4. Chicago Sky: Arike Ogunbowale, 5’8 G, Notre Dame
This isn’t an easy pick to peg—there’s no obvious place for a rookie to come in and start, with Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot (should they re-sign, Vandersloot, at least, is now cored) at the guard positions, Gabby Williams and Diamond DeShields at the wings, and Stef Dolson occupying the middle. But let’s think through what adding Ogunbowale would mean. It gives James Wade an anchor playmaker who can both create her own shot and has found another level as a passer in 2018-19 (20.3 assist percentage after 13.6 in 2017-18). She’s got a national profile, thanks to all those game-winning shots you might have heard about. Her steal rate is up near three percent, too, so she can create extra possessions either coming off the bench or as part of a three-guard quickness lineup nightmare next to Quigley and Vandersloot (if we don’t see that trio with Williams and DeShields at least a bit, America loses). Put her next to Cheyenne Parker, should the restricted free agent return, and that’s an imposing second unit.