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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HONOLULU, HI – NOVEMBER 24: Alanna Smith #11 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates a shot during a Rainbow Wahine Showdown women’s college basketball game against the American University Eagles at the Stan Sheriff Center on November 24, 2018 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

8. Phoenix Mercury: Alanna Smith, 6’4 F, Stanford

Reunited and it feels so good: Sandy Brondello and Alanna Smith, bringing their connection from Australia to the United States. Smith is shooting 46.6 percent from three-point range and 53.6 percent overall from the field, as a high-usage focal point of Stanford’s offense. She outdueled Brown and Lauren Cox in Baylor’s only loss of the season, and her defensive metrics are similarly impressive—block rate at almost ten percent, steal rate around 2 percent. She provides plenty of offensive firepower and another person to gameplan against along with Phoenix’s big three. A lineup with Smith and Briann January (assuming she returns) stretching defenses alongside the trio of Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi and DeWanna Bonner is probably the best starting five in the league.

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