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WNBA Season Preview 2019: Every team’s best case scenario

By Miles Wray

UNCASVILLE, CT - MAY 14: Kia Nurse #5 of the New York Liberty shares a laugh with Teresa Weatherspoon before the game against the Atlanta Dream on May 14, 2019 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
UNCASVILLE, CT - MAY 14: Kia Nurse #5 of the New York Liberty shares a laugh with Teresa Weatherspoon before the game against the Atlanta Dream on May 14, 2019 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 19: Liz Cambage of the Las Vegas Aces smiles during the game against the Minnesota Lynx on May 19, 2019 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 19: Liz Cambage of the Las Vegas Aces smiles during the game against the Minnesota Lynx on May 19, 2019 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Las Vegas Aces: A’ja Wilson and Liz Cambage are the next coming of Tim Duncan and David Robinson

It’s not often that a No. 1 draft pick is hardly a topic of conversation heading into a team’s season. But that’s exactly the case in Las Vegas, who topped their No. 1 selection of Jackie Young with a low-cost trade for center Liz Cambage. Last year’s No. 1 pick, A’ja Wilson, joined legends Cynthia Cooper and Seimone Augustus as the third player ever to average more than 20 points as a rookie. Now she’ll join forces with Cambage, who has the highest per-minute scoring rate in WNBA history.

This alliance will require rolling the clock back a few years, as neither big has an established 3-point shot. However, the Wilson-Cambage duo could be a great example of zigging where others zag: other teams around the league just might not have the bodies to keep up with two punishing interior scorers. (Oh, and don’t forget about the Aces’ third No. 1 overall pick, Kelsey Plum, whose outside shot will no doubt benefit from all that attention inside.) This is the type of dynamic addition that would surprise no one if it propelled the Aces from a 14-game winner to champion.