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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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 13: Brionna Jones poses for a portrait after being drafted number eight overall by the San Antonio Stars during the WNBA Draft on April 13, 2017 at Samsung 837 in New York, New York. 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 Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Connecticut Sun

PICKS

Round 1, Pick 8 Brionna Jones, C, Maryland

Round 2, Pick 1 Shayla Cooper, F, Ohio State

Round 2, Pick 4 Leticia Romero, PG, Florida State

Round 3, Pick 4 Jessica January, PG, DePaul

A simply masterful job here by Curt Miller and the Sun. Jones is, in my opinion, the best big in this draft, second in the country in true shooting percentage and an elite rebounder. Cooper is a rugged 3/4 hybrid who can shoot the three, rebound well and fits well into Miller’s style of play. Romero led the country in three-point percentage (50.9%) and could play a big part with the Sun once she begins her WNBA career, though she will be with the Spanish national team this summer. In the meantime, there’s January, a dynamic scorer and playmaker not usually found that late in the draft. Miller’s building something really interesting in Connecticut.

GRADE: A-

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