DURHAM, NC – DECEMBER 29: Duke’s Lexie Brown during the Duke Blue Devils game versus the Liberty Flames on December 29, 2017, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC. (Photo by Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
8. Phoenix Mercury: Lexie Brown, 5’9 G Duke
There’s so much to like about Brown’s game. She’s elite from deep. She is among the best in the country in steal percentage. At 5’9, with a strong frame, she won’t be bullied by other point guards. There are concerns—the turnover percentage is too high, the assist percentage is lower than you’d expect from someone with her passing skills—but the Mercury won’t have any problem mixing her into the Leilani Mitchell/Diana Taurasi guard rotation.
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 19: UCLA Bruins guard Jordin Canada (3) drives the ball around California Golden Bears guard Kianna Smith (14) during the game between the Cal Berkeley Golden Bears and the UCLA Bruins on January 19, 2018, at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by David Dennis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
