Shakira Austin is a restricted agent and the Mystics will have to match any offer she gets. They could just decide to not match it and draft Betts.
Another thing there's rumors that the WNBA will only let teams protect 5 players instead of 6 from the expansion draft pool. Would the Lynx choose tobprotect 6th woman Studbudz Natisha over starters like B. Carleton and A. Smith? Would the Fever protect S. Cunningham over N. Howard?
GREAT POINT.
IT TOOK AUSTIN 4 YEARS
JUST TO STAY ON THE COURT
AND BECOME A DECENT PLAYER....
INSTEAD OF PAYING HER
THAT NEW CBA MONEY THEY CAN
EASILY DRAFT HER REPLACEMENT
ON A ROOKIE CONTRACT.

