1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,680 Greetings my peeps and welcome to the all things basketball podcast with your boy G D. 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:14,520 In this episode, I'll be doing my WNBA recap. 3 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:16,280 I'll go through all the teams. 4 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,240 I'll go through all the picks. 5 00:00:19,240 --> 00:00:22,680 Well, just about all the pics and break it all down. 6 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:27,960 Plus a little sidebar about a few things that's happened after the draft. 7 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:53,440 So just sit back, relax and enjoy the show. 8 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:58,440 Okay guys, it's your boy G D. Back with all things basketball with G D. 9 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:07,840 Podcasts and guys in this episode, I'll be doing my WNBA draft recap. 10 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:12,760 Go through every single team and we'll talk about all the pics. 11 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:18,960 We'll delve into it a little bit because you know, with the WNBA, some of these pics will 12 00:01:18,960 --> 00:01:22,640 get cut because of roster space. 13 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:29,200 We haven't expanded yet, but well, the league hasn't expanded yet. 14 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,160 And actually I'll talk about that as well. 15 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:35,240 So let's get right into it guys. 16 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:40,840 So Monday evening was the draft on April 15th. 17 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,880 A draft I actually attended. 18 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:44,920 I was there guys. 19 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:46,120 It was great. 20 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,160 You know, the place was electric. 21 00:01:49,160 --> 00:02:01,440 I got my guy, Rafael of the white label American podcast, the one who did my 200th episode 22 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,720 live, got him to come with me. 23 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:09,280 So shout out to him for accompanying me on that. 24 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,240 And the place was electric guys. 25 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:19,040 There was such a buzz in the room about the WNBA and the things moving forward for them. 26 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:28,040 Kathy Engelberg, she was up there touting how perhaps they may expand to 16 teams. 27 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:33,080 So it's a lot of buzz as far as that goes. 28 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,960 Whether it comes to fruition, we'll see what happens. 29 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:40,240 But yeah, the place was dynamite guys. 30 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:45,360 Got to see a few of the players there actually on my way out leaving. 31 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:53,000 I saw Satoh Sabali of the Dallas Wings and you know, she has the shoulder injury. 32 00:02:53,000 --> 00:03:01,480 So of course, my phone, the battery went out because I was taking all the videos. 33 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:10,360 You can see all I posted all the clips just about on my IG, on my Facebook and on YouTube 34 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:11,360 as well. 35 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,280 Still in the process of doing that. 36 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:21,960 So but yeah, so I saw on the way to leaving the venue. 37 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:25,880 I said, you know, wish you well with your shoulder. 38 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:26,880 Get well soon. 39 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:27,920 She's like, oh, thank you. 40 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:33,720 So yes, that's a tall girl boy. 41 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,920 She's like six three and she was towering over me. 42 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,760 Well, mine is she had her high heels on as well. 43 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:45,160 Yeah, so I was able to see some players and so forth. 44 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:49,040 But nonetheless, like I said, the night was electric. 45 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,120 Everything went all well and good. 46 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:55,680 So I was glad to be in the building for that. 47 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:01,000 So with that said guys, let us break down the draft. 48 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:04,840 So here's how I'm going to play this guys. 49 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,480 I'm going to talk about each of the 12 teams. 50 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:17,640 I'll talk about, you know, well, bunch of them have multiple picks, obviously, you know, 51 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:22,560 whether it be in the first round, the second round and going on and so forth. 52 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,360 So I will just break it down that way. 53 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:32,960 What each team did the roster currently and things like that moving forward. 54 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:33,960 All right. 55 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:38,320 So without any hesitation, let's get into it. 56 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,880 We will start with the Indiana fever. 57 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:47,360 And of course, we know they had the number one pick, which they use on Caitlyn Clark 58 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,480 of Iowa. 59 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:52,880 The town's all a buzz. 60 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:57,000 I saw some of her press conference. 61 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:05,400 I saw the press conference with coach Christie sides and also GM over there, Lynn Dunn. 62 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:11,160 So you know, everybody's raving about Caitlyn Clark and rightfully so. 63 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:16,120 She's a generational talent who should come in. 64 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:24,360 And you know, on the live, I talked about how the difference between critique and straight 65 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,240 hating. 66 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:30,040 And you know, it's it's running the gamut these days. 67 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,640 You get people saying she's going to come in the league. 68 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:34,280 She's going to do well. 69 00:05:34,280 --> 00:05:38,200 You get some who say, you know, she may struggle a bit. 70 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,720 Well, we have to wait and see. 71 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:50,920 And if you think about the history of the WNBA, there has been stars from college coming 72 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:52,440 in. 73 00:05:52,440 --> 00:06:01,960 Most recent example I could think of is even last year, Aliyah Boston. 74 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:06,600 I actually thought she wasn't going to win the rookie of the year, but she really proved 75 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:07,680 me wrong. 76 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,640 She played very well, guys. 77 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:10,880 She played very well. 78 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,360 She was very efficient. 79 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:18,840 And lo and behold, she ended up making the all-star game. 80 00:06:18,840 --> 00:06:21,640 That's how well she played, guys. 81 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,200 So do I expect the same? 82 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:31,680 Actually, if form holds and Caitlyn, she will start over there and make no mistake about 83 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:32,680 that. 84 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,400 That's being captain obvious. 