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WNBA Season Preview 2019: Every team’s most important player

By Paul Centopani

MINNEAPOLIS - JULY 28: Diana Taurasi #3, A'ja WIlson #22, Elena DelleDonne #11, Brittany Griner #42, Sue Bird #10, and Breanna Stewart #30 of Team Delle Donne look on during the Three-Point Contest during halftime during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS - JULY 28: Diana Taurasi #3, A'ja WIlson #22, Elena DelleDonne #11, Brittany Griner #42, Sue Bird #10, and Breanna Stewart #30 of Team Delle Donne look on during the Three-Point Contest during halftime during the Verizon WNBA All-Star Game on July 28, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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New York Liberty — Asia Durr

The No. 2 pick from this past draft, Asia Durr comes to the Big Apple after being a force of nature at Louisville. The Liberty won only seven games in 2018 but found their centerpiece for the future.

Durr has all the makings of a budding star and straight up gets buckets. The 2-guard averaged over 21 points per game her senior year. She’s a panacea for the team that scored the second-fewest points in the league last year. The Liberty won’t be good next year, but with Durr, they have every reason to be excited for the seasons to come.

Indiana Fever — Teaira McCowan

The Fever finished with a league-worst 6-28 record last season. That’s rough. But the only way to go is up. I mean, it can’t get much worse, right?

The fruit of their struggle is Teaira McCowan, a 6-foot-7 center from Mississippi State they selected No. 3 overall. She grew fundamentally with each season at college and turned into a beast on the block. She put up 18 points, 14 boards and 2.5 blocks on a nightly basis her senior year. Indiana, who finished ninth in rebounding and dead last in both points and blocks in 2018, will need everything she brings to the table.