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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CHICAGO, IL – MARCH 30: Texas A&M Aggies guard Chennedy Carter (3) dribbles the ball in game action during the Women’s NCAA Division I Championship – Third Round game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Texas A&M Aggies on March 30, 2019 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

4. Atlanta Dream select Chennedy Carter

Quickly, a look at the assist percentage leaders currently returning to Atlanta: Tiffany Hayes leads the way at 21.9. Courtney Williams is incoming, at 23.2%. Neither one is, or should be, the starting point guard, the primary ball distributor. Renee Montgomery has those skills, but looks best-suited to serve as a perimeter floor spacer for the Dream. All of which reinforces: the Atlanta Dream could use another alternative to Hayes and Williams to take shots late, but they also need a floor general. Carter is a rookie, and that typically comes with some shyness/reticence… but that’s just not in her makeup, and never has been. For the Dream, Carter has to be the pick here. The words “generational talent” keep coming up in conversations about Carter. This was only reinforced by coach Nicki Collen’s media avail on Monday, when she spoke at length about how she sees Carter and Williams as a fit in a backcourt. Says here she’s right.

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