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WNBA Mock Draft Big Board 3.0: Knock-on effects as free agency arrives

BRISTOL, CT - APRIL 11: Elizabeth Cambage and Maya Moore pose for a photo during the 2011 WNBA Draft Presented By Adidas on April 11, 2011 at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. 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 2011 NBAE (Photo by Jennifer Potthieiser/NBAE/Getty Images)
BRISTOL, CT - APRIL 11: Elizabeth Cambage and Maya Moore pose for a photo during the 2011 WNBA Draft Presented By Adidas on April 11, 2011 at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. 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 2011 NBAE (Photo by Jennifer Potthieiser/NBAE/Getty Images)
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COLUMBUS, OH – APRIL 01: Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs center Teaira McCowan (15) focuses on a pass in the National Championship game between the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on April 1, 2018 at Nationwide Arena. Notre Dame won 61-58. (Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – APRIL 01: Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs center Teaira McCowan (15) focuses on a pass in the National Championship game between the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on April 1, 2018 at Nationwide Arena. Notre Dame won 61-58. (Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

3. Indiana Fever: Teaira McCowan, 6’7 C, Mississippi State

Look, there’s plenty to appreciate about the evolution of Teaira McCowan’s game. She’s a better free-throw shooter. She’s finishing more efficiently around the rim than she did last year. She’s passing the ball more effectively, almost matching her assist total for last season already. But here, take a look. This is why Indiana can’t pass up Teaira McCowan. That block. That staredown. She’s the best rebounder in the country. She put up 26 and 24 against South Carolina, which means Dawn Staley sure doesn’t know how to stop her, and Dawn Staley can figure out anything. This is an Indiana team that finished last in the WNBA in rebounding percentage and block percentage in 2018. Fearless prediction: with Teaira McCowan at center, that won’t be true in 2019.

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