WNBA Mock Draft: Big Board 6.0: A big move for Teaira McCowan, Aces

WNBA Mock Draft Big Board 6.0: A big move

KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 25: Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs center Teaira McCowan (15) lets out a yell after making a basket and getting fouled with 0:55 left in the fourth quarter of a quarterfinal game in the NCAA Division l Women's Championship between the UCLA Bruins and Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs on March 25, 2018 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. Mississippi State won 89-73 to advance to the Final Four. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – MARCH 02: Iowa State (21) Bridget Carleton making a move towards the basket while Texas Tech (23) Angel Hayden plays defense during the Texas Tech Lady Red Raiders Big 12 Women’s Championship game versus the Iowa State Cyclones on March 3, 2018, at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, OK. (Photo by Torrey Purvey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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).

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