Fever predicted to draft Angel Reese’s former teammate to help Caitlin Clark
Former rivals turned teammates in Indiana.
Fever predicted to draft Angel Reese’s former teammate to help Caitlin Clark originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . It would be quite the draft night shake-up if the Indiana Fever were in position to draft one of Caitlin Clark's former NCAA rivals.
But after a busy weekend in free agency, where teams picking ahead of Clark's Fever on Monday night addressed various needs, the draft board could shake out to where Indiana would make some sense as a landing spot for one of Angel Reese's former LSU teammates. MORE: Updated WNBA mock draft sees Azzi Fudd land with Wings, Lauren Betts join Lynx The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant made the bold call Monday when she predicted the Fever would draft Flau'jae Johnson with the 10th overall pick in a revamped draft. Indiana re-signed Sophie Cunningham, Lexie Hull and Kelsey Mitchell in free agency while adding an interior presence in Monique Billings.
That leaves the Fever roster -- complete with Aliyah Boston and a now-healthy Clark -- without "obvious holes," which would give general manager Amber Cox the flexibility to go anywhere. "Johnson makes sense for Indiana because she can play at Indiana’s pace and should excel in transition, even against WNBA athletes," Merchant writes. Two-way guard with real impact 💪 Flau'jae Johnson brings consistent pressure on both ends of the floor.
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