Fantasy women’s basketball 6-team mock draft: Is Skylar Diggins-Smith a first-rounder?
Credit to Author: Fantasy Staff| Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 17:10:32 EST
With the WNBA season set to tip off on May 14, the ESPN experts came together for another fantasy women’s basketball mock draft. Who was picked in the first two rounds? And where did Caitlin Clark, Cameron Brink and other notable rookies come off the board?
We used the ESPN default settings — a six-team league with nine players per team and the following scoring system:
Point = 1 Fantasy Point
Rebound = 1 FP
Assist = 1 FP
Made 3-pointer = 1 FP
Steal = 2 FP
Block = 2 FP
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The participants for this mock draft, in order of draft position, were: NBA and WNBA editor Joe Kaiser, ESPN Stats & Information researcher Jennifer LaCroix, fantasy analyst Andre Snellings, Rotowire WNBA editor Jason Shebilske, fantasy analyst Liz Loza and fantasy analyst Eric Moody. Here is the way the draft unfolded.
Note: The position rank in parentheses indicates where the player was taken in relation to the others at their position
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1. Breanna Stewart, NY (F1) — Kaiser
2. A’ja Wilson, LV (F2) — LaCroix
3. Alyssa Thomas, Conn (F3) — Snellings
4. Jewell Loyd, Sea (G1) — Shebilske
5. Arike Ogunbowale, Dal (G2) — Loza
6. Skylar Diggins-Smith, Sea (G3) — Moody
7. Kelsey Plum, LV (G4) — Moody
8. Napheesa Collier, Min (F4) — Loza
9. Natasha Howard, Dal (F5) — Shebilske
10. Sabrina Ionescu, NY (G5) — Snellings
11. Chelsea Gray, LV (G6) — LaCroix
12. Rhyne Howard, Atl (G7) — Kaiser
13. Caitlin Clark, Ind (G8) — Kaiser
14. Nneka Ogwumike, Sea (F6) — LaCroix
15. Aliyah Boston, Ind (F7) — Snellings
16. Brittney Sykes, Wsh (G9) — Shebilske
17. Jackie Young, LV (G10) — Loza
18. Ezi Magbegor, Sea (C1) — Moody
19. Brittney Griner, Phx (C2) — Moody
20. Cameron Brink, LA (F8) — Loza
21. DeWanna Bonner, Conn (F9) — Shebilske
22. Kahleah Copper, Phx (G11) — Snellings
23. Courtney Vandersloot, NY (G12) — LaCroix
24. Jonquel Jones, NY (F10) — Kaiser
25. Brionna Jones, Conn (C3) — Kaiser
26. Allisha Gray, Atl (G13) — LaCroix
27. NaLyssa Smith, Ind (F11) — Snellings
28. Marina Mabrey, Chi (G14) — Shebilske
29. Tina Charles, Atl (C4) — Loza
30. Kelsey Mitchell, Ind (G15) — Moody
31. Ariel Atkins, Wsh (G16) — Moody
32. Natasha Cloud, Phx (G17) — Loza
33. Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, Atl (F12) — Shebilske
34. Diana Taurasi, Phx (G18) — Snellings
35. Elizabeth Williams, Chi (C5) — LaCroix
36. Courtney Williams, Min (G19) — Kaiser
37. Rickea Jackson, LA (F13) — Kaiser
38. Jordin Canada, Atl (G20) — LaCroix
