Satou Sabally showcased her Gambian roots. Lauren Cox was showered with confetti. Bella Alarie suddenly found herself crunched into a family hug. And Jocelyn Willoughby sat in silence for a second.
“Wow,” the newest rookie breathed out after going No. 10 overall in Friday night’s 2020 WNBA draft.
This night was long celebrated as the day Sabrina Ionescu would change the league as the No. 1 overall pick to the rebranded New York Liberty. But it was also the first virtual draft in the modern history of sports by virtue of timing due to the COVID-19 crisis.