WNBA Mock Draft: Big Board 7.0, and how to measure

GREENVILLE, SC - MARCH 10: Teaira McCowan (15) center of Mississippi State enters the arena during player introductions during the SEC Women's basketball tournament finals between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Sunday March 10, 2019, at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC. (Photo by John Byrum/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. The back is fine. She’s overcome an ankle injury, and more significantly, played at an elite level while she battled through it — just what WNBA players need to do to be great.

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