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2020 WNBA Mock Draft: Sabrina Ionescu leads the way

By Howard Megdal

TAMPA, FL - APRIL 05: Oregon guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) plays in 2019 NCAA Women's National Semifinal Game One between the Oregon Ducks and the Baylor Bears at at Amelie Arena in Tampa, FL on on April 5. (Photo by Mary Holt/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - APRIL 05: Oregon guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) plays in 2019 NCAA Women's National Semifinal Game One between the Oregon Ducks and the Baylor Bears at at Amelie Arena in Tampa, FL on on April 5. (Photo by Mary Holt/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 11: Bella Alarie #31 of the Princeton Tigers smiles after a basket drops for the Tigers during the first quarter at The Palestra on March 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Princeton defeated Penn 63-34. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 11: Bella Alarie #31 of the Princeton Tigers smiles after a basket drops for the Tigers during the first quarter at The Palestra on March 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Princeton defeated Penn 63-34. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images) /

5. Bella Alarie, 6’4 G/F, Princeton

One way to overcome the natural predisposition the league has to not picking non-Power 5 players early is to do everything extremely well (see Jones, Jonquel for another recent example), and that’s what Alarie does. Above and beyond the NBA pedigree of dad Mark, Alarie has simply transformed her body and her game since arriving at Princeton. She’s north of 50 percent from the field, proficient (with room to grow and a free throw percentage that suggests she will) from three, and just an obscenely gifted passer. Note not only the 29.3 assist percentage, but the corresponding 8.7 turnover percentage, even among double-teams and triple-teams all season long. This is a player who can alter the destination of franchises. Get used to hearing me rave about her here. And WNBA folks know it, too.

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