Kia drafted ahead of Gabby?

[Carnac]

I think Kia will be successful in the WNBA and will be whatever the team that drafts her needs her to be.

She will not be available after the first round of the draft. There’s a reason why Geno assigns her to the best offensive guard on the other team.

There is a lot of concern and speculation here in the yard about WHEN Kia will go. The most important thing we should care about is WHERE Kia goes.

We can only hope that the team she goes to is a great fit for her, unlike KML going high in the 1st round to Seattle, then being delegated to "pine duty", where she has languished for 3 years under former (fired) head coach Jenny Boucek.

Hopefully KML will seeing more playing time (and more love) from their new coach Dan Hughes (formerly of the San Antonio Stars).

 

[Bigboote]

The only way to get a good idea of this is to get inside the heads of WNBA coaches and executives. What are they looking for? How specific are their needs?

If a team's brass is specifically looking for an off or combo guard with good size and strength, shoots well, handles the ball well, passes well, has an off-the-charts basketball IQ, is an exceptional defender (both individual and team) who will score adequately but not a ton, if Kia and Gabby are both available, Kia will go first.

I'm not sure which position Gabby would play in the W. I would assume she'd be an undersized 3 (not so undersized since she plays so much bigger than her height). She's need to increase her range to be a 2. So I think if a team wants a great athlete, but they're somewhat flexible as to positions and roles on the team, if they're both available, Gabby goes first. I've noticed a bit of a change even in the last year in that the W isn't so hung up about roles as they were a few years ago. Certainly some teams are comfortable with a three-guard lineup at times. If one of those drafts before Kia's gone, Gabby goes first.

They both go in the first round. I think one will be a lottery pick, not likely that both will.