From a Dimond Lynx to a Minnesota Lynx, Anchorage's Alissa Pili selected No. 8 overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft.
Published: Apr. 17, 2024 at 10:52 AM AKDTANCHORAGE, Alaska - On Monday night in New York, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert walked up to the podium to announce the top draft pick for the Minnesota Lynx , one of 12 teams in the growing women’s basketball league., the Minnesota Lynx select Alissa Pili , University of Utah,” Engelbert said, eliciting cheers from fans inside the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
“I always say I loved my childhood, it was so much fun — camping, fishing, doing a bunch of outdoor stuff. It is a beautiful state,” Pili said. Pili will immediately join the Lynx and prepare for her rookie season set to begin next month. She would become the sixth Alaskan to play in the WNBA when she steps on the court, behind Fairbanks’ Ruthy Hebard, who recently signed a training camp deal with Minnesota, though Reeve said that was not a part of some master plan.
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