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

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

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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STORRS, CONNECTICUT- NOVEMBER 17: Kalani Brown #21 of the Baylor Bears shoots past Natalie Butler #51 of the UConn Huskies during the UConn Huskies Vs Baylor Bears NCAA Women’s Basketball game at Gampel Pavilion, on November 17th, 2016 in Storrs, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) /

5. Dallas Wings: Kalani Brown, 6’7 C, Baylor

So we know a bit more about how the post-Cambage Dallas Wings look. They have Glory Johnson, but not Karima Christmas-Kelly. They’ve added Brooke McCarty and Nicole Seekamp for backcourt depth. And it is easy to conceive of a frontline with Johnson and Brown at the 4/5, complementary players capable of taking opposing bigs away from the basket and grabbing the big rebound when necessary, too. There’s defensive versatility here that Brian Agler is going to love. Don’t ignore the dramatic jump in block rate, either, from 4.9 percent last season to 7.2 percent in 2018-19. And Brown provides a fundamentally different look at the five than Theresa Plaisance, giving the Wings more options in halfcourt play (though Brown’s abilities in transition are underrated and have evolved considerably). Brown means Dallas fans can live without Cambage, and frees Greg Bibb’s hand to wait it out.

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