39. Shakira Austin, Wsh (C6) — Snellings
40. Teaira McCowan, Dal (C7) — Shebilske
41. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, NY (F14) — Loza
42. Alanna Smith, Min (F15) — Moody
43. Diamond Miller, Min (G21) — Moody
44. Alysha Clark, LV (F16) — Loza
45. Lexie Brown, LA (G22) — Shebilske
46. Kayla McBride, Min (G23) — Snellings
47. Kamilla Cardoso, Chi (C8) — LaCroix
48. Sug Sutton, Phx (G24) — Kaiser
49. Angel Reese, Chi (F17) — Kaiser
50. Dorka Juhasz, Min (F18) — LaCroix
51. Isabelle Harrison, Chi (F19) — Snellings
52. Dana Evans, Chi (G25) — Shebilske
53. Karlie Samuelson, Wsh (F20) — Loza
54. Diamond DeShields, Chi (G26) — Moody
Team rosters are presented in first-round pick order. Picks are indicated in parentheses in this manner: (Round.Pick)
F1 Breanna Stewart, NY (Pick: 1.1)
F2 Jonquel Jones, NY (Pick: 4.6)
F3 Rickea Jackson, LA (Pick: 7.1)
F4 Angel Reese, Chi (Pick: 9.1)
G1 Rhyne Howard, Atl (Pick: 2.6)
G2 Caitlin Clark, Ind (Pick: 3.1)
G3 Courtney Williams, Min (Pick: 6.6)
G4 Sug Sutton, Phx (Pick: 8.6)
C1 Brionna Jones, Conn (Pick: 5.1)
F1 A’ja Wilson, LV (Pick: 1.2)
F2 Nneka Ogwumike, Sea (Pick: 3.2)
F3 Dorka Juhasz, Min (Pick: 9.2)
G1 Chelsea Gray, LV (Pick: 2.5)
G2 Courtney Vandersloot, NY (Pick: 4.5)
G3 Allisha Gray, Atl (Pick: 5.2)
G4 Jordin Canada, Atl (Pick: 7.2)
C1 Elizabeth Williams, Chi (Pick: 6.5)
C2 Kamilla Cardoso, Chi (Pick: 8.5)
F1 Alyssa Thomas, Conn (Pick: 1.3)
F2 Aliyah Boston, Ind (Pick: 3.3)
F3 NaLyssa Smith, Ind (Pick: 5.3)
F4 Isabelle Harrison, Chi (Pick: 9.3)
G1 Sabrina Ionescu, NY (Pick: 2.4)
G2 Kahleah Copper, Phx (Pick: 4.4)
G3 Diana Taurasi, Phx (Pick: 6.4)
G4 Kayla McBride, Min (Pick: 8.4)
C1 Shakira Austin, Wsh (Pick: 7.3)
F1 Natasha Howard, Dal (Pick: 2.3)
F2 DeWanna Bonner, Conn (Pick: 4.3)
F3 Cheyenne Parker-Tyus, Atl (Pick: 6.3)
G1 Jewell Loyd, Sea (Pick: 1.4)
G2 Brittney Sykes, Wsh (Pick: 3.4)
G3 Marina Mabrey, Chi (Pick: 5.4)
G4 Lexie Brown, LA (Pick: 8.3)
G5 Dana Evans, Chi (Pick: 9.4)
C1 Teaira McCowan, Dal (Pick: 7.4)
F1 Napheesa Collier, Min (Pick: 2.2)
F2 Cameron Brink, LA (Pick: 4.2)
F3 Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, NY (Pick: 7.5)
F4 Alysha Clark, LV (Pick: 8.2)
F5 Karlie Samuelson, Wsh (Pick: 9.5)
G1 Arike Ogunbowale, Dal (Pick: 1.5)
G2 Jackie Young, LV (Pick: 3.5)
G3 Natasha Cloud, Phx (Pick: 6.2)
C1 Tina Charles, Atl (Pick: 5.5)
F1 Alanna Smith, Min (Pick: 7.6)
G1 Skylar Diggins-Smith, Sea (Pick: 1.6)
G2 Kelsey Plum, LV (Pick: 2.1)
G3 Kelsey Mitchell, Ind (Pick: 5.6)
G4 Ariel Atkins, Wsh (Pick: 6.1)
G5 Diamond Miller, Min (Pick: 8.1)
G6 Diamond DeShields, Chi (Pick: 9.6)
C1 Ezi Magbegor, Sea (Pick: 3.6)
C2 Brittney Griner, Phx (Pick: 4.1)