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Projecting the 2017 WNBA Draft: It Starts with Kelsey Plum

By Howard Megdal

Apr 3, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Washington Huskies guard Kelsey Plum (10) shoots the ball between Syracuse Orange guard Alexis Peterson (1) and forward Bria Day (55) during the second quarter at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 3, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Washington Huskies guard Kelsey Plum (10) shoots the ball between Syracuse Orange guard Alexis Peterson (1) and forward Bria Day (55) during the second quarter at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 2, 2017; Dallas, TX, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks guard Kaela Davis (3) shoots against Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs center Teaira McCowan (15) in the fourth quarter in the 2017 Women’s Final Four championship at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 2, 2017; Dallas, TX, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks guard Kaela Davis (3) shoots against Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs center Teaira McCowan (15) in the fourth quarter in the 2017 Women’s Final Four championship at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

5: Kaela Davis, G/F, San Antonio Stars

Entering the NCAA Tournament, this would have seemed high for the surprise entrant who also decided to renounce her remaining eligibility and enter the draft. But let’s look at what Davis did in the NCAA Tournament. Asked to assume a hybrid role, Davis facilitated on the perimeter, on the wing, and in the high post. Her quickness made her a nightmare matchup for fours, her 6’2 frame impossible to stop by twos and threes. Davis lifted her true shooting percentage up into the mid-60s, her entry passes helped turn A’ja Wilson into an even more dangerous finisher, and she displayed a facility with playing the way the WNBA is trending.

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