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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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – MARCH 09: West Virginia Mountaineers Guard Tynice Martin (04) works to get past Kansas State Wildcats Guard Kayla Goth (10) during the BIG12 Women’s basketball tournament between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Kansas State Wildcats on March 9, 2019, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, OK. (Photo by David Stacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

8. Chicago Sky select Tynice Martin, 5’10 G, West Virginia

The news that Martin has been suspended indefinitely by West Virginia will not dissuade WNBA teams from taking a chance on her, considering all that she brings to the table. Still, the length of her suspension matters, since the reason she returned to school, rather than enter the 2019 draft, was to work on some things. She’s never been what you’d call a willing passer, but that 10.6 assist percentage needs to go up to avoid raising red flags, in the way that Arike Ogunbowale managed to take her playmaking to a sufficient level to get drafted by the Dallas Wings. Martin returned to school in part to work on these things, but she needs to be on the floor to do so. Visualizing her on a second unit with Cheyenne Parker and Katie Lou Samuelson, a group of scorers from anywhere, will keep opposing coaches up nights.

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