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ESPN has reached a contract extension with analyst and lead studio host LaChina Robinson, who will continue her role on the network’s WNBA events, while adding NBA duties to her repertoire.
As the countdown to Thursday's 2021 WNBA draft (7 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App) continues, the biggest question isn't focused on which player might be selected first. Texas junior Charli Collier remains the projected No. 1 pick. But with the Wings trading the No. 7 pick to the Los Angeles Sparks before Wednesday's draft trade deadline, now we wonder: Which player are the Sparks' targeting for that pick? Dallas still holds four of the first 13 selections, but now the Sparks have two in the first round. Could Los Angeles be after a local college star in UCLA's Michaela Onyenwere? If point guards Aari...
Collier, Kuier taken 1-2 by Dallas Wings in WNBA draft By DOUG FEINBERGApril 16, 2021 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — Charli Collier said she wrote down goals with her late father when he was hospitalized with cancer five years ago, and being selected No. 1 in the WNBA draft was one of them. She checked off that goal on Thursday night when the Dallas Wings took her with the first pick. “He’s here with me. He’s with me in the moment,” Collier said of her dad, who died in 2016. “My dad is so proud of me. Wish he could see this in real life. Nothing can take this moment away from me.”
Dreams turned into reality for one former Alabama player Thursday night. Jasmine Walker heard her name announced live on ESPN and was selected seventh overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft to the Los Angles Sparks. “The WNBA was a dream come true,” Walker said. “This is always what I wanted out of my college career.” Walker said she has never been to Los Angeles before. She is the first Alabama player selected in the WNBA draft since 2005, and the first Crimson Tide standout drafted in the first round since Tausha Mills was taken second overall to the Washington Mystics in 2000. Walker lea...
WebXtra: Lufkin native on verge of being drafted into WNBA WEBXTRA: Natasha Mack By Caleb Beames | April 14, 2021 at 4:29 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 4:31 PM LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Natasha Mack is just a day away from realizing her ultimate dream. The Lufkin native is projected to be drafted early in this yearâs WNBA Draft on Thursday. Mack recently finished up her time at Oklahoma State University where she picked up the 2021 WBCA Defensive Player of the Year, Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and the Big12 Defensive Player of The Year awards. Mack finished the 2021 season wit...