WNBA teams will have to wait a year a year before having the opportunity to add a high -level perspective in the draft.
According to the Shams Charania d’Espn, Olivia Miles de Notre Dame will give up the recovery of the WNBA 2025 and will rather enter the transfer portal for her last year of eligibility for college. Michael Voepel of ESPN has planned Miles as the choice n ° 2 in his latest simulated project.
Charania added that it is “unprecedented” that Miles has chosen both to give up the project as a choice and transfer planned among the first 2.
Miles won the honors AP All-American in the second team this season when she started 34 games for Notre Dame and collected on average 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.4 interceptions while pulling 48.3% on the field and 40.6% at three points.
During the NCAA tournament, Miles underwent a frightening ankle injury in the first round against Stephen F. Austin, but she managed to continue playing. However, she was limited to eight points in a victory in the second round over Michigan and 10 points in the defeat of the team against TCU in Sweet 16. She discussed her reflection process after defeat.
“(Potentially being) a choice of lottery is a lot to abandon. I worked hard for that,” said Miles at the time, according to Voepel. “I really think I got into an excellent position so that the teams look at me and see my value at this level. I have to trust myself with the decision I make; one or the other decision would be good for me. I need to make a few calls and speak to certain people. But I will be ready and confident in the decision.”
Miles finally decided that a change of landscape was its best course when it continued its development before moving on to the next stage and reaching the WNBA. It will undoubtedly be the most coveted player of the transfer portal this year.
