With one of the most-anticipated draft classes in recent WNBA history now headed to their new teams, it’s time to grade the draft night performances of the league’s Western Conference teams.
One quick disclaimer: We’ll need a few years to fully flesh out how teams’ drafted players fit at the professional level. Undoubtedly, some picks will look better or worse after we see them on the W stage. These grades serve as a barometer for how each team fared in the 2024 WNBA Draft.
Dallas Wings: A
Dallas needed to address their perimeter defense, and they did that and then some, drafting Jacy Sheldon at No. 5. The Ohio State guard gives them the 3-and-D player they desperately needed, and given who was available, it was a good pickup.
Add to that the selections of French guard Carla Leite, an expected “draft and stash” candidate, at No. 9 and Penn State guard Ashley Owusu at No. 33, and you have to feel good about how much better Dallas has become after the draft, both for the present and future.
Las Vegas Aces: B-
I like the Aces’ selection of Syracuse’s Dyaisha Fair at No. 16, but I don’t know if she’ll find a role or see the floor on this super team. They also drafted Iowa’s Kate Martin at No. 18, Virginia Tech’s Elizabeth Kitley at No. 24 and Jackson…