85 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:44,040 But I would say if she comes in and she plays to her abilities, she's not going to score 86 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:45,680 30 at night, guys. 87 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,840 So you can forget about that. 88 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:52,280 She's going to play within a team concept over there. 89 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:59,480 I would say she can probably drop 18 a game. 90 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:00,960 That's fine. 91 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:09,320 If she does that, that's enough to warrant you at least all-star consideration. 92 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,960 So I think she could do that. 93 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:16,200 I think she could come in and drop 18 a game. 94 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:17,200 I think that. 95 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:24,280 Because you got to remember, she's not going to be in a place like Iowa where it's pretty 96 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:28,360 mature and maybe a player here and there. 97 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:35,880 You got actually, you got two of their players who were all-stars last year between Aliyah 98 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:40,000 Boston and Kelsey Mitchell. 99 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:49,440 So this whole notion of her coming in and dropping 30 per game, I don't see that. 100 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:56,840 And then also, too, you got to remember besides Boston and Mitchell, they also have Melissa 101 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:03,320 Smith, who's a former number one pick herself in the draft. 102 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,400 Also Erica Willis, she's still there. 103 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,640 Grace Berger, remember Grace Berger last year? 104 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:18,040 She was supposed to be the local girl coming in, manning that point guard position, in 105 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,040 fact. 106 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:20,960 But now, of course, she has Caitlyn Clark. 107 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,800 So what happens with Grace Berger? 108 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:29,160 I'll be interested to see what happens with her in that regard. 109 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:33,160 Lexi Hall, you still have there. 110 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:40,560 Also Katie Lou Samuelson and also Emmanuel Zowie B. 111 00:08:40,560 --> 00:08:46,240 So this team, you have some talent there. 112 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:53,520 And like I said, Caitlyn, I don't think she's going to be the 30 point a game person, but 113 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:59,080 she will drop, she'll drop 18 a game and that's fine. 114 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:00,520 That's fine for that system. 115 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:02,000 That's okay. 116 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:06,440 So that's what I see from Caitlyn Clark coming in. 117 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:12,160 I think the assists will be there because you're playing with much better players. 118 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:13,880 So the assists will be there. 119 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:21,840 I think she can average anywhere from six to eight assists with this team here. 120 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:29,200 And then also to they drafted Celeste Taylor and Celeste Taylor. 121 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,400 She is out of Ohio State. 122 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:39,920 Six, five, 11 actually guard and a person who can defend. 123 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:45,080 She's known for being able to defend and she can also score the ball. 124 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:53,400 So I think she'll be a perfect complement to Caitlyn Clark, definitely that. 125 00:09:53,400 --> 00:10:05,400 So and then they had one of a pick in the third round, Lelani Korea out of Florida. 126 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:14,600 But here's what I want to address also guys. 127 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:23,480 It was like after the draft, I think it was sports tack. 128 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:29,560 They went out there and posted what Caitlyn Clark was going to make for the next four 129 00:10:29,560 --> 00:10:34,440 years in terms of her WNBA salary. 130 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,320 I thought that was low taste. 131 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:41,800 I thought, okay, we had the draft. 132 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:42,800 We had the buzz. 133 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,560 We had the excitement. 134 00:10:45,560 --> 00:10:49,920 And then now you're going to go out there and post her salary. 135 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:54,080 I thought that was weak sauce there. 136 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:55,680 What's the need to do that? 137 00:10:55,680 --> 00:11:01,600 And let's let's let's keep it a buck, guys. 138 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:07,320 NBA draft last year, Wimby was the first pick. 139 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:11,720 And then the subsequent other players went. 140 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:15,600 Did we see his salary posted that very next day? 141 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:26,320 No, we only do this because we want to make light of the women's salaries. 142 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:33,920 We want to, I don't know if I want to say shame, but we want to cast aspersions on 143 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:41,520 the league itself for these salaries that these ladies are making. 144 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:51,520 And I, if you can't see there's a disparity in that, you got to open your eyes, guys, 145 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:55,480 because there's nothing cool about that. 146 00:11:55,480 --> 00:12:01,160 So with that said, I just, I thought it was a weak move. 147 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:11,280 And, you know, now it's farther for the talking heads to opine about and so forth. 148 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:15,400 And do they deserve more money? 149 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:16,960 I would say so. 150 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:21,160 I would definitely say so, but it comes with revenue. 151 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:28,000 Are the owners kind of pocketing the money and not giving it to the players as they should? 152 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,320 You can make an argument for that too. 153 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:37,840 So, but it's all about eyeballs on the product. 154 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:47,640 And I was listening to nightcap with my guys, uncle, Shannon sharp and Chad old, Joe Cinco, 155 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:48,920 and they were talking about that. 156 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:57,200 And they were actually brought up a subject I parked on maybe a few weeks ago, maybe about 157 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:05,280 a month ago about women supporting the WNBA. 158 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:12,000 If enough, because I know guys who actually support it and, you know, that's fine and 159 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:17,880 good, but it's the women that need to support it, need to get behind it. 160 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:27,960 And I think if you have enough women to really support it, and I was actually listening to 161 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:39,960 Black saw a clip, rather, of the of a show blanking on the name. 162 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:48,960 And one of the callers said they should run a hashtag, turn on the WNBA to, you know, 163 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,640 to get women to watch. 