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She reminds me of a shorter Delle Donne. She doesn't have Delle Donne's unstoppable one-on-one offensive ability but she is similar as a 4 that can score at all levels (3-point, midrange, post). On the other hand, she may be more of a passer than Delle Donne who has never been known for assists.

Also like Delle Donne, she's better defensively that she probably gets credit for because she has some shot-blocking ability and is a good rebounder.

Alternatively, I've thought of her as a longer Westbeld with the "deluxe scoring package" equipped. Kat could hit the occasional long jumper but her perimeter shooting was mostly theoretical. Sam will let her jumper fly much more often. Like Kat, Sam appears to be the consummate team player and a leader.

One more: One of the threads below has a link to a USA v. Canada game. The first play of the game is Sam throwing a Jess Shepard-like overhead pass to Aliyah Boston for an easy 2.