It’s a real referendum on the changing league that Megan Gustafson, who is unstoppable around the basket and has improved her defense significantly in this, her senior season, isn’t a consensus first round, even lottery pick. There remains concern that she is a product to an extent of Lisa Bluder’s system at Iowa, and whether she can extend her offensive repertoire or stop other top fives at the defensive end lands her in the second round.
13. Phoenix (from Indiana via Las Vegas) Brianna Turner, Notre Dame
14. New York Anriel Howard, Mississippi State
15. Chicago Jenna Allen, Michigan State
16. Minnesota (from Las Vegas) Megan Gustafson, Iowa
17. Dallas Kennedy Leonard, Colorado
18. Minnesota Paris Kea, North Carolina
19. Los Angeles Cierra Dillard, Buffalo
20. Minnesota (from Phoenix) Han Xu, China
21. Connecticut (from Atlanta) Ayana Mitchell, LSU
22. Dallas (from Washington) Caliya Robinson, Georgia
23. Atlanta Natasha Hiedeman, Marquette
24. Seattle Regan Magarity, Virginia Tech