7. Los Angeles Sparks: Arike Ogunbowale, 5’8 G, Notre Dame
There’s little question that Arike Ogunbowale can help a WNBA team. She’s exceptionally skilled at creating her own shot, she gets to the basket exceedingly well. But there are some questions. She shot 38.2 percent from three last year, but just 29.7 so far this season. Is she going to be an elite option from deep? She needs to be, because her playmaking remains good, not great (21.5 assist percentage), and there are real questions about who she defends at the next level, too—per Synergy, she’s in the bottom third of all D-I players in defensive points per possession. It is easy to see how she fits in Los Angeles, where she can work under the tutelage of Derek Fisher, who knows something about playing point guard, and serves as a potential rookie-scale complement to a veteran-heavy salary cap plan. Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker are around to help develop her defensively, too.