The Root; Published By: Stephanie Holland
After record-breaking viewership for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament and an active off-season full of surprises, the WNBA is ready to kick off its 27th season. Things got underway on Monday with the 2023 WNBA Draft.
To the surprise of literally no one, the Indiana Fever started the proceedings off by choosing South Carolina star Aliyah Boston at No. 1. I’m not going to claim this makes the Fever instant contenders, but it definitely makes them more of a threat. Indiana won five games during the 2022 season, so there’s only one way for its young team to go. It was a big night for South Carolina, as it had three players go in the first round and five players overall. Center Laeticia Amihere was the No. 8 pick to the Atlanta Dream, Zia Cooke went to the Los Angeles Sparks at No. 10, Brea Beal went to the Minnesota Lynx at No. 24 and Victaria Saxton went to the Fever at No. 25. Dawn Staley is going to have a lot of work to do next season with South Carolina’s basketball team. Read more
