UCLA Bruins’ Lauren Betts is destined to become one of the top five picks in the WNBA Draft. Many have claimed that she deserves to become the first pick this year. If she does end up as the No. 1 pick, she will be teaming up with Paige Bueckers at the Dallas Wings. She recently commented about getting picked No. 1.
“Lauren Betts makes her case to be No. 1: ‘I don’t have control of that, but I feel like why I should join any team, I think, is because I am a competitor. You can ask anybody, I’m kind of crazy (laughs). I work really hard on both ends of the floor. I’ll be a sponge. I’ll learn from everybody, learn from the best. I just work really hard, so I’m really excited,’” a post on X was captioned.
Which team could Lauren Betts join in the WNBA?
Lauren Betts was one of the best players in college basketball last season, and her season ended with her fulfilling her dream of becoming a national champion. UCLA beat Dawn Staley’s South Carolina in a complete 79-51 blowout victory. Betts had a generational year as she led UCLA with five of her fellow seniors.
Betts averaged 17.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 37 games. She led UCLA to a 37-1 season with an unbeaten 18-0 run in the Big Ten. In the final, she had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. She won the Big Ten Player of the Year, Lisa Leslie Center of the Year, and NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player of the Year awards.
According to the latest WNBA mock draft, Lauren Betts is not set to become the first pick. She is set to join the Washington Mystics. The draft projections stand as follows-
- Dallas Wings – Olivia Miles (TCU)
- Minnesota Lynx – Awa Fam (Spain)
- Seattle Storm – Azzi Fudd (UConn)
- Washington Mystics – Lauren Betts (UCLA)
- Chicago Sky – Flau’jae Johnson (LSU)
- Toronto Tempo – Nell Angloma (France)
- Portland Fire – Iyana Martin (Spain)
- Golden State Valkyries – Gianna Kneepkens (UCLA)
- Washington Mystics – Cotie McMahon (Ole Miss)
- Indiana Fever – Raven Johnson (South Carolina)
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