164 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,720 Just turn it on, turn the game on. 165 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:55,120 You don't have to send them watch it. 166 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,280 Just have it on. 167 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:01,920 And I thought I was kind of ingenious, you know, because if you're in the house, you're 168 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,800 doing other stuff. 169 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,560 Just have the game on in the background. 170 00:14:06,560 --> 00:14:07,560 You can mute it. 171 00:14:07,560 --> 00:14:19,040 You can do whatever you need to do in the house, because they count the TV is that are 172 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:22,200 on turned on for the game. 173 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,200 So if you have enough TVs turned on for the game, that means revenue. 174 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:27,000 Revenue means more money for the ladies. 175 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:32,560 So I thought it was ingenious to be honest with you. 176 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:39,480 But yeah, so I definitely feel the ladies should get more money. 177 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,760 But all that comes with revenue. 178 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:49,800 Also buying a merchandise, buy the merchandise guys, you know, for the respective teams in 179 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:55,600 your town or town close to you, buy the merchandise. 180 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:59,760 That's another way to drive up revenue and get these ladies paid. 181 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:04,760 So it's a variety of things that one can do. 182 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:14,640 And before I leave the Indiana fever, I just want to say shame on you, Greg Doyle. 183 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:21,000 I heard the what he had to say in the press conference. 184 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:27,800 And it had to do with Caitlin Clark, you know, after each game, she does a heart emoji that 185 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:30,560 she does to her family. 186 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:35,760 And you know, whatever it means to them is between them. 187 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:44,240 And that's fine and good for you to go and do the heart emoji and ask her what, you know, 188 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:48,880 ask her about it. 189 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:50,280 You could have made it simple. 190 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:56,360 Because that Caitlin, I know I notice you do the heart emoji after every game. 191 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:58,640 What is the meaning behind that? 192 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:06,560 That's a legitimate question for you to go and say that you you would like her to do 193 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:09,120 it to you. 194 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,440 That is petto behavior. 195 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,520 And that's no good. 196 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:18,080 And it's unprofessional and it's inappropriate. 197 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:21,480 And then he goes on Twitter to make a apology. 198 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:27,600 I'll read it. 199 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,560 This is what he says. 200 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:39,640 Today in my uniquely Ophish way, while welcoming Caitlin Clark to Indy, I form my hands into 201 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:41,880 her signature heart. 202 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:46,640 Doyle wrote, my comment afterwards was clumsy and awkward. 203 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:51,240 You think I sincerely apologize. 204 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:57,200 Please know my heart literally and figuratively was well intentioned. 205 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,640 I will do better. 206 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:08,760 So of course, he does a me a culpa after, you know, social media kills him. 207 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:11,360 And pretty much everybody else does. 208 00:17:11,360 --> 00:17:12,880 So he doesn't be a culpa. 209 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:19,520 So is there a fireball offense? 210 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:21,280 I would say not. 211 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,040 But you got to be more mindful. 212 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:25,960 I'll just put it that way. 213 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:30,880 So with that said, I've spent enough time on the Indiana fever. 214 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:32,400 I think they'll be fine next year. 215 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,080 I'll give my predictions later on. 216 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:38,160 But that's how they're draft went. 217 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:45,040 Let's move on to the Los Angeles Sparks. 218 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:51,800 And they had a pretty, pretty fine draft guys with the second pick. 219 00:17:51,800 --> 00:18:00,440 Now I know I had predicted that they should go with Rikia Jackson second and then come 220 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:07,760 back around for cam, camera and brink, but they did it in reverse and they still got 221 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:09,520 the right outcome. 222 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:17,000 So with the second pick, they take camera and brink of Stanford, of course, the defensive 223 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:21,160 dynamo, the star player over there. 224 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:26,240 And then with the fourth pick, they took Rikia Jackson. 225 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:33,080 And I tell you what, both of those ladies, I'll definitely be keeping an eye on the Los 226 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,840 Angeles Sparks to see those ladies there. 227 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:39,360 Rikia Jackson, she has a full offensive bag. 228 00:18:39,360 --> 00:18:42,000 She can also defend as well. 229 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:50,200 So I think they form a formidable front court over there for the aces. 230 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:58,920 The aces who, not the aces, I'm sorry, the Sparks, the Los Angeles Sparks. 231 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:08,160 And on the roster, remember, Aneka Awumake, she's now with the Seattle Storm. 232 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:12,800 Her sister's still there, but I, is her sister still gonna play? 233 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:17,320 I mean, she's more of a media person now to me than anything else. 234 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,960 You know, and she's sustained injuries over these past couple of seasons. 235 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:26,400 So will she play over there again? 236 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,120 That remains to be seen. 237 00:19:28,120 --> 00:19:31,400 She's ready to move on to greener pastures. 238 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,200 I don't know. 239 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:38,720 And still you have over there players like Azura Stevens. 240 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:45,720 You got the Erica Hamby, of course, coming over from the aces about a year ago. 241 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,840 So you have her there. 