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2020 Mock Draft: Big Board 4.0, coming into focus

By Howard Megdal

TAMPA, FL - APRIL 05: Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the Oregon Ducks tries to shoot over Lauren Cox #15 of the Baylor Bears at Amalie Arena on April 5, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - APRIL 05: Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the Oregon Ducks tries to shoot over Lauren Cox #15 of the Baylor Bears at Amalie Arena on April 5, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /
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ALBANY, NY – MARCH 29: Oregon State Beavers Guard Mikayla Pivec (0) dribbles the ball against Louisville Cardinals Forward Sam Fuehring (3) defending during the first half of the game between the Oregon State Beavers and the Louisville Cardinals on March 29, 2019, at the Times Union Center in Albany NY. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ALBANY, NY – MARCH 29: Oregon State Beavers Guard Mikayla Pivec (0) dribbles the ball against Louisville Cardinals Forward Sam Fuehring (3) defending during the first half of the game between the Oregon State Beavers and the Louisville Cardinals on March 29, 2019, at the Times Union Center in Albany NY. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

7. Seattle Storm select Mikayla Pivec, 5’10 G, Oregon State

It is easy to forget, in the wake of Mike Thibault’s triumph with the 2019 Mystics, how similar the 2018 Storm were en route to the WNBA title. Significantly, they played positionless basketball, and when evaluating their options with the seventh pick, it is easy to envision Seattle looking for someone who can plug different holes in different lineups, while defending well. Enter Mikayla Pivec, she of the absurdly high basketball IQ, who Synergy once again rates among the best defenders in the country (0.595 points per possession), north of 60% from two and hitting 37.5 percent of her threes, with an assist percentage befitting a point guard and a turnover percentage lower than Sabrina Ionescu or Satou Sabally.

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