Fantasy women’s basketball mock draft: When to draft Nafisa Collier and others

Fantasy women’s basketball draft season is rolling as we head into the start of the regular season. Now it was time to process them The biggest free agent moveScan Player Rankings And see what the rosters are like take shapeNow it’s time to see what your fantasy women’s basketball teams will look like.

We tasked fantasy sports analysts Eric Moody and Andre Snellings, WNBA researcher Jenny Lacroix, and fantasy sports editors Pierre Becky, Sachin Chandan and Joe Kaiser to draft their teams and give us some insight. For this exercise, we used the standard ESPN points league format with six teams and nine players. Here is the scoring breakdown:

• Points, Rebounds, Assists = 1 Fantasy Point (FP)

• 3-pointer made = 1 extra FP

• Steal, block = 2 FPs

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Round 1

1. Aja WilsonLV (F1) — Snellings
2. Caitlin ClarkeIND (G1) — Moody
3. Alyssa ThomasPHX (F2) — Sandalwood
4. Brenna StewartNY (F3) — Becky
5. Paige BueckersDAL (G2) — LaCroix
6. Angel ReeseATL (F4) — Kaiser

LaCroix: We’ve seen more depth at the guard position in recent years as a combination of young talent, player improvement and expansion teams give guards more opportunities to be the primary ball handlers and scorers. see what Veronica Burton Did last season with Golden State Valkyries (11.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 6.0 APG, 1.4 3PG, 1.1 SPG)

On the flip side, I wouldn’t say that the depth at the forward position is down from last year, it’s that some of the most productive forwards are on the same team, which makes me question how their productivity will be. Some examples: To Mrs. Ogwumi And Diarica Hamby on Los Angeles Sparks; Brenna Stewart, Jonkel Jones, Bethany Laney-Hamilton And Satou Sabali on New York Liberty; Kiki Iriafen, Lorraine Bates And Shakira Austin on Washington Mystics; Brianna Jones, Angel Reese And Naz Hillmon on Atlanta is the dream. It is difficult to predict which player will be the team’s top option versus second option at that position, which affects productivity.

However, with guards, it’s easy to guess who the top option is for each team. Even if they are the second option, they will have the ball in their hands much more because the forwards don’t have as much control over where the ball goes where they are the defenders.

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Round 2

7. Sabrina IonescuNY (G3) — Kaiser
8. Aliyah BostonIND (F5) — LaCroix
9. Diarica HambyLA (F6) — Becky
10. Kelsey PlumLA (G4) — Sandalwood
11. Skylar DigginsCHI (G5) — Moody
12. To Mrs. OgwumiLA (F7) — Snellings

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Round 3

13. Nafisa CollierMIN (F8) — Snellings
14. Satou SabaliNY (F9) — Moody
15. Jackie YoungLV (G6) — Sandalwood
16. Kelsey MitchellIND (G7) — Becky
17. Alisha GrayATL (G8) — LaCroix
18. Sonya CitronWSH (G9) — Kaiser

Snellings: i draft Nafisa Collier With the first pick in the third round, despite injuries that will keep him sidelined until at least June. I wrestled with the decision because it was the top of the round, but my impression was that fantasy women’s basketball leagues tend to be remarkably competitive with similar levels of talent available on all teams. Also, with starter-caliber players always available on the waiver wire, it can be difficult to distinguish one team from another. But Collier, when he’s healthy, is a clear top 3 producer.

I’m hoping to stash him until he’s healthy, then enter the fantasy playoffs with a lineup featuring both Collier and Aja Wilson. As a bonus, as soon as I drafted him, everyone else in the chat said he was their next pick!

