After a historic NCAA Tournament, the best players in women's college basketball took the next step Monday night at the WNBA Draft in New York.
Caitlin Clark was the No. 1 overall pick for the Indiana Fever after helping Iowa to the national championship game for the second straight season and was the starter that night.
Clark finished his collegiate career averaging 31.6 points and 8.9 assists per game, both tops in the nation.
Stanford's Cameron Brink went next to the Los Angeles Sparks, while Tennessee's Camila Cardoso went third to the Chicago Sky.
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WNBA draft order
first round
1. Indiana fever: Caitlin Clark, PG, Iowa State
2. Los Angeles Sparks: Cameron Brink, PF, Stanford
3. Chicago Sky: Camila Cardoza, C, South Carolina
4. Los Angeles Sparks: Recare Jackson, SF, TN
5. Dallas Wings: Jaycee Sheldon, Singapore, Ohio
6. Washington Mystics: Aaliyah Edwards, University of California
7. Chicago Sky: Angel Reese, F, LSU
8. Minnesota Lynx: Alyssa Pili, F, Utah
9. Dallas Wings: Carla Leite, Singapore, France
10. Connecticut Sun: Leila Laquin, PG, France
11. New York Liberty: Marquesha Davis, SF, Ole Miss
12. Atlanta Dream: Nyadiu Puoch, PF, Australia
2nd round
13. Chicago Sky: Bryna Maxwell, G, Gonzaga State
14. Seattle Storm: Nika Muhl, PG, UConn
15. Indiana Fever
16. Las Vegas Aces
17. New York Liberty
18. Las Vegas Aces
19. Connecticut Sun
20. Atlanta Dream
21. Washington Mystics
22. Connecticut Sun
23. New York Liberty
24. Las Vegas Aces
3rd round
25. Phoenix Mercury
26. Seattle Storm
27. Indiana Fever
28. Los Angeles Sparks
29. Phoenix Mercury
30. Washington Mystics
31. Minnesota Lynx
32. Atlanta Dream
33. Dallas Wings
34. Connecticut Sun
35. New York Liberty
36. Las Vegas Aces
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Angel Rees goes back to his high school days and talks about the first time he played against his new teammate Camila Cardoso. She said she's looking forward to seeing Chicago's frontcourt duo play against the Los Angeles duo of Cameron Brink and Rikea Jackson.
There is one important point regarding back-to-back national picks by Dallas and Connecticut. Teams often draft these players and stash them, adding them to their roster in later seasons. They may have done so this year due to a lack of roster room or knowing that the remaining players on the Olympic and national teams are not yet ready to join the WNBA.
Jaycee Sheldon talks to reporters. She is a big surprise for Dallas for the first time and brings a strong defense. The Wings are on track to break into the top four teams. They are a young group built around Arike Ogunbowale and Sato Sabally, and lacked experience in last year's postseason.
Teresa Weatherspoon gives Chicago the frontcourt of the future when they draft Camila Cardoso with the No. 3 pick and Angel Reese with the No. 7 pick.
“Nobody's going to let us get no rebounds,” Cardoso said minutes after Reese left.
She also inadvertently criticized local media in New York, saying that although she had never been to Chicago, she had heard it had the best pizza.
Angel Reese: “Excited to play with Camila” [Cardoso]. I've been playing against her since her high school days. ”
Rekea Jackson has two outfits tonight, one for the Orange Carpet and one for her selection, which is quite a bold move.
Cameron Brink said he FaceTimed his godbrother, Stephen Curry, about five minutes before the WNBA Draft Show started. She also called him Seth Curry. “He was Seth, so I hung up on him right away, but he called me right back.”
