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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 05: Katie Lou Samuelson #33 of the Connecticut Huskies brings the ball up court past Marina Mabrey #3 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Amalie Arena on April 5, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – APRIL 05: Katie Lou Samuelson #33 of the Connecticut Huskies brings the ball up court past Marina Mabrey #3 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Amalie Arena on April 5, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /

7. Los Angeles Sparks: Katie Lou Samuelson, 6’3 G/F, Connecticut

This pick makes sense at seven whether the Sparks keep it or trade it in a deal for Liz Cambage, with the expected offer for Cambage to include the seven slot. If it goes to Dallas, it means Greg Bibb gets to build around Brown and Samuelson, while adding them to a talent base including Azura Stevens, Kayla Thornton and when she returns, Skylar Diggins-Smith. If the Sparks keep it, not only would we see the power of Samuelson Squared, it gives Derek Fisher an elite perimeter shooter to pair with Chelsea Gray to help space the floor for Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike, a terrible outcome for defenses that overcommit on either of the two established bigs (is Parker a big if she can do everything? Unclear), and a mismatch in her own right when she goes to the basket, 6’3 and long. She’s a great secondary facilitator, too. Samuelson has every tool necessary to succeed in the WNBA.

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