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WNBA Mock Draft Big Board 9.0: Final calls

By Howard Megdal

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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TAMPA, FL – APRIL 07: Jessica Shepard #32 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish drives to the basket against Lauren Cox #15 of the the Baylor Bears at Amalie Arena on April 7, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – APRIL 07: Jessica Shepard #32 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish drives to the basket against Lauren Cox #15 of the the Baylor Bears at Amalie Arena on April 7, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /

One last time: Jessica Shepard can do it all. She can pass, she can rebound, she is in top condition (only player to play all 40 minutes against UConn in the national semifinals? Shepard). She’s got range on her shot, she gets buckets for her team with her outlet passes — the reason, per Synergy, Notre Dame was sixth in the country in points per possession in transition, first in total transition possessions. She’s got off-the-charts basketball IQ, she comes from a basketball family, she’s got WNBA size at the 4 and she’s relentlessly coachable. She’ll be a great fit in Minnesota, where I have her in this mock, but really, she’s a great fit anywhere.

13. Phoenix (from Indiana via Las Vegas) Bridget Carleton, Iowa State

14. New York Han Xu, China 

15. Chicago Brianna Turner, Notre Dame 

16. Minnesota (from Las Vegas) Jessica Shepard, Notre Dame 

17. Dallas Cierra Dillard, Buffalo 

18. Minnesota Kiara Leslie, NC State 

19. Los Angeles Kennedy Burke, UCLA

20. Minnesota (from Phoenix) Paris Kea, North Carolina

21. Connecticut (from Atlanta) Regan Magarity, Virginia Tech 

22. Dallas (from Washington) Chloe Jackson, Baylor

23. Atlanta Megan Gustafson, Iowa  

24. Seattle Alexis Jennings, South Carolina

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