{"id":1829,"date":"2022-04-07T04:48:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T04:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/?p=1829"},"modified":"2022-04-07T04:52:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T04:52:11","slug":"washington-mystics-trade-no-1-draft-pick-to-atlanta-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbltakesports.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/07\/washington-mystics-trade-no-1-draft-pick-to-atlanta-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Mystics trade No. 1 draft pick to Atlanta Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Washington\u00a0Mystics\u00a0shook up WNBA Draft<\/a> predictions with an unexpected move that involved trading the No. 1 draft pick to the Atlanta Dream<\/a>. The Mystics have now acquired the third and 14th overall picks in this year\u2019s Draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington will also have the right to swap their first-round pick with the Dream in the 2023 WNBA Draft which Atlanta originally acquired from the Los Angeles Sparks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe feel that this trade gives us the opportunity to have more options in both the 2022 and 2023 drafts,” stated Thibault. \u201cWe are very comfortable with all three players that we have ranked as the possible top three picks in the draft. Whichever player comes to us will add to the depth of this year\u2019s team and will have the chance to grow into a very important role over the next few years.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We didn\u2019t have any other picks in this draft and now we have #14 to try to find another good young player that can be a part of our future,” he continued. “I\u2019m excited for the draft on Monday night and our fans should be excited too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Washington Mystics will now be drafting third overall for the third time in franchise history and for the first time since taking Stacey Dales with the third selection of the 2002 WNBA Draft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Murriel Page, who will be inducted in the Mystics\u2019 Hall of Fame this summer, was also selected third overall in 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mystics have only drafted out of the 14th overall slot once in franchise history, selecting Jenna Smith during the 2010 WNBA draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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