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2022 WNBA Draft Recap: 5 under-the-radar picks that you should be excited about

Looking at five of the most under-the-radar picks of the 2022 WNBA Draft.

Monday night’s 2022 WNBA Draft was a doozy.

It was the first in-person draft since 2019 (pre-pandemic) and the hype around the event didn’t disappoint. Thirty-six players came off the board — some predictable, others not so much. And now that the dust has settled, I’m ready to talk about some of the picks outside of the Top 3 that could potentially be big in the long run.

Let’s run through a list of my five favorite picks of the W’s 2022 draft and break down what has me excited about these rookies’ potential fits on their new teams.

All odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook.

WNBA Draft 2022: Top picks Rhyne Howard, NaLyssa Smith and Shakira Austin lead league’s next generation of stars

The top 3 picks in the 2022 WNBA Draft are ready for their moment.

Just over a week after the women’s college basketball season ended, the sport’s top players quickly transitioned from their universities and made their way to New York for Monday’s 2022 WNBA Draft.

At the top of the board, a few names fell exactly as they were projected. Atlanta, Indiana and Washington swung high with the top three picks of the draft and landed players that will immediately play a role in boosting these teams back to their winning ways while potentially changing their franchises in the years to come.

Here are your top three picks of the 2022 WNBA draft.

All odds via Tipico Sportsbook

The WNBA Draft’s No. 1 pick will go to Atlanta, not DC, following Wednesday trade

WNBA Draft’s No. 1 pick is being traded to the Atlanta Dream.

We have a trade to announce!

On Wednesday afternoon, the Washington Mystics sent the No. 1 pick in the 2022 WNBA draft to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for picks No. 3, 14 and a 2023 pick swap.

For the Dream, having the No. 1 spot will allow them to expedite their slight rebuild by having their pick of the litter when it comes to adding a high-end, potentially franchise-changing player who can also contribute immediately. The Mystics at No. 3 still get a premiere piece to add to an already talented roster that has retained many important pieces from their 2019 WNBA Championship team.

The women’s college basketball season officially concluded on Sunday when South Carolina defeated UConn in the national championship game. But other teams’ and players’ seasons ended weeks earlier, more specifically Rhyne Howard, NaLyssa Smith and Shakira Austin — the projected top three picks of the 2022 WNBA Draft.

With the sudden shake-up in the draft order, these ladies might have to begin reimagining which city they’ll next call home and the team they may soon represent.

The 2022 WNBA Draft will take place on Monday, April 11th at 7 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN.

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