Midway through a conference call about the upcoming WNBA with media members on Friday, Las Vegas Aces coach Bill Laimbeer jokingly asked why he wasn't getting questions about highly-rated prospects and picks.
The answer was obvious, to Laimbeer and just about everyone with any level of knowledge about women's basketball — the Aces' No. 1 overall pick on April 12 is already essentially guaranteed. It's A'ja Wilson.
In every mock draft conducted by the Associated Press, High Post Hoops and other outlets, Wilson has been the one constant atop the board, even when UConn forward Azura Stevens unexpectedly announced this week she will be turning pro a year early.