The Orlando Pride have the No. 3 pick in this week’s NWSL Draft and history shows that it’s a good spot to pick up the kind of player who can slot into the starting lineup and become a force for years. If the Pride do their homework correctly, the player they add at No. 3 overall should become a key contributor and potentially a star player in the league.
Until last week, Orlando held the No. 2 overall draft pick, which would have been the highest in club history, as the Pride regularly traded away those picks in the first few years of their existence.