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

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

NEW LONDON, CT - MAY 21: Lee Watrous of Habitat for Humanity and Connecticut Sun Assistant Coach Bernadette Mattox and Connecticut Sun Head Coach Mike Thibault review the floorplan at a Habitat for Humanity work site on May 21, 2011 in New London, 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 Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Images) /

2 of 14

COLUMBUS, OH – MARCH 30: Louisville Cardinals guard Asia Durr (25) drives past Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs guard Victoria Vivians (35) in the division I women’s championship semifinal game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Mississippi State Bulldogs on March 30, 2018 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. (Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

1. Las Vegas Aces: Asia Durr, 5’10 G, Louisville

Asia Durr has been considered among that elite group, essentially, since she arrived on the Louisville campus. But for many WNBA evaluators, that game she posted against Connecticut — 24 points, impervious to the defensive strategies Geno Auriemma threw at her — elevated her even further. Durr’s ability to get her shot in the smallest of space, her remarkably small 8.9 turnover percentage despite the heat of every opposing team’s scouting report, it all adds up to a worthy top pick among a talented group. This also reflects the idea that the Aces could add Durr to a lineup with, say, Kelsey Plum or Moriah Jefferson at the point and Kayla McBride at the three and cause massive matchup problems with their backcourt to complement the endless trouble A’ja Wilson causes. (Or Las Vegas could trade the pick. One never knows with Bill Laimbeer.)

Home/News