The roster for the Minnesota Lynx, including the training camp contracts, is rather stacked with few obvious needs. So the question is do they draft the best available, trade for a future draft pick, or draft a player for the future? Considering that we don’t know when we’ll see Maia Hirsch, or if Cecilia Zandalasini is coming back, the choices seem limited. Bringing in Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman certainly makes the point guard situation a little less tenuous.
Who Should the Minnesota Lynx Take in the Upcoming WNBA Draft?
Having Alanna Smith, and training campers Liz Dixon and Ruthie Hebard doesn’t make much room for another forward. If I ran the circus, I would use the first-round pick for a player worth keeping, and the third-round pick for a possible future roster spot. Several mock drafts have Aaliyah Edwards, Angel Reese, Isobel Borlase, and Nyadiew Puoch as possible first-round picks. Both Puoch and Borlase are 19 years old. I would be more inclined to look at either as a sign and stash for a later pick.
If Edwards and/or Reese are available at No. 7, that would be a tough call. While Reese is a great rebounder, Edwards has a very nice mid-range shot, which gives her a slight edge offensively. Either one would be a plus for the Lynx. But as I said, given the lack of obvious needs, this is a very difficult first-round pick to second-guess. Personally, I’d go with Edwards, but admittedly I am a UConn fan, so that would be my selfishly objective pick.
Now, if there is some kind of backroom deal to be made to find a bona fide big, well, that would be a plus, as both Cameron Brink and Kamilla Cardoso will be long gone by the time the seventh pick comes around. But that is a pipe dream.
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