2019 WNBA Mock Draft: Big Board 2.0 is wide open

2019 WNBA Mock Draft Big Board 2.0: Wide open field at top and bottom of first round

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10. Washington Mystics: Anriel Howard, 5’11 F, Mississippi State

There’s a lot of consternation around the game about transfers, another topic for another time. But indisputably, Anriel Howard has enhanced her stock by going to play for Vic Schaefer, and credibly recreating Victoria Vivians’ 2017-18 season. Howard’s three-point accuracy has jumped from 30.8 percent last year to 39.1 percent in Starkville, while her defensive work is indisputably elite, with steal and block rates north of two percent. She plays larger than her 5’11 height, rebounds extremely well, especially given how much else she does. And another positionless, multi-talented skill set on that Washington Mystics roster will make Mike Thibault’s team that much more dangerous on the heels of last year’s WNBA Finals appearance. Expect her to be used interchangeably with Ariel Atkins.

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