2020 WNBA Mock Draft: Big Board 3.0, now with lottery results edition

BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT- MARCH 25: Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the Oregon Ducks drives to the basket defended by Kia Nurse #11 of the Connecticut Huskies during the UConn Huskies Vs Oregon Ducks, NCAA Women's Division 1 Basketball Championship game on March 27th, 2017 at the Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis 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) /

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

A year after selecting Napheesa Collier sixth, a Bella Alarie pick by Cheryl Reeve at six 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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