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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Connecticut’s Katie Lou Samuelson (33) reacts after a made basket against Notre Dame in an NCAA Tournament national semifinal at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, March 30, 2018. UConn will play Notre Dame in the 2018 Jimmy V Women’s Classic. (Brad Horrigan/Hartford Courant/TNS via Getty Images) /

5. Dallas Wings: Katie Lou Samuelson, 6’3 G/F, Connecticut

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. Now picture this team running a true five-out with Johnson/Samuelson and Theresa Plaisance able to shoot it from anywhere, turning the negative of no true old-school five into a series of matchup problems for the other team. Samuelson can moonlight at the four, too, and can be utilized in the backcourt, depending on the opposing two. This isn’t so much about building for 2019, though — Dallas is at the beginning of a massive rebuild, clearly — but rather adding talent that best fits where the league is going. There may not be a player more designed for that than Katie Lou Samuelson.

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