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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UNCASVILLE, CT – NOVEMBER 17: UConn Huskies forward Napheesa Collier (24) shoots over Vanderbilt Commodores guard LeaLea Carter (30) during a women’s college basketball game between UConn Huskies and Vanderbilt Commodores on November 17, 2018, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

7. Los Angeles Sparks: Napheesa Collier, 6’1 F, Connecticut

Collier, like Samuelson, comes with UConn pedigree, a very high basketball IQ, and should help the Sparks as a logical three to put next to Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker, for instance—or even a lineup featuring a certain center the Wings have on the trade market, too. She earned American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors, and no wonder — per Synergy, she is 93rd in the country in defensive points per possession, minimum 150 possessions, out of 1225 Division I qualifiers. It’s going to be an easy translation to the WNBA for Napheesa Collier, and would be a seamless integration into a Sparks team that is going to be looking at a new identity under Fisher.

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