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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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 15.8 percent clip. And there’s consistency, too: double figures in her last six games in scoring, multiple blocks in each of her last eight games. There are still some people who don’t realize Smith is among the elite prospects, and I’d imagine Cheryl Reeve hopes that remains the case right through April 10.

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