WNBA 2026 Draft: TODAY, Monday April 13 7:30 EDT espn

[cancontent]

I am so confused by this trade. I don't follow the logic to trade away a player with a higher ceiling in Flau'jae so that you can grab two bench/role players at best (Suarez + 2nd round pick in next year's draft).

But if the trade was agreed upon before the draft even happened, I don't think GS had a choice but to go through with the deal.

 

[Dillon77]

But if the trade was agreed upon before the draft even happened, I don't think GS had a choice but to go through with the deal.

Oh, I agree that you've got to go ahead with that trade if agreed upon.
But I'm just wondering why they made it. If Suarez was their intent but thought they'd get some trade value for the swap, well....maybe?
But there were a lot of good players out there still that hopefully would in their ethos.

 

[BRS24]

I used the "Sonny Weaver Jr" reference in another chat after Minn went with Miles. Thought it was pretty accurate.

I hope that the UCLA players all do well. There was some chatter online about recency bias, so we'll have to see.

 

[Stagnant]

Some people say that UConn hurt Serah’s draft stock. And that might be true. Some of her flaws were on display with the huskies. It’s like Westbrook on the Lakers. You go to certain places and there is way more of a spotlight on you.

I don’t know if you guys remember this or not. But UConn was also in for Regan Beers before she chose Oklahoma. And Regan wasn’t even drafted yesterday. I bet UConn could have gotten her drafted. Just ‘sayin 🤷‍♂️

 

[Iluvacc2]

🤣🤣🤣

Sn: Cardoso is hilarious on social media.

 

[Iluvacc2]

Cheryl is so serious though! 🤣🤣

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Immediate draft reactions:

Some of these fits are puzzling. I personally think Dallas could've thrived from choosing Betts or Miles. Fudd is a great 3 and D player but pairing her with Arike doesn’t make sense. And this might be a hot take but I don't think Fudd and Paige thrive playing with each other. Paige's best work came when Azzi wasn't on the court or was very quiet. And Fudd's best UCONN moments came when Paige wasn't on the court, or when she was having an off night.

Miles to Minnesota is another questionable choice. Miles is a stud but Courtney Williams has done a terrific job playing PG in Minnesota and is signed for 2 years on a high contract. I doubt Williams will get pushed to the 2, and I don't see them co-existing well since neither is a great shooter. Miles is m far too good to be a backup PG for more than 1 season. I would've 100% taken Betts here, especially since they just lost Smith.

I can't believe the Valks traded Flaujae for Suarez and a 2028 2nd round pick. Seattle fleeced the Valks there. I haven't seen a ton of Fam but is it overkill (or genius) to have her, Malonga and Ezi all together? All 3 are long, athletic, foreign post players.


Mystics got the steal of the draft by getting Betts at 4. Dugalic at 9 is poor value, they should've picked Raven. Cotie could be a good pro but has some red flags, I don't hate it for a 10th pick. Harmon is a great 3rd round pick, I'm not sure she sticks with Amoore on the roster too. Having multiple 5'6 PGs would be a rarity.

Raven as a backup to Clark makes a lot of sense, but they already have Tyasha Harris there. Do they really need 3 PGs? None of those 3 are combo guards either and Clark is probably playing 35 minutes a night. I guess it's good to have backup options after their PG disaster last year but it seems like overkill to me. Also Raven did not look thrilled to get picked by Indy.

Very surprised Mair went in the first round. I was surprised Latson dropped so far--I think she would've been a top 10 pick if she didn't transfer for her final season.

Lots of really good unpolished athletes in the 2nd and 3rd rounds in Key, Lattimore, Barker, Spearman and Williams. Key in particular has some nice skills that could help her last.

I don't think it's a particularly strong draft but there are a lot of 2nd/3rd round draft picks who could stick and make a roster with the league expanding.

Clark can definitely play off the ball would help her turnovers for one thing.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Some people say that UConn hurt Serah’s draft stock. And that might be true. Some of her flaws were on display with the huskies. It’s like Westbrook on the Lakers. You go to certain places and there is way more of a spotlight on you.

I don’t know if you guys remember this or not. But UConn was also in for Regan Beers before she chose Oklahoma. And Regan wasn’t even drafted yesterday. I bet UConn could have gotten her drafted. Just ‘sayin 🤷‍♂️

I don't think stats equal draft position.

There would have been the same questions if she stayed and racked up stats on a rough team.

I think draft folks orca sense of how she actually fits on as roster from it.

 

[cancontent]

Some people say that UConn hurt Serah’s draft stock. And that might be true. Some of her flaws were on display with the huskies. It’s like Westbrook on the Lakers. You go to certain places and there is way more of a spotlight on you.

I don’t know if you guys remember this or not. But UConn was also in for Regan Beers before she chose Oklahoma. And Regan wasn’t even drafted yesterday. I bet UConn could have gotten her drafted. Just ‘sayin 🤷‍♂️

My recollection was that there was UConn interest when she went into the portal. As to whether it was truly mutual, don't recall.

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

Some people say that UConn hurt Serah’s draft stock. And that might be true. Some of her flaws were on display with the huskies. It’s like Westbrook on the Lakers. You go to certain places and there is way more of a spotlight on you.

I don’t know if you guys remember this or not. But UConn was also in for Regan Beers before she chose Oklahoma. And Regan wasn’t even drafted yesterday. I bet UConn could have gotten her drafted. Just ‘sayin 🤷‍♂️

UConn could have a system to minimize Beers' weaknesses, but would one year with the Huskies have significantly improved her foot speed, athleticism, shooting range, and ability to develop into an elite shotblocker?
She may have been drafted, but would she have made a roster?