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Podcast: early 2018 draft look-back with Eric Nemchock

By Ben Dull

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Early takeaways from the 2018 draft

In the latest episodes of the Locked On Women’s Basketball WNBA Podcast, host Ben Dull is joined by Eric Nemchock of Swish Appeal and Hashtag Basketball for an early look-back at the 2018 WNBA Draft.

Topics discussed in the episode include:

  • the overall depth of the draft class—17 of the 36 draftees made 2019 opening night rosters
  • depth in terms of star talent headlined by No. 1 overall pick A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, No. 2 pick Kelsey Mitchell of the Indiana Fever and No. 3 pick Diamond DeShields of the Chicago Sky
  • depth in terms of proven rotation players and/or starters that have already emerged
  • what we got wrong
  • the biggest question marks moving forward
  • the Connecticut Sun’s handling of the No. 9 overall pick
  • redrafting Maria Vadeeva with the benefit of hindsight
  • the inevitable talk of finding the ‘next Ariel Atkins’
  • the four bigs—Marie Gulich, Mercedes Russell, JiSu Park and Stephanie Mavunga—with the most to prove this season as a critical step in establishing their place in the league
  • how this class has affected how we will evaluate future prospects

The Locked On Women’s Basketball Podcast also produced team-by-team season previews with local experts, which can be found

all in one place

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