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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)
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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PALO ALTO, CA – JANUARY 20: Stanford Forward Alanna Smith (11), who scored a career high 34 points, follows through after a made three-pointer over Washington State Center Maria Kostourkova (20) during the women’s basketball game between the Washington State Cougars and the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavilion on January 20, 2019 in Palo Alto, CA. (Photo by Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA – JANUARY 20: Stanford Forward Alanna Smith (11), who scored a career high 34 points, follows through after a made three-pointer over Washington State Center Maria Kostourkova (20) during the women’s basketball game between the Washington State Cougars and the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavilion on January 20, 2019 in Palo Alto, CA. (Photo by Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

6. Minnesota Lynx: Alanna Smith, 6’4 F, Stanford

No one has elevated her draft stock this season more than Alanna Smith, and this may not be as high as it gets, the way she is playing for Tara Vanderveer and Stanford. She’s shooting nearly 60 percent from two and north of 40 percent from three. Her block rate is near nine percent and she finds her teammates at a 16.3 percent clip. Cheryl Reeve has long believed you cannot rebuild a WNBA team from picks that come after the lottery. In this draft, though, there may be so many lottery-level options, she can make an exception. (Also, this is a team with Sylvia Fowles and much more, so Reeve isn’t exactly rebuilding here.)

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