2017 WNBA Draft: Team-by-Team Report Card with Final Grades

2017 WNBA Draft: Team-by-Team Report Card

NEW YORK - APRIL 13: Kelsey Plum poses for a photo with her draft card after being selected number one overall during the 2017 WNBA Draft on April 13, 2017 at the Samsung 837 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Michelle Farsi/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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Feb 19, 2017; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange guard Brittney Sykes (20) shoots the ball around Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Brianna Turner (11) during the first half at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /

Atlanta Dream

PICKS

Round 1, Pick 7 Brittney Sykes, G, Syracuse

Round 2, Pick 7 Jordan Reynolds, G, Tennessee

Round 3, Pick 7 Oderah Chidom, F, Duke

The Dream got a really good one in Sykes, a versatile guard who defends extremely well and shot the three at a better than 39 percent clip as a senior. Sykes has a very high basketball IQ, and she has a chance to be an important part of what the Dream do immediately, especially with Angel McCoughtry set to miss at least part of the 2017 season to rest and recover. Reynolds is a superb athlete the Dream are hoping can do more when not asked to run an offense as she was forced to at Tennessee. Chidom is more of a project, but her 10.4 block percentage suggests a potential rim protector role at the next level.

GRADE: B+

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