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)
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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GREENVILLE, SC – MARCH 03: Kentucky forward Evelyn Akhator (13) takes it to the basket during 2nd half action between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Kentucky Wildcats on March 03, 2017 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC. (Photo by Doug Buffington/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
GREENVILLE, SC – MARCH 03: Kentucky forward Evelyn Akhator (13) takes it to the basket during 2nd half action between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Kentucky Wildcats on March 03, 2017 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC. (Photo by Doug Buffington/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Dallas Wings

PICKS

Round 1 Pick 3 Evelyn Akhator, F/C, Kentucky

Round 1 Pick 4 Allisha Gray, G, South Carolina

Round 1 Pick 10 Kaela Davis, G/F, South Carolina

Round 2 Pick 11 Breanna Lewis, C, Kansas State

Round 3 Pick 2 Saniya Chong, PG, Connecticut

A lot to like here from Greg Bibb’s Wings. In Akhator, they have a player they can try and develop as a Glory Johnson-type four, an athletic, projectable big. Gray and Davis will contribute on both ends as useful complements to the Skylar Diggins Experience. Lewis is a long classic five who opened eyes with the Wildcats, particularly with a strong performance against Connecticut this season. And Chong not only makes few mistakes on the offensive end while shooting the three at a high percentage, she rated third in the country, per Synergy, in defensive points per possession.

GRADE: A