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WNBA No. 1 draft picks Wilson, Stewart, more on rookie years

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A'ja Wilson swept every national player of the year award as a senior in college. The South Carolina Gamecocks star won an NCAA championship as a junior.

But nothing quite prepared the No. 1 pick in the 2018 WNBA draft for playing against the Minnesota Lynx and two of the league's all-time top rebounders in her rookie season.

"I had watched this lineup win championships together ... and here I am, just little rookie A'ja thinking she could get a rebound over Rebekkah Brunson and Sylvia Fowles.