Marketing appeal also factors in whether it be a local
by Domerduck (2018-06-04 09:30:46)
Edited on 2018-06-04 09:38:06

In reply to: Draft order is different than rankings  posted by rjp172

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player like Mackenzie Engram (Georgia) to Atlanta, Amarah Coleman (Depaul) to Chicago, Leslie Robinson (Princeton) to New York, or Carlie Wagner to Minnesota. That also includes their notoriety which inflates all the UConn players or Final 4 participants or record holders. Sometimes it's a combination of proximity and notoriety like Kelsey Mitchell to Indiana or Robinson who happens to be President Obama's niece. The WNBA doesn't sell out so their players are a big part of what they market. We see that with Skylar and her polished role promoting the league. Winning is most important but other than the special top players, I do think most teams can fill their needs with free agents (experienced who played in Europe or even college FAs) so these other factors play in to the draft. There are so few players that make WNBA rosters it's a different ball game.

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