Elissa Cunane had to wait longer than she would have liked to hear her name called, but as far as sweating on draft night goes, it wasn’t that bad. Cunane was selected in the second round, at No. 17 overall, by the Seattle Storm. Now she gets to go play with Sue Bird on a team that was in the playoffs last season.
With the 17th overall pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, the Seattle Storm selects @ecunane_!
Welcome to Seattle, Elissa! u26c8#TakeCover pic.twitter.com/UK3bv8Xd09— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) April 12, 2022Just five picks later, teammate Kayla Jones was taken by the Minnesota Lynx—another team coming off a playoff appearance.