{"id":282554,"date":"2025-11-14T12:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/282554\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T12:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:42:14","slug":"chicago-skys-best-options-if-given-fifth-overall-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/282554\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Sky’s Best Options if Given Fifth Overall Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Tankathon, the Chicago Sky have an 83.7% chance <\/a>of getting the fifth-overall pick in the 2026 WNBA draft. This is the most likely scenario, but also the worst.<\/p>\n

There seems to be a pretty clear tier break after the top six, so we will stop there.<\/p>\n

Fudd was discussed in the #2 pick article<\/a> of this series, but she is a 5-foot-11 guard out of UConn who can shoot the cover off the basketball. I think Azzi is more likely to be available at 5 than to be taken at 2.<\/p>\n

Flau\u2019jae Johnson is a 5-foot-10 wing out of LSU. Johnson was teammates with Angel Reese for two seasons, winning a national championship with her in the 2022-23 season. The Savannah, Ga., native will spend all four years of college with the Tigers.<\/p>\n

Per College Basketball Reference, Flau\u2019jae averaged 18.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.9 blocks and 2.7 turnovers per game on 46.8% from the field, 38.3% from three, and 81% from the line, with a 51.7% field goal percentage.<\/p>\n

The turnover numbers are important because she is averaging 4.7 assists but only 0.7 turnovers per game through her first three outings as a senior. That could be a small sample size, or it could be a change in her game.<\/p>\n

\"Flau'jae<\/p>\n

Mar 30, 2025; Spokane, WA, USA; LSU Lady Tigers guard Flau’Jae Johnson (4) reacts after play against the UCLA Bruins during the first half of a Elite 8 NCAA Tournament basketball game at Spokane Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images \/ James Snook-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The numbers don\u2019t look incredibly impressive, but when you actually see her play, you can see the advantage creation and athleticism she has. If she adds playmaking to a self-creation playstyle, that gives her such a high ceiling. <\/p>\n

If you watch Johnson on the defensive end, you see some real lockdown upside there too, with her already being a very good defender.<\/p>\n

Ta\u2019Niya Latson is the player most often listed at five. Latson is a 5\u20198 guard out of South Carolina, who spent her first three years at Florida State before finishing her career off with Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks.<\/p>\n

During the FSU transfer\u2019s junior season with the Seminoles, she averaged 25.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 2.2 steals per game while shooting 45.1% from the field, 34.3% from three, and 81.8% from the line, according to College Basketball Reference. Ta\u2019Niya earned herself a 48.4% effective field goal rate, which is not where you want it. However, Latson had the second-highest usage rate in the country at 37.8%, per BartTorvik, which is absurdly high.<\/p>\n

Something else that is extremely high is her assist rate at 30.9%, but what is arguably more impressive is the 13.9% turnover rate, according to Torvik. Over 20 and sub 15 assist and turnover rate is the gold standard for being a great passer, so over 30% is putting you in a great category.<\/p>\n

As I have said before, there is a small sample size, but the eFG% for her three games into her senior season at South Carolina is up at 58.6%. So is that a small sample size, or her thriving in a better environment? Time will tell. <\/p>\n

\"Ta'Niya<\/p>\n

Nov 11, 2025; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks guard Ta’Niya Latson (00) drives around Clemson Tigers guard Mia Moore (12) in the first half at Colonial Life Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images \/ Jeff Blake-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The athletic traits, both horizontal and vertical movement, really show up when you watch Ta\u2019Niya. If the efficiency rises to an above-average level in her new environment, that is when people should get very excited about her moving above this range.<\/p>\n

Make sure you bookmark the Chicago Sky on SI for the latest news, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns, and so much more!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to Tankathon, the Chicago Sky have an 83.7% chance of getting the fifth-overall pick in the 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-282554","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}