10. Washington Mystics: Bridget Carleton, 6’1 F, Iowa State
Even though Iowa State lost to Baylor, a pair of WNBA talent evaluators I spoke to thought Carleton was the best player on the floor, with 28 points and eight boards against a likely number one seed in the NCAA field, and the Big 12 obviously agreed, naming Carleton Player of the Year over Kalani Brown, Lauren Cox and everyone else. Carleton is a contributor on both ends, with both a steal and block rate north of three percent, and profiles like a logical replacement for Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, who signed with Los Angeles. There are some athleticism concerns from WNBA talent evaluators, but personally, I think these are overblown. Mike Thibault loves his Swiss Army knife players, and Carleton can get thrown into the mix as a 2, a 3 or a 4 (though you can be sure Mike won’t call those positions by name).