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High Post Hoops’ Top 20 WNBA players, ranked for 2019

By High Post Hoops Staff

WHITE PLAINS, NY - JUNE 26: Tina Charles (31) of the New York Liberty and Diana Taurasi #3 of the Phoenix Mercury look on during the game on June 26, 2018 at Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Steve Freeman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WHITE PLAINS, NY - JUNE 26: Tina Charles (31) of the New York Liberty and Diana Taurasi #3 of the Phoenix Mercury look on during the game on June 26, 2018 at Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Steve Freeman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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17. Kayla McBride

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 26: Kayla McBride #21 of the Las Vegas Aces brings the ball up the court ahead of Tierra Ruffin-Pratt #10 of the Los Angeles Sparks during their game at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 26, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Sparks 83-70. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images )
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 26: Kayla McBride #21 of the Las Vegas Aces brings the ball up the court ahead of Tierra Ruffin-Pratt #10 of the Los Angeles Sparks during their game at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 26, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Sparks 83-70. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images ) /

It seems as if Kayla McBride is doomed to be underappreciated for the duration of her WNBA career. After getting selected third overall in the 2014 WNBA draft, she started immediately for Dan Hughes in San Antonio, made an all star team in year two of her career, and became a force for some overlooked teams. She made the trek to Las Vegas, where A’ja Wilson overshadowed her last year, and Liz Cambage is the talk of the town in 2019. All McBride does is create massive matchup problems, whether on a rebuilding team or a superteam. She has been a consistent three-point shooter overseas, and that translated here in 2018, with a 39.3 percent mark from beyond the arc. She’s north of 90 percent from the line in each of her past two WNBA seasons, while her assist rate keeps creeping up toward 20 and her assist percentage remains elite.  She won’t be the first name people talk about in Las Vegas, but she’s as much a reason as anyone the Aces are a title contender.

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