1. Dallas Wings: Paige Bueckers
The 6-foot senior point guard from UConn is a clear top pick for Dallas. Leading her team to a National Championship title to end her career at UConn, Bueckers averaged 19.9 points per game and shot 53.4% from the field. Bueckers’ skill can elevate the Dallas Wings team’s performance and build Dallas’ franchise. Her skill making and leadership abilities are going to make her a valuable asset on the team. Back in 2024 WNBA draft No.1 pick Caitlin Clark got selected to the Indiana Fever. She led the Fever to their best record (20-20) and their first playoff appearance since 2016. Clark’s 19.2 points, a league-high 8.4 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per game has impacted the Fever. Buckers is more balanced and efficient offensively compared to Clark’s impact on the Indiana Fever. Bueckers is a skilled playmaker who excels at setting up teammates and making decisions that benefit the team as a whole. Clark tends to be more individualistic, relying on her scoring ability to drive the offense.
2. Seattle Storm: Olivia Miles
The junior point guard from Notre Dame has not announced whether she’s declaring for the draft, but this would have been her draft class without injury. Miles stands out for her scoring, playmaking and her accuracy on the arc. She averages 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.9 assists, all while shooting 40.1% from the three. She will benefit Seattle’s offense by her reliable three-point shot and her elite play making for her team.
3. Washington Mystics: Kiki Irianfen
The 6-foot, 3-inch senior power forward from USC had a breakout game, scoring 36 points to lead the Trojans to the Sweet 16. She had a great season as a junior at Stanford averaging a double-double of 18 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per game, before averaging 18.6 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game for USC. Irianfen will benefit this Mystics team with adding versatility and athleticism. She can help the teams rebuilding efforts with her scoring and rebounding abilities.
4. Washington Mystics: Sonia Citron
Notre Dame’s senior 6-1 shooting guard is a possible selection for the WNBA draft. Citron was a first team All-ACC pick this season in addition to being on the league’s all-defensive team. She has a great IQ and great size as a perimeter defender. She averaged 14.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists. The past two seasons, she has shot better than 90% from the free throw line. She can be very beneficial to this Mystics team especially if the Mystics choose Irianfen. With Citron’s defensive strengths and Irianfen’s shooting ability, this team will be successful.
5. Golden State Valkyries: Dominique Malonga
A 6-foot-6-inch overseas center, Malonga played for France in the Olympics last summer. Malonga has been compared to New York’s Jonquel Jones, who was the WNBA Finals MVP last season and won the regular season MVP with Connecticut in 2021. Having Malonga on this team and giving her WNBA experience, she will establish this franchise and grow in popularity. Her size compared to other players and dominating in the paint can help benefit the Valkyries and she can boost their rebounding.
6. Washington Mystics: Shyanne Sellers
The senior point guard from Maryland has good size and can play either guard position. She is known for being able to find a way to make an impact and is averaging 14.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists while shooting 41.3% from behind the arc. Her ability to play off the ball and create for her teammates is how she will help this Mystics offense.
7. Connecticut Sun: Aneesah Morrow
LSU’s small forward senior leads Division I in rebounding (13.5) and double-doubles (29) this season while also averaging 18.5 points. She hasn’t shot the three-pointer as well as she will look to do in the WNBA, but it’s not what LSU needs her to do. Morrow will play a strong role to the Suns offense due to their shortage in the power forward position.
8. Connecticut Sun: Ajsa Sivka
The 6-foot-4-inch Slovenian power forward is being looked at by the Connecticut Sun. Sivka plays for the Slovenian national team and plays professionally in France, where Sun coach Rachid Meziane is from. Sivka is averaging 10.3 points per game. Sivka’s ability to read her defender and give her teammates an elite pass to the basket can really benefit this defensively heavy team to get more looks to the basket.
9. Los Angeles Sparks: Hailey Van Lith
The TCU guard has had a great season, not just in the NCAA tournament, but overall. She has helped Louisville, LSU and TSU to the Sweet 16 across her collegiate career. At TCU, she was Big XII Player of the Year and conference tournament MVP. She is averaging 17.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists. Van Lith’s ability to play well in the pick-and-roll translates to the WNBA. Her success at the college level, plus her Olympic experience gives her an advantage over her draft counterparts. She will be a fantastic pick for Los Angeles, especially playing with current player for the Sparks Cameron Brink, who also played with Van Lith in the Paris Olympics.
10. Chicago Sky: Georgia Amoore
The Kentucky point guard isn’t big in size, but her IQ and basketball skills go unmatched. She led Virginia Tech to its first Final Four in 2023, before playing this past season with Kentucky. She averaged 19.6 points and 6.9 assists, while playing an SEC-high 36.7 minutes per game. Veteran point guard Courtney Vandersloot, 36, is back in Chicago and the Sky might see her as a great mentor for Amoore.
All stats from ESPN and FIBA as of April 10.
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