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WNBA Mock Draft Big Board 5.0: Filling out rounds two and three

By Howard Megdal

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)
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) /
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TOLEDO, OH – DECEMBER 8: Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Arike Ogunbowale (24) drives to the basket during a regular season non-conference game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Toledo Rockets on December 8, 2018, at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
TOLEDO, OH – DECEMBER 8: Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Arike Ogunbowale (24) drives to the basket during a regular season non-conference game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Toledo Rockets on December 8, 2018, at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

2. New York Liberty:  Arike Ogunbowale, 5’8 G, Notre Dame

It is easy to coast on thinking about Ogunbowale as she was last year — a killer, who understands the moment and gets to the basket at will — and miss what she’s done this season, which is to become a complete playmaker. The assist rate keeps rising, up to 21 percent on the year, while the turnover rate, always a strength, continues to fall, down to 10.8 percent. She hasn’t turned the ball over more than twice in a game since January 24. This is no small thing for the Liberty, who finished 11th in the league in turnover percentage last season. For the Liberty, this means a dynamic duo of Ogunbowale and Tina Charles to create inside-outside matchup nightmares, and maximizes shooters around them, with Amanda Zahui B. and Rebecca Allen up to the task. Kia Nurse can be a legit third offensive option and defensive stopper. It’s a pretty strong starting five, along with whichever other options New York chooses to bring along for the ride in free agency. Sugar Rodgers is the likely first option as a shooter (note, in previous version, we incorrectly said Rodgers is unsigned for 2019, she is under contract), but Durr would offer a different look at the two guard spot.

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