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2018 WNBA Draft Big Board v. 4.0: Trade aftermath

By Howard Megdal

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)
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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LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 21: UCLA Bruins forward Monique Billings (25) and Stanford Cardinal forward Kaylee Johnson (5) battle for position on a rebound during the game between the Stanford Cardinal and the UCLA Bruins on January 21, 2018, at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by David Dennis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 21: UCLA Bruins forward Monique Billings (25) and Stanford Cardinal forward Kaylee Johnson (5) battle for position on a rebound during the game between the Stanford Cardinal and the UCLA Bruins on January 21, 2018, at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by David Dennis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

12. Phoenix Mercury:  Monique Billings, 6’4 F UCLA

When trying to project what Monique Billings can be at the WNBA level, you could do worse than a Sancho Lyttle ceiling, and the Mercury have a perfect setup to allow Lyttle to mentor Billings. The Mercury are obviously in win-now mode, with January-Diana Taurasi as a backcourt in support of Lyttle and a certain center who played at MVP level last season when she was on the court, Brittney Griner. But it is also possible to make out the outline of the next Mercury team, with Griner joined by Billings in the frontcourt.

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