242 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:52,560 Zaya Cook, your point guard over there. 243 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,800 Also you have Kia Nurse. 244 00:19:55,800 --> 00:20:04,920 Laesha Clarenin, also Monique Billings as well. 245 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:14,520 So you got some pieces there, but bringing in Brink and Jackson, that's gonna be a major 246 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,640 boost to that program over there. 247 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:23,280 And then in the third round, you stay local, bringing in a McKinsey Forbes of USC. 248 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:30,000 I thought it was really cool when actually it was Cheryl Miller who announced it for 249 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:34,960 the Sparks that they were picking McKinsey Forbes. 250 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:39,520 I thought that was really cool kind of full circle. 251 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:43,800 One of her own alumni going to the Sparks. 252 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,640 I thought that was nice. 253 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:56,120 So yeah, but all in all, I think they did find the Los Angeles Sparks and there'll 254 00:20:56,120 --> 00:21:00,760 be a team I'll be keeping an eye on that for sure. 255 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,920 Moving on to Chicago Sky. 256 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:11,840 Chicago Sky, remember, they now have a new regime over there, Teresa Weverspoon. 257 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:18,640 I'm just excited about what's gonna happen over there. 258 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:24,320 They went out and with the third pick, they drafted Camilla Cardoza, of course, of South 259 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:32,800 Carolina, the sixth, seventh center, who's a presence inside to say the least. 260 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:39,880 And then with the seventh pick in the draft, they got Angel Reese, of course, of LSU, a 261 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:47,760 champion, walking double, double, if you will, and somebody who's definitely gonna bring 262 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:50,880 eyeballs to that program there. 263 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:55,480 So it is funny because you have two rival players. 264 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,840 They've been playing against each other since high school. 265 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:02,760 That's what Angel said in the press conference. 266 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:08,760 And the fact that they'll be teaming up together, I think that's pretty cool. 267 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:15,040 So I'll be definitely seeing those twin towers over there and how they play off each other. 268 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:22,000 Of course, Cardoza will be the center there and Reese will be more of the power for it, 269 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:27,440 which means she's got to get her face up, jump her game right, which she has been working 270 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:28,440 on. 271 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:29,920 So I give her a lot of credit there. 272 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,600 She hired herself a skills coach. 273 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:37,760 So it looked like she's doing the requisite things to improve in that regard. 274 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,920 So you got to give her a lot of credit, guys. 275 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:53,000 So with that also, they also picked in the second round, Brina Maxwell coming out of 276 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:57,360 Gonzaga, a six-foot guard there. 277 00:22:57,360 --> 00:23:00,760 So you have some help in the backcourt there. 278 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:05,200 Already on the team, you have Elizabeth Williams, who was there center last year. 279 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:10,160 So I'd be interested to see how she fits in this mix. 280 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:16,440 Diamond De Shields, who they got back now with the sky. 281 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:21,120 Marina Marbury, you also have her there. 282 00:23:21,120 --> 00:23:23,520 Marbury, that is. 283 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:24,920 You have her. 284 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,920 I think she'll have a bounce back season next season. 285 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:30,520 Breonna Turner, you have. 286 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:35,040 Dana Evans, your dynamo guard coming off the bench. 287 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:36,040 So. 288 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:39,040 Sheenity Carter. 289 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,040 And also me. 290 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,040 Micaela. 291 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:46,840 On a war a who you got from Phoenix. 292 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:50,920 In fact, in that Kalea copper deal, remember Kalea copper. 293 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:55,400 She got sent over to the Phoenix, the Phoenix Mercury. 294 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:56,680 Sorry, that's. 295 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:57,680 Yeah. 296 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:04,200 So Phoenix Mercury, she got sent to so she's one of the players that came back there. 297 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:06,080 So. 298 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:09,160 I expect. 299 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:13,520 Teresa Weverspoon, her first stint as a head coach. 300 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,200 I'm definitely looking forward to that. 301 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:20,880 And I was able to see her phone call that she made to Angel Reese. 302 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:22,760 I thought it was really nice. 303 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:26,520 They're very welcoming of Angel Reese. 304 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:28,800 And I thought that was. 305 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,080 That was nice. 306 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:35,840 So with that said, that's the Chicago sky. 307 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,560 Next we'll talk about the Dallas Wings. 308 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:45,320 They were able to draft J.C. Sheldon. 309 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:46,320 The guard. 310 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:47,320 Sixty. 311 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:55,240 Not six, five, 10 guard out of Ohio State star star player over there. 312 00:24:55,240 --> 00:25:02,920 So you get somebody you could put in the back court along with Arique, a goomba Wale. 313 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:10,920 And I think she will play off a goomba Wale very well. 314 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:16,760 Also to you got also in that draft. 315 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:22,280 Carla Leitchie out of France. 316 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:25,200 She's a five nine guard. 317 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:36,040 She I was watching clips of her and she she reminds me of a fellow person from France, 318 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:43,680 Marine Johannes, but she doesn't have the three point. 319 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:47,000 Promise that Johannes has. 320 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:55,000 I think she's more between Johannes and like a Tisha Pinochero. 321 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:59,440 She has that kind of passing ability. 322 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:05,480 But I would be interested to see whether she will be with the club because remember this 323 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:07,720 is the year of the Olympics. 324 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:16,400 So could she possibly be with the Olympic club playing for the for the gold medal? 325 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,400 We'll see. 326 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:26,240 That's the case, she'll probably be a stash for them and then also to in the third round, 327 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:35,440 they got Ashley, a wusu, a never guard, six foot guard out of Penn State. 328 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:45,840 So it looks like the Dallas Wings went guard heavy guys, which I was kind of surprised, 329 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,720 but it is what it is. 330 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:55,160 I already talked about Goomba Wale, Crystal Dangerfield, you still have there. 331 00:26:55,160 --> 00:27:02,560 Natasha Howard, of course, in the front court, Tierra McCowan, Kalani Brown, who came on 332 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:06,560 for them and of course, Sato Sabali. 333 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:13,800 Now we have to see with that shoulder guys how soon she comes back from that. 334 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:24,920 So two over there, you got Maddie Segras, the hydra, the hydra pick from a year ago. 335 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:32,960 Also Lou Lopez, Sena Chal, who you got from Yukon, another pick from last year and Veronica 336 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:34,120 Burton as well. 337 00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:38,840 So this is a team that went to the playoffs last year. 338 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:46,600 They probably need a piece there here or there and I think Sheldon fits the bill for what 339 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,360 they need. 340 00:27:48,360 --> 00:27:51,560 So we'll see what happens there. 341 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:54,000 Let us move on guys. 342 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:58,720 The Washington Mystics. 343 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:03,760 Now guys at pick number six, it could have went either way. 344 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:08,920 You could have went Reese, possibly bringing her home to Washington. 345 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:14,600 You could have went that route, but the Mystics chose not to do so. 346 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:24,880 They instead went with Aliyah Edwards out of Yukon, the 6-3 forward for them, who also 347 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:35,080 can play in the post also, a player who probably at this stage has a bigger offensive bag than 348 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:37,200 Angel Reese right now. 349 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:45,000 And I think that's probably the reason they lean more towards Edwards than Reese. 350 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:49,280 But you know, it could be one of those things where it comes back to haunt them one day, 351 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:52,240 but that's the choice they made. 352 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:57,600 But Edwards is a fine player nonetheless guys. 353 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:09,120 And then also in that draft, they were able to get, they got in the second round. 354 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:16,280 Kailin Truong out of Gonzaga, a 5-8 guard. 355 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:29,480 And then later in the draft, they drafted a player out of Belgium, a forward Natia Clausens. 356 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:30,800 They were able to get. 357 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:39,640 So but remember guys with Washington, you lost Natasha Cloud. 358 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:45,920 She's now with the Phoenix team now with the Phoenix Mercury. 359 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:47,720 So she's there. 360 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:51,440 You also have Elena Deladon sent out for the year. 361 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:54,400 So yeah, that in consideration as well. 362 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:58,800 So they need pieces guys. 363 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:06,440 They were able to bring in in free agency, Stephanie Dolson, the center who last played 364 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:12,880 with the New York liberties, a player with championship pedigree, whether it be in college 365 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:20,840 or in the pros also to you still have Shakira Austin there. 366 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:29,440 You have Ariel Atkins, Brittany Sykes, who was a great pickup for them last year. 367 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:36,720 Also you got via trade midseason, Queen Egbo. 368 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:44,960 You have Christie Tolliver, Maesha Hines Allen and DD Riches is making the comeback. 369 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:46,960 So you have her as well. 370 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:54,480 So that Washington team still will be formidable, I think, but you need a healthy Shakira Austin. 371 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:59,720 She missed about half of the season with an injury. 372 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:03,280 So you're definitely going to need her. 373 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:04,720 That's for sure. 374 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:10,040 But Washington still, they'll be in the mix, guys, they'll be in the mix. 375 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:11,640 You definitely know that. 376 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:17,440 So we'll just see how it all plays out for them. 377 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:23,040 Moving on, let's talk about Minnesota, the Minnesota Lynx. 378 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:29,720 They only had a couple of picks in this draft, guys, but the one pick I absolutely love, 379 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:43,240 Elizabeth Peeley, a player who six to forward for coming out of Utah and a player who for 380 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:46,760 her side, she gets a lot done inside guys. 381 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:48,840 She has outside game as well. 382 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:53,680 She has a absolute full offensive bag guys. 383 00:31:53,680 --> 00:32:02,200 And I'll be very interested to see how she fits into that Minnesota program, but she's 384 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:07,920 a player who I think is going to screen for attention. 385 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:14,320 You're going to have to play her guys and her transition. 386 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:19,920 I think she can make an impact right away. 387 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,600 That's how good she is, guys. 388 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:29,760 And then remember too, you got a roster over there with Nafisha Collier, their fine player 389 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:31,920 over there. 390 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:39,160 Also you brought in Courtney Williams coming from the Chicago Sky, Dynamite Guard, Point 391 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,320 Guard, Natisha Heidelman. 392 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:45,040 You also brought her into your program. 393 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:47,640 Kayla McBride is still there. 394 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:49,640 Alana Smith. 395 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:56,880 And then remember the two draft picks you had last year, Dianna Miller, who I thought 396 00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:00,960 she would be kind of a rookie of the year type. 397 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,440 She came along very slow. 398 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:06,160 Then she had the injury that kind of slowed her down a bit. 399 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:13,680 So she was kind of tentative early on and then even coming off of that injury. 400 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:19,840 So I'll be interested to see how she fits into what they do. 401 00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:25,360 And then Dhaka Yuhas had a very good rookie campaign over there. 402 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:30,280 I expect her to do more of the same this year. 403 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:34,160 So that team is a team to watch, guys. 404 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:38,600 I think that and bringing in Apili definitely helps your program. 405 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:40,200 That's for sure. 406 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,920 So we'll see what happens there. 407 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:48,640 Moving on to the Connecticut Sun, who didn't have a first. 408 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:50,680 No, they did have a first round pick. 409 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:51,680 I'm sorry. 410 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:55,480 It was Leila Lacan. 411 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:59,480 And this is another French player, guys. 412 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:09,560 But from what I just read, she will not be playing in the W next year because she's preparing 413 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:15,080 for the Olympics for her French team. 414 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:24,840 So this is a player now that won't be in your program next year and will be kind of a stash 415 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,280 until next year. 416 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:30,280 And some people say, oh, that's great. 417 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:38,800 You know, there may not have been room for her anyway. 418 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:40,600 Perhaps perhaps. 419 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:43,600 But I'll say this. 420 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:50,480 You probably if you knew she was going to sit out for the Olympics, maybe you wouldn't 421 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:51,960 have drafted her. 422 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:55,280 Maybe you drafted a guard who you know will be available. 423 00:34:55,280 --> 00:35:04,280 Somebody like a Nika Maul who, oh, by the way, played in Connecticut for Geno Ariama. 424 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:09,120 So that you kind of dropped the ball with that. 425 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:11,960 But who am I to say? 426 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:22,560 Anyway, but also to in that draft, they were able to get Tiana Jackson, a 6'6 center out 427 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:23,560 of Kansas. 428 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:31,560 And you definitely want some insurance just in case because Rihanna Jones, remember she 429 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:33,240 tore her knee last year. 430 00:35:33,240 --> 00:35:41,240 So I haven't heard anything otherwise saying that she won't be ready for the season. 431 00:35:41,240 --> 00:35:47,120 But you know, you always want to have insurance in that regard. 432 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:52,760 And then also they were able to pick a couple more players. 433 00:35:52,760 --> 00:36:04,920 Some player Halina Pioi, Poyoy, I'm sorry. 434 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:12,280 And she actually she's from Spain, but she did play at the University of Arizona, a 6' 435 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:13,520 foot guard. 436 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:15,480 She has very quick hands, guys. 437 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:19,080 She can defend and she has great anticipation. 438 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:26,120 So this is a player who fits right into what Stephanie White likes to do, especially on 439 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:29,200 defense. 440 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:37,240 And the other player was Abby Sue, a player actually from Columbia. 441 00:36:37,240 --> 00:36:43,760 So this is this is actually the first Ivy League player drafted in the WNBA. 442 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:45,920 Wow. 443 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:49,360 And she's a 5'11 guard. 444 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:55,360 But looking at that roster there, of course, you have the engine, Alyssa Thomas along with 445 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:57,720 Dewanna Bonner, who's coming back. 446 00:36:57,720 --> 00:37:00,760 She resigned back with them. 447 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:04,520 Deja-nay Carrington, their fine player coming off the bench. 448 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:08,640 I imagine this year she'll probably start. 449 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:16,200 Mariah Jefferson, who's back in Connecticut again, Shay Patty is over there. 450 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:24,560 Jocelyn Willoughby, Tyasia Harris, and also Rachel Bannum. 451 00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:28,560 And then remember guys, Tiffany Hayes, she retired. 452 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:31,800 So you no longer have her. 453 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:37,120 And then Rebecca Allen actually left in free agency and she went to Phoenix. 454 00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:42,360 So you definitely have space for players to move up in that program. 455 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:45,560 So we'll see what happens there. 456 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:50,840 Moving on, my New York Liberty. 457 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:54,840 Well guys, they had an interesting draft. 458 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:57,120 Let's say that. 459 00:37:57,120 --> 00:38:05,680 They did pick with the 11th pick Marquisha Davis out of Ole Miss. 460 00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:10,440 This is a guard who played for Coach Yao over there at Ole Miss. 461 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:13,440 So you know this girl is going to be able to defend. 462 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:16,600 She's six feet tall, a guard. 463 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:25,680 So and I heard comparisons that she compares to a Kalia Copper. 464 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:32,440 If that's the case, you're on to something guys, if she has that kind of ability. 465 00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:41,960 So and then remember two guys, the New York Liberty got absolutely destroyed by the Las 466 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:44,280 Vegas Aces backcourt. 467 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:49,800 So you're going to need somebody to come in there and defend that's for sure. 468 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:56,600 I think Marquisha fits that bill guys. 469 00:38:56,600 --> 00:39:07,160 Also in the draft, they were able to get as Mary Martinez out of Arizona, a six two forward 470 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:09,680 out of the Dominican Republic by the way. 471 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:13,440 So now you have a fan base up there. 472 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:18,320 You'll see Washington Heights making a trip to Brooklyn to watch their girl play. 473 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:20,040 That's for sure. 474 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:23,120 And then also too late. 475 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:28,560 Now here's where I thought the Liberty kind of dropped the ball. 476 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:36,600 You took at the 23rd pick Jessica Carter, Jesus Center, six five out of Mississippi 477 00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:38,960 State. 478 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:48,200 But right after that went Elizabeth Keatley, who we last saw she tore her knee late in 479 00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:53,440 the season for the for Virginia Tech. 480 00:39:53,440 --> 00:40:00,240 She's a six six center one who was dropping 22 points per game eight rebounds. 