The Seattle Storm have their heir-apparent at the point guard position — UCLA’s Jordin Canada.
Canada was a dominant two-way floor general for the Bruins. Her three-point shooting has been on the rise, and her draft stock took off accordingly. Canada shot 38.6% from beyond the arc in 2017-2018, making it tougher for defenders to sag off of her with hopes of keeping her out of the lane.
Canada was one of the fastest guards in the country from baseline to baseline. Her lateral quickness also made her a fierce on ball defender.
The Storm have another player capable of getting into the lane to collapse defenses and set up superstar forward Breanna Stewart. Questions have always swirled around Jewell Loyd, wondering whether she is a point guard or shooting guard. Loyd has done both quite well. Canada’s presence now should allow her to run off of screens more often to look to work with a head start on her defender.
Sue Bird is one of the best point guards of all-time. But the vision for the Storm is clear — they want to win now. How much will Canada be asked to contribute in year one, and will she put them over the top to help them get to a semifinal series to give them a chance for another title?
Our own Arielle Chambers spoke with Canada at the draft: