5. Dallas Wings: Napheesa Collier, 6’1 F, Connecticut
By the time April rolls around, Greg Bibb and Brian Agler will have a better idea, you’d imagine, whether Liz Cambage is coming back for 2019 or not. But let’s put it this way: can the Wings really build around her for the long-term either way? She’s signed through 2019, and then she has the ability to sign with any WNBA team. Of course, Dallas can core her, but that is of limited utility if Cambage makes it clear she wants out, and even less so if she names her team. And yet: she is Liz Cambage, and the chance to utilize her is one any WNBA team needs to prioritize if possible. All of which leads to Collier, who is an Alyssa Thomas clone-in-waiting, and would work as both a skilled two-way four next to Cambage, a complement to Azura Stevens if Cambage doesn’t return, and even an option as a big three next to the two of them in an imposing front line. Collier’s assist rate in north of 20 percent once again, a vital secondary playmaker skill set in this modern WNBA. Only thing to watch: her three-point percentage has slipped so far in 2018-19. That needs to recover for her to reach her full potential at the next level.