Dallas Wings Draft Tennessee’s Zee Spearman With No. 31 Pick

Overview

• Spearman, taken 31st overall Monday in the WNBA Draft, heads to Dallas as the first pick of the third round.
• Wings coach Jose Fernandez said she brings length, speed and shot-blocking, and GM Curt Miller expects to reintroduce her to the paint while preserving her outside touch.
• At Tennessee she played as a stretch forward who could handle the ball, space the floor and rebound, with a signature junior-year win over UConn featuring 16 points and the clinching basket.
• Her senior-year efficiency fell to 38.4% from the field and 23.3% from three on higher volume, and turnovers rose to 2.4 per game, raising questions about early impact.
• She becomes Tennessee’s 48th WNBA draftee and one of Kim Caldwell’s first picks, entering a crowded Dallas frontcourt where historically fewer than five percent of third-rounders stick.