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

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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)
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)
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COLUMBUS, OH – APRIL 01: Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs center Teaira McCowan (15) focuses on a pass in the National Championship game between the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on April 1, 2018 at Nationwide Arena. Notre Dame won 61-58. (Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – APRIL 01: Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs center Teaira McCowan (15) focuses on a pass in the National Championship game between the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on April 1, 2018 at Nationwide Arena. Notre Dame won 61-58. (Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

3. Indiana Fever: Teaira McCowan, 6’7 C, Mississippi State

This remains the most logical combination of slot, talent, team need and fit in the entire draft. She’s the best rebounder in the country. She put up 26 and 24 against South Carolina, which means Dawn Staley sure doesn’t know how to stop her, and Dawn Staley can figure out anything. This is an Indiana team that finished last in the WNBA in rebounding percentage and block percentage in 2018. Fearless prediction: with Teaira McCowan at center, that won’t be true in 2019. And even better: Teaira McCowan has now matched her total assists for all of 2017-18, with one month (two months, quite possibly) left in her college career.

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