In October 2022, French sports agency Comsport posted a video to social media showing then-16-year-old Dominique Malonga dunking with ease off of two feet during a workout. “Remember the name,” the caption read.
Since then, Malonga has won a silver medal with France at the 2024 Paris Olympics, became the first Frenchwoman to dunk in an official game, led her club team (Lyon) to the semifinals of EuroCup Women 2025, and established herself as a lottery pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft.
By now, WNBA fans know Malonga’s name, and there will be no surprise when commissioner Cathy Engelbert calls it out Monday — potentially as early as No. 2 overall to the Seattle Storm now that Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles has elected to forgo the draft.
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But because Malonga has spent her entire career in France, most fans know little about her, and few have ever watched her play a full game….
