After Indiana selected South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston first in WNBA draft, the Sparks take her teammate, guard Mia Cooke, at No. 10.
looked at each other with wide eyes. Bryant, the Sparks’ general manager, couldn’t help but gush to a family friend later about the South Carolina guard that blew her predraft interview out of the water.,” Bryant remembered saying, “whatever coaching staff has a chance to work with her and develop her at the next level is a really lucky staff.”selected Cooke 10th overall Monday in the WNBA draft.
A 2022 national champion, Cooke won the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award as the nation’s top shooting guard this year while averaging a team-high 15.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists.The 5-foot-9 guard is one of the best two-way players in the draft, Miller said, as the Sparks tried to address short-term needs and long-term goals in their first draft with Miller and Bryant at the helm.
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