Following a blockbuster trade earlier in the week, Rhyne Howard is now widely considered the favorite to hear her name called with the first overall pick in next week’s WNBA Draft.
On Wednesday, the Washington Mystics traded away the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft — which is set for Monday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m. EST on ESPN — to the Atlanta Dream for the No. 3 and No. 14 picks in the upcoming draft, along with the right to swap a 2023 first-rounder. Howard has long been considered a projected top-two pick in the draft, falling to either the Mystics at No.