With the WNBA season set to tip off on May 14, the ESPN experts came together for a fantasy women’s basketball mock draft.
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 of this mock draft, in order of draft position, were: Jason Shebilske, Eric Moody, Joe Kaiser Andre Snellings, Liz Loza and Jennifer LaCroix. Here is the way the draft unfolded, with some thoughts from the experts on certain selections from each round.
Note: The position rank in parentheses indicates where the player was taken in relation to the others at their position
Round 1
1. Breanna Stewart, NY (F1) — Shebilske
2. A’ja Wilson, LV (F2) — Moody
3. Arike Ogunbowale, Dal (G1) — Kaiser
4. Alyssa Thomas, Conn (F3) — Snellings
5. Napheesa Collier, Min (F4) — Loza
6. Jewell Loyd, Sea (G2) — LaCroix
Round 2
7. Nneka Ogwumike, Sea (F5) — LaCroix
8. Rhyne Howard, Atl (G3) — Loza
9. Sabrina Ionescu, NY (G4) –…
