2020 WNBA mock draft: Big Board 2.0 with team projections

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10: Head Coach of the Baylor University Women's Basketball, Kim Mulkey is seen during the 2019 WNBA Draft on April 10, 2019 at Nike New York Headquarters in New York, 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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PRINCETON, NJ – JANUARY 05: Princeton Tigers guard/forward Bella Alarie (31) during the college basketball game between the Penn Quakers and Princeton Tigers on January 5, 2019 at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, NJ (Photo by John Jones/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

5. Minnesota Lynx select Bella Alarie, 6’4 G/F, Princeton

A year after selecting Napheesa Collier sixth, a Bella Alarie pick by Cheryl Reeve at five may continue altering her long-held view that a WNBA team cannot rebuild through the draft, but outside of the lottery. Since arriving at Princeton, Alarie has simply transformed her body and her game — now 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. Imagine Sylvia Fowles running wild alongside Alarie and Collier at the wings, or even more frightening for opponents, that plus Maya Moore as a two-guard.

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