The 2023 WNBA draft is in the books, as the league welcomed its new talent on Monday night in New York City.
So which newly drafted players have a chance to be strong options in fantasy women’s basketball this season?
Here’s are the five rookies to keep a close eye on this season.
Boston is one of the best prospects to enter the WNBA this generation and was the de facto top pick in waiting all season. She will be the franchise player for the Fever, with last year’s number two overall pick NaLyssa Smith joining her to form an intimidating front line. Standing 6-foot-5, Boston is dominant on the interior. She is a two-time NCAA Defensive Player of the Year and should be a nightly threat to grab double-digit boards with 3-plus combined blocks and steals.
On offense, Boston may be a better scorer at the WNBA level from both a volume and an efficiency perspective because defenses won’t be allowed to zone and stack the paint against her the way they did in college. She was a mid-teens scorer on strong shooting percentages in college and has the upside to eventually exceed that at the pro level. She…
