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2019 WNBA Mock Draft Big Board: Version 1.0

By Howard Megdal

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 12: A'ja Wilson poses with a Las Vegas Aces hat during the 2018 WNBA Draft 2018 on April 12, 2018 at Nike New York Headquarters in New York, New York. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melanie Fidler/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 12: A'ja Wilson poses with a Las Vegas Aces hat during the 2018 WNBA Draft 2018 on April 12, 2018 at Nike New York Headquarters in New York, New York. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melanie Fidler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – MARCH 05: Baylor (21) Kalani Brown receiving the Big 12 Most Valuable Player award from the Texas vs Baylor game during the Big 12 Women’s Championship on March 05, 2018 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, OK. (Photo by Torrey Purvey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – MARCH 05: Baylor (21) Kalani Brown receiving the Big 12 Most Valuable Player award from the Texas vs Baylor game during the Big 12 Women’s Championship on March 05, 2018 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, OK. (Photo by Torrey Purvey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

3. Indiana Fever: Kalani Brown, 6’7 C, Baylor

While McCowan is a strong fit for New York, it is easy to see Brown succeeding wildly in Indiana, where Pokey Chatman could use some interior skill to complement young gunners Kelsey Mitchell and Victoria Vivians on a Fever team that finished eleventh in points in the paint and ninth in team defense. Kayla Alexander is back already for 2019, and Natalie Achonwa, a free agent, expressed interest in returning. But both of them could function alongside a true five in Brown, whose ability to stretch the floor is both improving and likely underrated due to playing alongside Lauren Cox, making it less vital that she do so on her current team.

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