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The Dallas Wings acquired the No. 1 pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft on Wednesday by sending Katie Lou Samuelson and their second round pick for 2022 to the Seattle Storm. Dallas is now the first team in WNBA history to have the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in the same draft.
Previously, we said that the Dallas Wings needed to build around third-year player Arike Ogunbowale and second-year player Satou Sabally. Well, after this year’s draft, they could have a big four.
Ogunbowale was the No. 5 pick in the 2019 draft and Sabally was picked No. 2 overall in 2020. Both were megastars in college and Ogunbowale elevated her play to All-WNBA First Team status in 2020 as the season’s scoring leader. Sabally, meanwhile, finished third in Rookie of the Year voting and has shown even more promise overseas.