WNBA Mock Draft: Big Board 4.0, The best-laid plans

WNBA Mock Draft Big Board 4.0: The best-laid plans

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10. Washington Mystics: Anriel Howard, 5’11 F, Mississippi State

Here’s something notable about Howard, even as she’s hit a bit of a slump from beyond the arc lately — she adjusted. As that percentage dropped, she’s found different ways to score for Vic Schaefer, and is 29-for-51 from the field, almost 57 percent, over her last four games. Her defensive work is indisputably elite, with steal and block rates north of two percent. She plays larger than her 5’11 height, rebounds extremely well, especially given how much else she does. And another positionless, multi-talented skill set on that Washington Mystics roster will make Mike Thibault’s team that much more dangerous on the heels of last year’s WNBA Finals appearance. But it is the ability to make adjustments that separates the pros from the good college players, and she’s done it.

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