit undersized as a wing. In any case, the Liberty will likely look for a defensive-minded player after finishing with one of the worst defenses in the league last season. She has trouble finishing at the rim, has limited post moves on the block and shot 42 percent from the field last season. 2022-04-10. Pro-ready skill: Sjerven put her name on the map after three double-digit scoring performances against fellow W prospects in Shakira Austin, NaLyssa Smith and Naz Hillmon in the NCAA tournament. 8. They added Grace Berger of Indiana at the seventh overall pick, who took over point guard duties for the Hoosiers once Ali Patberg left to begin collecting Social Security. Drafts Drafts. Boston finished among the national leaders in every major defensive measure once again in 2022-23 for the Gamecocks top-ranked D, combining elite rim protection and defensive rebounding to single-handedly end many opposing possessions. Westbrook's calling card is her versatility, which might be a blessing and a curse. Once again, however, they fell short in the playoffs, this time to the eventual champion Sky in the semifinals. 1? She also is coming from a mid-major school in Delaware that didn't allow her to compete against the more pro-ready talents in the country. She successfully exposed smaller guards who defended her one-on-one. Even when Smith has a defender with similar size guarding her, what makes her unique is her ability to elevate above the defense and score at 6'4". Sabally only played in two collegiate seasons due to two ACL tears, and during the 2021-2022 season, she reinjured her right knee. TCU WR Quentin Johnston is the biggest boom-or-bust receiver in the 2023 NFL Draft. Defensively, her footwork and quickness aren't where they need to be to help contain drives to the basket. The Washington Mystics won the 2022 WNBA draft lottery, but last Wednesday, it was announced that the Mystics had traded the number one overall draft pick to the Atlanta Dream. Collen's system was much closer to what Egbo would be put into at the pro level. After yet another playoff failure, the Aces made some big changes this winter, both on and off the court. In her final years at UConn, she's proved that those natural skills can be translated over to the defensive side of the ball. Nia Clouden, Michigan State senior guard. ET on ESPN. Defensively, she's used her length and quickness to force turnovers and score off them in transition. Cartelli: 2022 NFL Mock Draft. Fever general manager Lin Dunn said Boston is "going to have an immediate impact on this league.". Every WNBA draft has the potential to reshape the league. But the Fevers haul was just getting started with Boston. The way she approaches crashing the boards is the sum of those parts. 1. Cunane isn't known for imposing her will physically, but Dodson struggled against her in the Sweet 16. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces 13 Members for the Class of 2022. Its a departure from what Fowles gave the Lynx, but lets be real: Theres only one Sylvia Fowles. Pro-ready skill: Defense is where Hollingshed stands out the most. Top prospects from across the country got to audition for the pros during March Madness as South Carolina won its second ever NCAA title. So me getting all the way to the rim in addition to my mid-range and my three is just going to hopefully serve me well in terms of making a roster and contributing.. On the floor, it's Hull's ability from beyond the arc that should make her a shoo-in for a spot in a WNBA training camp. (3/23), Bleacher Report: 2022 WNBA Mock Draft: Pre-March Madness Predictions (3/16), Her Hoops Stats: 2022 WNBA Mock Draft 1.0 (2/28), W Basketball Blog: 2022 WNBA Mock Draft 3.0 (2/16), Beyond Womens Sports: WNBA Mock Draft 3.0: March Madness Edition (3/14). It was exclusively televised on ESPN in the United States and on TSN3/5 in Canada. 4:44 pm, April 28. 4 pick Stephanie Soares to the Wings for Dallass second-round pick in 2024 and Atlantas first-round pick in 2025. 5. Questions the prospect raises: While the 5'7" Pointer has proved herself as a talented scoring guard, her push passes at point guard could use work. With the first games of the 2022 NCAA women's basketball tournament tipping off this week, it's time to evaluate the best WNBA prospects. From the pre-draft activities, including the Hoopbus tour . 1 name atop the scouting report. "It will be interesting to see how this all plays out and who ends up rising up and being able to carve out some space for themselves on a WNBA team this year.". Ramirez can clearly shoot well from deep, but her field-goal percentage from everywhere else is troubling, as in her college career her two-point field-goal percentage. While Smith also can defend well, according to Em Adler of The Next, she can take some dribbles off that lead her to being disadvantaged while defending drives to the basket. Oregon forward Nyara Sabally, Georgia Tech forward Lorela Cubaj and Michigan forward Naz Hillmon appear on four of the six mock drafts. 1 pick, the Indiana Fever got the second overall pick, and with . Ahead of the big night, here are the biggest needs and potential fits for each team. They head into draft night with just one meaningful pick, but at No. 2 and Ole Miss center Shakira Austin at No. During the 2021-22 collegiate season, she shot 46.1 percent from beyond the arc on 76 attempts. She also has a reliable mid-range jumper. Still, given Griner's situation it's probably worth taking a swing at some frontcourt prospects. Questions the prospect raises: She's not the most efficient inside scorer, although her overall field-goal percentage has exponentially increased over the years. And LaDazhia Williams of LSU (No. The Detroit Lions had one of the most prolific passing offenses in the NFL in 2022. 26 overall recruit ( ESPN HoopGurlz) and Miss Basketball for the state of Iowa, Joens averaged 11.7 points . These include her basketball IQ, her consistent motor and competitive toughness and her selflessness as a basketball player. A'ja Wilson Has Always Done It All For The Aces. Questions the prospect raises: Dodson played her best basketball with the Irish in 2021-22, but how she matched up against Elissa Cunane in her final collegiate game was concerning. Obviously the midrange is my favorite shot, Berger said on draft night. Pro-ready skill: For a big, the 6'2" Bibby can stretch the floor and hit three-point shots at a clip above 30 percent on around four to five attempts per game.
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