WNBA Mock Draft: Big Board 3.0 with Liz Cambage knock-on effects

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) /

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UNCASVILLE, CT – NOVEMBER 17: UConn Huskies forward Napheesa Collier (24) shoots over Vanderbilt Commodores guard LeaLea Carter (30) during a women’s college basketball game between UConn Huskies and Vanderbilt Commodores on November 17, 2018, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

7. Los Angeles Sparks: Napheesa Collier, 6’1 F, Connecticut

On a roster with plenty of guards and bigs, Collier stands out as someone capable of filling the relative wing shortage new coach Derek Fisher faces. She’s an elite rebounder, especially for her size, something Fisher identified as a key need when he took the job. But she does many other things, whether it’s versatility on the defensive end, stepping into passing lanes (Collier’s steal percentage is 2.4 percent and was north of 3 last year) and can shoot it from everywhere (though her drop in three-point accuracy this year is a red flag, reinforced by her drop in free throw percentage). Collier, like Samuelson, comes with UConn pedigree, a very high basketball IQ, and should help the Sparks as a logical three to put next to Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker, for instance—or even a lineup featuring a certain center the Wings have on the trade market, too.

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