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WNBA Mock Draft Big Board 9.0: Final calls

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ALBANY, NY - MARCH 31: Louisville Cardinals Guard Asia Durr (25) dribbles the ball and gets a blocking foul on Connecticut Huskies Guard Crystal Dangerfield (5) defending during the second half of the game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Louisville Cardinals on March 31, 2019, at the Times Union Center in Albany NY. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ALBANY, NY - MARCH 31: Louisville Cardinals Guard Asia Durr (25) dribbles the ball and gets a blocking foul on Connecticut Huskies Guard Crystal Dangerfield (5) defending during the second half of the game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Louisville Cardinals on March 31, 2019, at the Times Union Center in Albany NY. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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PORTLAND, OR – MARCH 31: Mississippi State Bulldogs forward Anriel Howard (5) shoots a basket against Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) during the NCAA Division I Women’s Championship Elite Eight round basketball game between the Oregon Ducks and Mississippi State Bulldogs on March 31, 2019 at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OR – MARCH 31: Mississippi State Bulldogs forward Anriel Howard (5) shoots a basket against Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) during the NCAA Division I Women’s Championship Elite Eight round basketball game between the Oregon Ducks and Mississippi State Bulldogs on March 31, 2019 at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

10. Washington Mystics: Anriel Howard, 5’11 G/F, Mississippi State

I keep coming back to how much of a fit Howard is in DC. Mike Thibault loves his Swiss Army knife players, however, and there’s enough upside here to hope she can run with the threes and work at the four in some small ball lineups (think lineup of death with Elena Delle Donne as a five), as she did at Mississippi State. Howard is an elite rebounder for her size — think Gabby Williams — and defends wings extremely well. She’s got next-level strength, which means her height will play up, and not at the expense of quickness. Howard went to Mississippi State to become pro-ready, and she clearly is.

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