Lynx select 19-year-old wing Anastasiia Kosu in second round of WNBA draft
Kosu has played for Russian club UMMC Ekaterinburg for the past three seasons and was Eurobasket.com's Player of the Year in 2023-24 after averaging 10.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Last season, the 6-foot-1 forward averaged 9.5 points, 5.1 boards, 1.8 steals, 1.2 assists and 1.0 blocks per game for the club.
In international competition, Kosu averaged 15.7 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for Russia in the FIBA U19 Women's World Basketball Cup in 2021.
Later in the second round, the Lynx selected Washington's Dalayah Daniels with the No. 24 overall pick. Daniels is a 6-foot-4 forward who averaged 12.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game for the Huskies last season and shot 58% from the field.
In the third round, Minnesota drafted Connecticut's Aubrey Griffin with the No. 37 overall pick. Griffin was limited due to injuries, but played in 16 games for the Huskies this season and averaged 4.4 points on 60% shooting and 3.4 rebounds per game.
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