Her grip is larger than LeBron's. That's what one of the ESPN analysts said about Brittany Griner.
And, for those waiting, she is finally in the WNBA.
Phoenix took her with the No. 1 pick. Which some people are still mad about because a case can be made the Mercury tanked the season to get into the Giner draft lottery. Diana Taurasi sat out most of the season with injuries before and after the Summer Olympics -- after she played in the games in London.
That's the topic of another blog. This is on the WNBA draft tonight.
Time will tell if this will go down as one of the greatest WNBA drafts ever, but it has the makings of one. At the top were three can't miss superstars in most people's eyes:
6-8 Baylor center Brittany Griner who went to the Mercury. Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve she will change the game in the WNBA. She can dunk, she had 18 in college, three in one of her last games. And she can block shots like nobody before her.
She should draw fans like nobody else to home and away games, too. Forget she is a rookie. She will be one of the league's best players as soon as she steps on the court.
ESPN analyst Rebecca Loco said, with Griner, Phoenix, a seven-game winner last season, is the favorite to win the WNBA title. She picks the Lynx for third in the West behind the Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks.