Does French teen phenom Dominique Malonga have the biggest upside in the WNBA Draft?

The 2025 WNBA Draft is here, and UConn’s Paige Bueckers — fresh off a national championship — is widely projected to go No.1 overall to the Dallas Wings.

But another name to keep an eye on will be 19-year-old French power forward Dominique Malonga, who already has four seasons of professional basketball and an Olympic silver medal under her belt.

On the latest episode of “No Offseason,” Zena Keita, Ben Pickman and Sabreena Merchant discussed why Malonga might have the highest upside of any player in the draft.

A partial transcript has been edited for clarity and length. The full episode is available on the “No Offseason” feed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  

Keita: I want to know more about Dominique Malonga. One of the things he talked about at length, with the pun intended, is that as tall and long as Dominique is, the fluidity of her movement is surprising. She moves like a guard at 6-foot-6. It’s crazy how she comes off pick-and-rolls and drives to the basket. Everything about her game is very smooth, and she’s so young, so there’s still so much more to develop. Ben, you’re our international player expert. Give us some insight as to why Dominique Malonga is so special.

Pickman: A few years ago, when I first met Sabreena, it was like, “Hi, I’m…