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Round 4

19. Ryan HowardATL (G10) — Kaiser
20. Azura StevensCHI (F10) — LaCroix
21. Arik OgunbowaleDAL (G11) — Becky
22. Courtney WilliamsMIN (G12) — Sandalwood
23. Gabby WilliamsGS (F11) — Moody
24. Kahleh CopperPHX (G13) — Snellings

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Round 5

25. Chelsea GrayLV (G14) — Snellings
26. Camila CardosoCHI (C1) — Moody
27. Jonkel JonesNY (F12) — Sandalwood
28. Tina CharlesCON (C2) — Becky
29. Kiki IriafenWSH (F13) — LaCroix
30. Natasha HowardMIN (F14) — Kaiser

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Round 6

31. Dominic MalongaSEA (C3) — Kaiser
32. Marina MabreyTOR (G15) — LaCroix
33. Benefit todayDAL (G16) — Becquey
34. Olivia MilesMIN (G17) — sandalwood
35. Ariel AtkinsLA (G18) — Moody
36. Rickia JacksonCHI (F15) — Snellings

Becky: Early in the draft, I wanted solid, known quantities occupying my top five guard and F/C spots. With that set, and knowing I’ll likely stream the utility spot all season, I wanted to embrace the unknown, which rookies love. Benefit today And Lorraine Bates Offer guess There’s usually a good midpoint in the range of possible outcomes for any player, but with rookies, it becomes much wider, offering more upside than a veteran who has already shown what they’ll do with certain minutes within a role.

Embrace a The opposite of Rookie It’s as much a bet on their talent as it is an acknowledgment that there’s more we don’t know, good or bad. And the downside? There will always be value to pick on the waiver wire to mitigate this.

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Round 7

37. Jewel LloydLV (G19) — Snellings
38. Alana SmithDAL (F16) — Moody
39. Veronica BurtonGS (G20) — Sandalwood
40. Lorraine BatesWSH (C4) — Becky
41. Kayla ThorntonGS (F17) — LaCroix
42. Shakira AustinWSH (C5) — Kaiser

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Round 8

43. Natasha MeghNY (G21) — Kaiser
44. Kayla McBrideMIN (G22) — LaCroix
45. Brittany SykesTOR (G23) — Becky
46. Brianna JonesATL (C6) — Sandalwood
47. Cameron BrinkLA (F18) — Moody
48. Brittany GrinerCON (C7) — Snellings

Mood: I have a fairly high risk tolerance, especially when targeting high-end players, but I still balance with safe, high-floor options. Caitlin Clarke And Cameron Brink Both carry injury concerns, but their per-game production and breakout potential make them worth betting on.

Clark was limited to 13 games last season, but he posted a 28.7% usage rate and averaged 36.8 fantasy points per game. This offseason, he focused on stability through structural recovery and workload management, which should help throughout the season.

Brink missed the first 25 games last year recovering from a torn ACL and averaged just 12.8 MPG. Still, the former No. 2 pick showed flashes in his rookie season with 22.0 fantasy points on 22.0 MPG pre-injury. Taking Brink as a bounce-back candidate at his current ADP is exactly the kind of calculated risk I’m willing to take.

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Round 9

49. Anis: DieCON (F19) — Snellings
50. Erica WheelerLA (G24) — Moody
51. Elizabeth WilliamsCHI (C8) — Sandalwood
52. Dewana BonarPHX (F20) — Becky
53. Bridget CarletonPOR (F21) — LaCroix
54. Good magbegarSEA (C9) — Kaiser

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Team rosters are presented in first-round pick order. Picks indicated in parentheses like this: (circle.pick)

Tim Snellings

F1 Aja WilsonLV (Peak: 1.1)
F2 To Mrs. OgwumiA (Peak: 2.6)
F3 Nafisa CollierMIN (Peak: 3.1)
F4 Rickia JacksonCHI (Peak: 6.6)
F5 Anis: DieCON (Peak: 9.1)
G1 Kahleh CopperPHX (Peak: 4.6)
G2 Chelsea GrayLV (Peak: 5.1)
G3 Jewel LloydLV (Peak: 7.1)
C 1 Brittany GrinerCON (Peak: 8.6)