481 00:40:00,240 --> 00:40:06,960 So I thought this was a perfect opportunity for the Liberty to draft a player like this 482 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:11,880 and stash her for the following season. 483 00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:17,400 Because this kind of talent doesn't grow on trees guys to get a Keatley. 484 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:20,520 I thought that was the better move. 485 00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:24,480 I understand I get it Jessica Carter. 486 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:28,080 She's more of a defensive presence inside. 487 00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:34,360 Maybe you thought you need that more than you did maybe sitting and waiting for Keatley. 488 00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:38,040 But I I thought you should have went the other way with that. 489 00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:39,960 That's just me. 490 00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:44,720 But but hey, they took Carter. 491 00:40:44,720 --> 00:40:49,200 We'll see if Carter even sticks with the program we'll see. 492 00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:57,960 And then in the third round they got Caitlin Davis forward another six two forward out 493 00:40:57,960 --> 00:40:59,760 of USC. 494 00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:09,160 I thought here's why I thought the Liberty could have did at the top of that second round. 495 00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:18,120 I would have reached out and made a trade with Chicago and try and swap spots with Chicago 496 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:24,480 and then with that pick pick Nika Nika mule out of Connecticut. 497 00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:32,320 This is a guard who we saw on the biggest stage in the final four completely shadow 498 00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:34,840 Caitlin Clark in that game. 499 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:41,640 I thought that was you could still have Marquisa because you still need a guard who can defend. 500 00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:46,800 I thought you need another guard who can defend and also Courtney Vander Sluyf. 501 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:49,440 It's not going to play forever guys. 502 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:57,280 She's actually kind of long and two when it comes to point guard age. 503 00:41:57,280 --> 00:42:04,120 So this mule would definitely been somebody you can look towards the future with. 504 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:09,000 You can groom her to step in when Sluity is done. 505 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:17,280 But what do I know. 506 00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:23,600 But nonetheless I'm not the GM of the New York Liberty. 507 00:42:23,600 --> 00:42:26,200 So who am I to say. 508 00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:29,400 But nonetheless that's why I thought they could have did. 509 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:37,920 That's why I said it was pretty interesting what they did on draft night. 510 00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:43,480 Let us move on guys got four more teams to talk about that I'm done. 511 00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:47,280 The Atlanta dream. 512 00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:52,840 They picked at the end of the first round and they took. 513 00:42:52,840 --> 00:42:59,880 I'm going to try and pronounce this name here. 514 00:42:59,880 --> 00:43:01,920 Park pouch. 515 00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:07,040 And this is a player out of Australia a six three forward. 516 00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:10,360 She played in the end. 517 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:15,200 The WNB L League over there in Australia. 518 00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:18,160 Nineteen years old. 519 00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:22,560 So this is a player with definitely some promise of head of her. 520 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:25,800 I watch clips of her guys. 521 00:43:25,800 --> 00:43:34,520 And to me she compares to a shorter version of our year out of Finland who plays for the 522 00:43:34,520 --> 00:43:41,040 Dallas Wings and actually she's actually sitting out the year because she's representing her 523 00:43:41,040 --> 00:43:43,560 country of Finland. 524 00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:49,680 But her game that's who her game reminds me of very long. 525 00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:59,520 And get out there can run like a deer can definitely defend plays defense well she got 526 00:43:59,520 --> 00:44:06,000 the long arms and she got a bit of an offense there as well she had has a little mid range 527 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:07,880 there as well. 528 00:44:07,880 --> 00:44:13,800 So this is a player who definitely could fit into what Atlanta does. 529 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:16,800 Atlanta likes to run and gun. 530 00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:26,240 So this is a pick where you know it's a role of the dice guys but she's so young so full 531 00:44:26,240 --> 00:44:32,720 of promise so definitely a pick that can pan out down the road. 532 00:44:32,720 --> 00:44:35,920 Already you have one that squad before I even go there. 533 00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:38,720 Let me tell you who else they got. 534 00:44:38,720 --> 00:44:43,960 They got another player from Australia. 535 00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:47,240 Isabelle Borlaze. 536 00:44:47,240 --> 00:44:54,120 They got her as well a 511 guard and she's a bit of a scrappy guard. 537 00:44:54,120 --> 00:44:56,520 I was looking at the clips for her. 538 00:44:56,520 --> 00:44:59,120 She gets in there. 539 00:44:59,120 --> 00:45:00,120 She can defend. 540 00:45:00,120 --> 00:45:02,760 She can get hands on. 541 00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:06,880 And that's why I took from the clips I saw of her. 542 00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:14,760 And then also to they were able to pick in the third round Matilda Villa out of Italy. 543 00:45:14,760 --> 00:45:22,240 So basically the Atlanta dream went international with their picks. 544 00:45:22,240 --> 00:45:29,480 But right now on the roster of course you have your star player Ryan Howard also Alyssa 545 00:45:29,480 --> 00:45:31,560 Gray there Cheyenne Parker. 546 00:45:31,560 --> 00:45:36,200 Oh by the way all three of them made the all star team. 547 00:45:36,200 --> 00:45:43,480 So you brought in Jordan Canada much needed help to run the show over there. 548 00:45:43,480 --> 00:45:52,320 You brought in a Tina Charles also a veteran who's still looking for that elusive WNBA 549 00:45:52,320 --> 00:45:53,920 championship. 550 00:45:53,920 --> 00:46:02,680 So you brought her in there also Asia Dora and then Haley Jones of course your draft 551 00:46:02,680 --> 00:46:04,480 pick from last year. 552 00:46:04,480 --> 00:46:08,760 Let's see how she develops this year guys. 553 00:46:08,760 --> 00:46:17,000 And then also you still have Daniel Robinson over there and Leticia Armahir also another 554 00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:23,040 player that was a draft pick from last year out of South Carolina. 555 00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:27,840 So Atlanta they still poised to do some things over there. 556 00:46:27,840 --> 00:46:34,200 Tanisha Wright the coach over there will see what she does in that regard. 557 00:46:34,200 --> 00:46:35,880 The Seattle storm. 558 00:46:35,880 --> 00:46:44,200 Seattle storm had a busy offseason bringing in the likes of a neck of a woman Kay and 559 00:46:44,200 --> 00:46:47,720 also Schuyler digging Smith. 560 00:46:47,720 --> 00:46:55,160 But in the draft they were able to get Nika mole of the Yukon Huskies. 561 00:46:55,160 --> 00:47:02,880 Of course I just talked about her and oddly enough a point guard coming into a program 562 00:47:02,880 --> 00:47:10,080 that had Sue Bird another Yukon guard who meant that position for many years over there 563 00:47:10,080 --> 00:47:11,080 for them. 564 00:47:11,080 --> 00:47:17,600 So it's funny how things work out right. 