WNBA Mock Draft 7.0: Big Board, after the Tina Charles trade

NEW YORK - APRIL 07: (L-R) Alysha Clark of Middle Tennessee State, Kelsey Griffin of Nebraska, Jayne Appel of Stanford, Allison Hightower of Louisiana State, Alison Lacey of Iowa State, Danielle McCray of Kansas, Chanel Mokango of Mississippi State, Jacinta Monroe of Florida State, Andrea Riley of Oklahoma State, Monica Wright of Virginia and Amanda Thompson of Oklahoma attend the 2010 WNBA Draft celebration at the NBA Store on April 7, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Henry S. Dziekan III/Getty Images) /

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – NOVEMBER 10: Mikiah Herbert Harrigan #21 of the South Carolina Gamecocks dribbles by Blair Watson #22 of the Maryland Terrapins during a women’s basketball game at the Xfinity Center on November 10, 2019 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

10. Phoenix Mercury select Mikiah Herbert Harrigan

It’s gratifying, in the course of doing reporting for my mock drafts, when the league begins to see a player the way I do. And such is the case with Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, who has been a player I thought projected as a strong pro a few years ago, and now has both the numbers and status on draft boards to match. The worry with Herbert Harrigan is a question of where she plays — the 6’2 size, and corresponding solid-but-not-elite rebounding numbers, places her somewhere between a three and a four in traditional terms. But think about what she can do, which is significant: she virtually doubled her three-point attempts and once again made more than 40 percent of them. She does not turn the ball over. She blocks shots, and she cut her fouls dramatically. She’s a smart, strong player who will fit any number of non-traditional lineups, and that’s what most of the WNBA is these days. Could see her rising from here, too, between now and April 17.

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