People spent a lot of time discussing Skylar Diggins and the "three to see" for good reason, but another significant story line for the 2013 draft class is that it features the most promising point guard class in a number of years.
A sampling of WNBA point guard prospects from 2001-2013.
How does he think about the newly drafted players and what's in store for this season?
In addition to the possibility that some men in Big Four sports leagues may be coming out soon, this shows progress in the sports world.
It's undeniable that Skylar is the player with the kind of game that the Shock sorely needs. Her social media presence and her sex appeal are also what add to her marketability, but they need to complement her, rather than vice versa.
Kristi Toliver and Juan Dixon were among those who shouted out the newest Terp turned pro.
Video of A'Dia Mathies' press conference after being selected 10th overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.
Texas A&M's Kelsey Bone was selected fifth overall by the New York Liberty in the 2013 WNBA Draft on Monday. Swish Appeal had an opportunity to follow up with her and her mother about getting drafted and playing for Bill Laimbeer.
After the past two WNBA drafts I've taken stock of some of the top undrafted players. This year, that includes three players we had been following throughout the 2012-13 NCAA season and a third who multiple people considered a first round pick.
You've heard a lot from us about the 2013 WNBA Draft, but a number of voices from around SB Nation's college network have also weighed in to congratulate their student-athletes who are now pursuing professional careers.
Some factoids about the 2013 WNBA draft.
A selection of comments from Baylor center Brittney Griner during an interview and the press conference after being selected first overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft.
The Washington Mystics have selected Ohio State's Tayler Hill, a 5'10" guard from Minneapolis as their first round draft pick. Hill will be one of DC's major core pieces going forward as it looks to rebound from a dismal 2012 season.
We'll be tracking the 2013 WNBA Draft as it goes tonight, but here is a final draft board after all that analysis over the past few months.
Scoring efficiency is clearly important for guard prospects, but can we get more precise at determining how important?
While the Draft goes on tonight which will be exciting, our thoughts and prayers go to the victims and their families in the Boston Marathon tragedy earlier this afternoon.
Last Monday, I put together a mock draft for a couple of WNBA team sites that I didn't comment on here. The following is my final attempt at a mock draft after looking at the statistics and talking things over with others in the know.
Continuing our position-by-position look at prospects for the 2013 WNBA Draft, we look at centers and try to use the numbers to figure out who the best one is after Baylor star Brittney Griner.
Over the past few years, scoring power forwards like Danielle Adams (2011) and Nneka Ogwumike (2012) have made a splash as rookies in the WNBA. This year's top scoring power forward is Tianna Hawkins, who turned herself into a scorer out of need.
What are the chances that rebounding alone will carry some of the key power forward prospects?
I've set out to see if there are tangible ways to weigh a prospect's value by their level of risk relative to past prospects based upon a set of red flags and similarity ratings. The following is a partial draft board for the 2013 WNBA Draft.
If a player hasn't gotten the invite by now to show up in Bristol, Connecticut on Monday, April 15th, what can we say about her final draft position?
In the WNBA, Tianna Hawkins will have the opportunity to reach heights even greater than the ones people never expected her to reach as a senior at Maryland.