565 00:47:17,600 --> 00:47:27,680 So she comes into your program and then also in the third round you pick Mackenzie Holmes 566 00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:32,720 a 6 3 forward out of Indiana. 567 00:47:32,720 --> 00:47:43,080 And as I said the storm brought in a woman Kay and in Schuyler you already have over 568 00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:53,080 there Jewel Lloyd your sensational guard as the Maggore your fine defensive center over 569 00:47:53,080 --> 00:47:58,520 there Jordan Horstin who was a rookie last year. 570 00:47:58,520 --> 00:48:01,000 Let's see what she does this year now. 571 00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:09,240 Gabby Williams is there Sammy Whitcomb who can your player who can launch it from three. 572 00:48:09,240 --> 00:48:16,280 So so you have some solid pieces there but Nika mole I think will come in there and endear 573 00:48:16,280 --> 00:48:20,200 herself with what's going on over there. 574 00:48:20,200 --> 00:48:25,520 She'll be a solid guard coming off their bench and somebody you can groom for the future. 575 00:48:25,520 --> 00:48:30,160 So kudos to the storm for that. 576 00:48:30,160 --> 00:48:35,320 The Las Vegas aces you talk about the rich getting richer guys. 577 00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:40,520 But gracious they made out like they were picking in the first round. 578 00:48:40,520 --> 00:48:46,520 Mind you their first pick wasn't until pick 16 at pick 16. 579 00:48:46,520 --> 00:48:58,040 They got the Asia fair out of Syracuse 5 5 Gar so a small small guard but she ends up 580 00:48:58,040 --> 00:49:02,280 being the third highest scorer in CIA history. 581 00:49:02,280 --> 00:49:04,880 That's how good she was guys. 582 00:49:04,880 --> 00:49:10,600 So she goes into this perfect situation for her with all these guards that she can learn 583 00:49:10,600 --> 00:49:19,880 behind and I mean the Las Vegas aces over there they're playing chess and everybody's 584 00:49:19,880 --> 00:49:22,160 playing checkers go figure. 585 00:49:22,160 --> 00:49:30,160 So they bring her in then they also get Elizabeth Keatley who I was just talking about. 586 00:49:30,160 --> 00:49:36,920 They pick her right after the Liberty take the center out of Mississippi State. 587 00:49:36,920 --> 00:49:45,480 So they have this center now they can stash and keep away because remember to you got Candice 588 00:49:45,480 --> 00:49:52,760 Parker coming back and you know she's probably on her on the back nine of her career. 589 00:49:52,760 --> 00:49:58,640 So you have somebody you could stash away for the future. 590 00:49:58,640 --> 00:50:07,160 And then also they were able to get in the draft Kate Martin who they got even before 591 00:50:07,160 --> 00:50:18,600 that Kate Martin out of Iowa who you know she now gets to kind of stand on our own guys 592 00:50:18,600 --> 00:50:23,120 coming into the Las Vegas Las Vegas aces program. 593 00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:26,640 So she kind of gets a chance over there. 594 00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:30,000 So we'll see what happens with her. 595 00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:39,640 And then in the final pick of the draft they took a player out of a HBCU Angel Jackson who 596 00:50:39,640 --> 00:50:45,320 played for Jackson State a 6-5 center. 597 00:50:45,320 --> 00:50:52,440 So but you know the aces are so deep so we'll see what happens with her. 598 00:50:52,440 --> 00:51:02,640 And of course that squad has Asia Wilson the best player in the WNBA pretty much. 599 00:51:02,640 --> 00:51:10,280 Chelsea Gray your floor general over there Jackie Young the silent assassin. 600 00:51:10,280 --> 00:51:18,720 Kelsey Plum the plum dog of course I talked about Candice Parker Alyssa Clark who's your 601 00:51:18,720 --> 00:51:23,080 sixth player of the year. 602 00:51:23,080 --> 00:51:31,360 We have her over there Kia Stokes their solid big upfront who just does the dirty work and 603 00:51:31,360 --> 00:51:35,840 make Asia's life very much easy on the inside. 604 00:51:35,840 --> 00:51:42,160 Kirsten Bell who seems like every year she seems to blossom over there. 605 00:51:42,160 --> 00:51:49,360 Iqwana Williams who will be coming back she sat out the whole year last year guys. 606 00:51:49,360 --> 00:51:51,120 So we'll see what happened with her. 607 00:51:51,120 --> 00:51:59,080 And of course their main stay Sydney Coulson of course who brings comic relief to that 608 00:51:59,080 --> 00:52:06,840 team but she stepped up when Chelsea Gray went down with the injury guys so she still 609 00:52:06,840 --> 00:52:10,120 has value over there for that club. 610 00:52:10,120 --> 00:52:17,800 But of course Becky Hammond running that ship over there doing a fine job but you're bringing 611 00:52:17,800 --> 00:52:25,480 in all this rookie talent along with the talent you already got man. 612 00:52:25,480 --> 00:52:27,920 Again the rich get richer. 613 00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:30,680 And then lastly I'll talk about the Phoenix Suns. 614 00:52:30,680 --> 00:52:39,200 I keep saying the Phoenix Suns the Phoenix Mercury with their two picks. 615 00:52:39,200 --> 00:52:46,000 They were able to get in the third round charisma Osborn who I thought fell in this draft but 616 00:52:46,000 --> 00:52:50,280 I think at the third round this is a steal guys. 617 00:52:50,280 --> 00:52:57,440 Five nine guard out of UCLA she was one of the catalysts over there for that club. 618 00:52:57,440 --> 00:53:04,660 So the Mercury was able to get her I thought that was a nice get that late in the draft 619 00:53:04,660 --> 00:53:11,640 and then also in that same round Jazz Shelley who they got from Nebraska another five nine 620 00:53:11,640 --> 00:53:13,160 guard. 621 00:53:13,160 --> 00:53:16,680 So you have some back court help there. 622 00:53:16,680 --> 00:53:23,880 Of course you have on the club already Diana Terase who another player on the back nine 623 00:53:23,880 --> 00:53:25,880 of her career. 624 00:53:25,880 --> 00:53:31,560 Brittany Griner of course who you were able to resign and bring back. 625 00:53:31,560 --> 00:53:35,880 She traded for a Kalia Copper you got her from the Chicago sky. 626 00:53:35,880 --> 00:53:40,000 I think she's going to be a fine addition over there guys. 627 00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:45,200 Rebecca Allen who you got a free agency from the Connecticut Sun. 628 00:53:45,200 --> 00:53:48,240 Sophie Cunningham who's still there. 629 00:53:48,240 --> 00:53:50,840 Your sharpshooter over there. 630 00:53:50,840 --> 00:53:58,120 And Natasha Clow who you got from the Mystics floor general for them. 631 00:53:58,120 --> 00:54:01,640 And then Morgan Burch the promising young big as well. 632 00:54:01,640 --> 00:54:06,480 So it'll be an interesting time over there. 633 00:54:06,480 --> 00:54:10,440 You got new new coaching staff over there. 634 00:54:10,440 --> 00:54:12,840 So we'll see what happens there. 635 00:54:12,840 --> 00:54:16,400 But this is a team I wouldn't sleep on them. 636 00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:21,800 That's for sure especially bringing in the likes of copper and Allen and cloud. 637 00:54:21,800 --> 00:54:27,600 I think Phoenix could be in for a bit of a renaissance over there. 638 00:54:27,600 --> 00:54:30,400 So I would keep an eye on them. 639 00:54:30,400 --> 00:54:34,960 All right guys so I think that's going to do it for this episode here. 640 00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:39,200 We're able to cover all the ground we needed to cover. 641 00:54:39,200 --> 00:54:42,120 And guys I'm just excited for the season ahead. 642 00:54:42,120 --> 00:54:47,680 Of course you know I'll do my WNBA season preview. 643 00:54:47,680 --> 00:54:49,600 I'll give you that. 644 00:54:49,600 --> 00:54:52,880 And then all the happenings that go along with that. 645 00:54:52,880 --> 00:54:58,960 Of course you know it's going to be some significant cuts going up into the season. 646 00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:00,960 So we'll see what happens there. 647 00:55:00,960 --> 00:55:03,840 You got players that still playing overseas. 648 00:55:03,840 --> 00:55:06,440 We'll see how they get incorporated in. 649 00:55:06,440 --> 00:55:11,080 And then remember the Olympics will be played as well. 650 00:55:11,080 --> 00:55:18,160 So you'll have that to think about in the All-Star game remember will be the actually 651 00:55:18,160 --> 00:55:23,640 the US Olympic team versus the WNBA All-Star. 652 00:55:23,640 --> 00:55:27,440 So I'll be very interested to see how that shakes out also. 653 00:55:27,440 --> 00:55:31,400 All right guys so that is it for me as always. 654 00:55:31,400 --> 00:55:33,160 I thank you for listening. 655 00:55:33,160 --> 00:55:35,160 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