Tim Moody

F1 Satou SabaliNY (Pick: 3.2)
F2 Gabby WilliamsGS (Peak: 4.5)
F3 Alana SmithDal (Peak: 7.2)
F4 Cameron BrinkLA (Peak: 8.5)
G1 Caitlin ClarkeIND (Peak: 1.2)
G2 Skylar DigginsCHI (Peak: 2.5)
G3 Ariel AtkinsA (Peak: 6.5)
G4 Erica WheelerLA (Peak: 9.2)
C 1 Camila CardosoCHI (Peak: 5.2)

Dal Chandan

F1 Alyssa ThomasPHX (Peak: 1.3)
F2 Jonkel JonesNY (Pick: 5.3)
G1 Kelsey PlumLA (Peak: 2.4)
G2 Jackie YoungLV (Peak: 3.3)
G3 Courtney WilliamsMIN (Peak: 4.4)
G4 Olivia MilesMIN (Peak: 6.4)
G5 Veronica BurtonGS (Peak: 7.3)
C 1 Brianna JonesATL (Peak: 8.4)
C2 Elizabeth WilliamsCHI (Peak: 9.3)

Sandalwood: I like to be “best player available” with most of my picks, and then see how my list shakes out. taking Alyssa Thomas, Kelsey Plum And Jonkel Jones It gave me a base of players with a solid floor, but then I started looking for the upside.

I’m interested to see how the former TCU star Olivia Miles fit with Minnesota LynxBecause he has the potential to score fantasy points in a way that doesn’t depend on scoring. with Brianna JonesI want to hide him in my IR spots and be aggressive with free agent streamers.

Team Becky

F1 Brenna StewartNY (Pick: 1.4)
F2 Diarica HambyA (Peak: 2.3)
F3 Dewana BonarPHX (Peak: 9.4)
G1 Kelsey MitchellIND (Peak: 3.4)
G2 Arik OgunbowaleDal (Peak: 4.3)
G3 Benefit todayDal (Peak: 6.3)
G4 Brittany SykesTOR (Peak: 8.3)
C 1 Tina CharlesCON (Peak: 5.4)
C2 Lorraine BatesWSH (Peak: 7.4)

Team LaCroix

F1 Aliyah BostonIND (Peak: 2.2)
F2 Azura StevensCHI (Peak: 4.2)
F3 Kiki IriafenWSH (Peak: 5.5)
F4 Kayla ThorntonGS (Peak: 7.5)
F5 Bridget Carletonby (Pick: 9.5)
G1 Paige BueckersDal (Peak: 1.5)
G2 Alisha GrayATL (Pick: 3.5)
G3 Marina MabreyTOR (Peak: 6.2)
G4 Kayla McBrideMIN (Peak: 8.2)

Team Kaiser

Kaiser: The three centers I ended up with were not intentional. They were three players I identified as high-upside options who qualified at the F/C position, which was an area of ​​need for my team due to my heavy emphasis on guards in the first half of the draft. two Seattle Storm big — Dominic Malonga And Good magbegar — will count heavily on a rebuilding team that lacks the proven scorers we’ve grown accustomed to seeing on their rosters over the years.

Malonga, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, averaged 7.7 PPG and 4.6 RPG in 14.3 MPG last season, and I’m especially excited to see her make the jump in her second season if her minutes rise above 20 as expected.

F1 Angel ReeseATL (Peak: 1.6)
F2 Natasha HowardMIN (Peak: 5.6)
G1 Sabrina IonescuNY (Pick: 2.1)
G2 Sonya CitronWSH (Peak: 3.6)
G3 Ryan HowardATL (Peak: 4.1)
G4 Natasha MeghNY (Peak: 8.1)
C 1 Dominic MalongaSEA (Peak: 6.1)
C2 Shakira AustinWSH (Peak: 7.6)
C3 Good magbegarSEA (Peak: 9.6)