2018 WNBA Draft Big Board, v. 3.0: Ranking underclassmen

LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 11: WNBA President Lisa Borders (L) speaks during a news conference as the WNBA and MGM Resorts International announce the Las Vegas Aces as the name of their franchise at the House of Blues Las Vegas inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on December 11, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In October, the league announced that the San Antonio Stars would relocate to Las Vegas and begin play in the 2018 season at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Getty Images) /

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UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT- DECEMBER 19: Kia Nurse /

7. Washington Mystics: Kia Nurse 6′ G Connecticut

Let me tell you who was watching Kia Nurse absolutely blanket Asia Durr of Louisville in Connecticut’s win over the Cardinals on February 12: every WNBA talent evaluator. Seriously, look at this.

It’s not like Nurse was a secret, playing for the highest-profile program in the country, but sometimes individual skills can be lost in the shuffle at UConn when there are so many players doing so much, and no one needs to do it all. But Nurse, with the size to defend twos and even some threes at the next level, showed she could decimate the attack of Durr, who several WNBA evaluators have told me would be their top pick in the 2019 draft right now. Nurse might rise even further.

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