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After trading up for the number one overall pick in the WNBA Draft, the Atlanta Dream selected Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard.
Howard, 21, is a six-foot-two forward who averaged 20 points and seven rebounds in her senior season, and became a member of the Dream after they traded picks three and 14 to the Washington Mystics for pick one.
Rounding out the top-five was NaLyssa Smith and Emily Engstler to the Indiana Fever at picks two and four, while Shakira Austin went to the Mystics at pick three and Nyara Sabally was selected by the New York Liberty with pick five.
Speaking to the media after being selected first, Howard highlighted the ways she feels she can help the Dream, saying she will bring “competitive spirit” and will stay “calm, cool and collected.”
“I think that’s what really helped me to become successful,” she said. “I just really want to have an impact on the team.
“I’m very versatile, so whatever position I’m playing, I like to match for those positions… [and] continue to make everyone better.”
