2007 WNBA Mock Draft - v1.0

Kevin Pelton, storm.wnba.com | April 1, 2007

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Taking a look at each team's needs and the best players available, storm.wnba.com predicts who will end up going where on Wednesday. This mock draft is for recreational use only, and always keep in mind storm.wnba.com's mock draft guarantee: All predictions wrong or your money back. (See, you don't pay anything to read this … um ... you get the picture.)

		C Jessica Davenport There's little question the Mercury must look to add talent and depth up front after losing Kamila Vodichkova to pregnancy, but who is the better fit for the Paul Westhead system - Alison Bales or Jessica Davenport? The smart money seems to be on Davenport as a defensive anchor.
		G Ivory Latta Dan Hughes got a defensive point guard in Dispersal Draft pickup Helen Darling. That may make him slightly more likely to opt for a scorer in Ivory Latta with this pick instead of the steadier, more defensive-minded Lindsey Harding.
		G Lindsey Harding Interesting decision for the Sky between Duke teammates Harding and Bales. Why Harding? Chicago's chances of landing a top-tier post to pair with Candice Dupree seem better in the class of 2008 than getting a point guard of Harding's quality.
		C Alison Bales The safe bet here is that the Lynx pick whichever player is left from the top four prospects. Point guard is Minnesota's most glaring need, but depth in the post could also be useful with a pregnant Vanessa Hayden due to miss the season.
		F Tiffany Jackson The frontcourt seems like the obvious area for the Liberty to address with Becky Hammon and youngsters Sherill Baker and Loree Moore at guard and Shameka Christon entrenched at small forward. Jackson is arguably the best prospect left on the board.
		F/G Katie Gearlds The Mystics could use another shooter to ultimately supplant veteran Crystal Robinson. Gearlds certified her position as a top-10 pick with her performance in the NCAA Tournament as Purdue advanced to the Elite Eight and challenged North Carolina before falling.
		G Noelle Quinn Storm Coach Anne Donovan has made it clear she's looking at a wing - probably a shooting guard after the Storm re-signed Iziane Castro Marques last week. Quinn would offer size in the backcourt and needed perimeter shooting off the bench.
		G Lyndsey Medders After Dawn Staley retired and Dominique Canty retired, there's no question Houston needs a point guard. Chrissy Givens and Dee Davis could be in the mix, but Medders is the best passer of the group, giving her the edge.
		G Armintie Price Price is arguably the key player to this entire Draft; her scintillating tourney run has clearly boosted her stock, but what team is looking for a player in her mold? Indiana probably isn't - the Fever already has another slashing SEC guard in Tan White - so this is a pick that I could see moving. Indiana already had to trade last year's first-round pick, La'Tangela Atkinson, to Sacramento, ostensibly for salary-cap reasons, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see them move this pick as well. Who would trade for it? I'm still working on that part.
		F Camille Little Little is, by this point, the best player available. She's generally expected to go in the top seven picks, but is she gets by Washington's it's not unrealistic to see her slipping down a bit.
		G Chrissy Givens Detroit Coach Bill Laimbeer has made no secret of his desire to move this pick, with a team he already considers complete (and is, of course, the defending champs). If the Shock don't move the pick, figure them to go for the best player available (though Givens might duplicate some of the skills of former Oklahoma guard Dionnah Jackson, whom Detroit signed during the off-season).
		F Kamesha Hairston Hairston would give Connecticut an athletic backup forward the Sun doesn't have right now to complement Kristen Rasmussen and Megan Mahoney.
		C Brooke Smith Mike Thibault told media in Wednesday's conference call that point guard isn't a need for his team despite the torn ACL suffered by Erin Phillips playing in the WNBL. I don't expect Phililps to be able to play this season, as Thibault suggested, but agree that with Jamie Carey the Sun is okay at the position and can look elsewhere with its first-round picks.